This past Saturday, they held a birthday party for Kyle, a great-nephew. On Sunday, it was the location for my nephew Edward and Maria’s wedding shower. I am sure I have missed out on some good ‘ol family fun. Most were there during the entire weekend.
I just received the following photos thru the family yahoo group. Both are pictures of all my nephews and nieces -- all 20 of them; sons and daughters of my seven older siblings; and my late Inna’s and Amma’s grandkids. Seven of them have a total of 16 kids of their own. So it makes for huge family gatherings once you start adding the husbands and wives. These events become even bigger as they usually include in-laws, cousins, and close family friends
So who is my favorite among the nieces and nephews? It's the one with the brightest smile in the first picture where they are lined up from youngest to oldest. You know who you are already, so there is no need to divulge. It will be our little secret.
Wish most of you young ladies and gentlemen of the Antonio clan have experienced the thrills of picking strawberries with Inna and the loyal Nanaimo Indian pickers from Canada during the most exciting times of strawberry farming: harvest time, picking season and Cathy Dosono dreaming to become an accountant while strapped in waist with 2 tin cans... memorable summertimes long gone. And at the end of the day it would have been amusing to watch young Mek or younger CJ get rewarded to ride shotgun with uncle Joey in the beatup pickup truck(for some treats uptown)when the day's harvest are delivered to the cannery in the island.
ReplyDeleteSMILEMETER by AGE (based off of the top picture)
ReplyDeleteIna - 10, relaxed, can't even tell she was the last one we rounded up
Jessica - 8, relaxed but a little paused, which is safe when there are a dozen cameras
Neil - 7, innocent & unsure, but a very bohemian smile
Janice - 9, sexy and sophisticated, maybe more than uncle enemy would like
Joyce - 7.5, the sunshine might've got in the way of a solid 9
Aldrin - 8, smooth and confident but a little mild
Mia - 6.5, just because it looks arbitrary with the sunglasses
Michael - 6, maybe a 10 if he got full extension and followed thru
James - 5, the forrest gump smile, might've just caught you at the tail end of a great smile
CJ - 10, he's squinting because of the sunshine within
Mek - 7, safe, like this was the seventeenth shot that we took
Grace - 10, all natural no preservatives and the emotions come thru regardless of the sunglasses she has on
Ed - 2 for the arm + 8 for the pose minus 2 for lack of edwardness and another 2 for the sunglasses which takes him to an even 6 overall.
Ron - 10, very genuine as if he's ready to make some kapukan or something
Sonya - 10, sincere, casual and unapologetic with the beer in hand
Jay - 10, because he's smiling with the same passion and innocence of the 10 year old Jay
Glen - The sunglasses actually give him a 5, but he looks like he doesn't know which camera to look at and it's distracting him from getting into the moment with everyone
Leah - 10, because her eyes are smiling too
Manong Jojie - 9, would've been a 10 if he wasn't standing next to Leah and Jay.
Manong JunJun - 8, because you know he's happy, but he looks distracted and is unconsciously advertising his beer.
Wow Ron, you're pretty harsh on Glen, James, Michael, and Mia - the bottom four feeders on your smile meter. At the same time, you were overly generous on your own rating. I would say that Mia deserves at least a 6.6.
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