lunch with Ilagan family :)

The whole Ilagan family went over for lunch and it was our first time to meet, kiss, and hug baby Mireille <3

lovely baby Mireille <3

we then gave them their various pasalubong from the Philippines like a set of coloring books with a box of crayons, then dresses, and hair accessories for Mireille, sandals and other souvenirs for Ate Mitch, and canned goods and pancit canton for the whole family :)

 they are so happy with the gifts :D

Globetrotters spending quality time with baby :)

she's busy coloring :p

she was very uneasy at first and we only saw her laugh when her dad called her to "fly" with him <3       

she then found marbles on the table and she began throwing them, then picking them up or giving pieces to us, then she would drop them in a bowl placed on the table. she would then clap and look at us. we would also clap and loudly cheer her, because that's the way to confirm her actions :D       

see her big smile? adorable!

Uncle Jorge and Uncle Alan prepared a very lovely lunch for us!     

bacon and feta cheese salad prepared by Uncle Alan :)

Uncle Jorge's chicken dinner :)

guess any Filipino get-together is just incomplete without Coke :))))

 it was over lunch when Mireille made pakitang gilas to us by doing the high five, by pointing at her head, nose and toes, and by doing the actions specified by the song her parents were singing :D

Mireille just went near me when Uncle Alan gave me an easter egg which she wanted to open, so i grabbed the chance to have a picture taken with her, until Uncle Jorge joined us. HAHAHA :p