Meet my oldest sister and brother-in-law. They are two amazing people that have been through so much much and above all still manage to have unconditional love, respect, honesty, and values. Pina, as she likes to be called, is the reason why my mother became a mom! She was the first born. She has four amazing children and four grandchildren, two additional ones on the way. Every time we talk, it's not for five minutes, but sometimes for an hour. We reminisce about our mom, talk about our lives, and give each other advice. Pina can technically be my mom, since we're 21 years apart. She's was the first born and I was second to the last! Another reason why I love to see and speak to her is because she is the one that resembles my mother the most. Her personality, the way she dresses (very sophisticated), her petiteness, and even the way she scolds (I'm sure the girls would agree with me) resembles my mom. :)
Now my brother-in-law is the sweetest ever! My nieces and nephew are very lucky to have him. Not to say, he's such an adorable and loving grandfather. Well 'nough said. I'm getting emotional. I just admire these two for the love they have. I only hope and dream that God continues to bless me with the love that is present in the Benavides Family. I wanted my nieces and nephew to have these priceless memories because as we all know, life is not eternal, but we can continue to reminisce and laugh when we look at memories such as these. BTW, both hate taking pictures, but I told them they had no choice. I wanted to surprise the kids with these memories and BOY did I surprise them! There were even some tears of joy. Love you Benavides Family!