meeting family

i come from a big family. lots of people are surprised to hear there are a total of 5 kids in my immediate family. but my extended family is quite large as well. my dad is number 3 of 5 and my mom is number 7 (i think?) of 10. there are some extended family members who i’ve never met. or if i’ve met them i was 2 yrs old and my memory was not functioning. last night my mom’s side of the family got together. i see my dad’s side of the family all the time so it’s no big deal but my mom’s side rarely comes together–when they do it’s ridiculously happy. i met one of my aunts (and the rest of her family) for the first time last night and she was glowing the whole night.

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this is my mom and her sisters that were there last night

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the cousins

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my parents

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my happy aunt and her grandson (my nephew) who was fun and happy too

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