Tuesday, April 17, 2007

NEPHEWS AND NIECES

How my nephews and nieces have grown! Just this month, several of them graduated either from high school or college. This is the last batch I think of my nephews and nieces since I don't believe my siblings have anything forthcoming in the next years.

I'm quite proud of my nephews and nieces, including the older ones who already have families of their own (these include nephews and nieces from my siblings Kuya, Not/Ate Lil, Fris/Evelyn and Let/Edna). They turned out nice. I have been telling my siblings that having children who have grown into excellent adults are a tribute to them and their parenting skills - something they can put a patent on and serve as bragging rights.

Here are photos of the younger generation (although some of them were unable to join; only the Salongas and the Pacientes were there and my sister Tess' and brother Buboy's families were missed), as they celebrated their graduations and other things at a pizza and pasta restaurant in Metro Manila:




My sister Doris and her sons Jeremy
(to her left) and Jonathan.


A shot of one of the pizzas they devoured at Don Henrico's.


Group shot, from left: Ana, Doris, Franz, my sister Flor and
standing, Jeremy, Jonathan and Paolo.


From left: Jeremy, Paolo, Franz, Jonathan and Ana.


From left: Jeremy, Jonathan and Paolo.


Paolo and his iced tea.


Doris (at left) with Franz, Ana and Flor.
Franz and Ana are Flor's daughters.


Brothers Jeremy (at left) and Jonathan.


Jonathan, Paolo, Ana, Franz and Jeremy.

From a bunch of photographs sent to me by Paolo.