………….I have been reaching into my boxes of photos and sharing with you my families photos……These photos are of my oldest brother Mauro…….Wasn’t he the most beautiful baby…..almost 10 pounds! He was also a beautiful child with his pale skin, light brown hair and beautiful HAZEL EYES!…….I’m sure my father wondered where he came from…LOL….thought some of the boys on my mom’s side of the family had light hair and pale eyes……I especially love the pictures of my grandfather holding his namesake, [upper left], and the one with him hugging my mom so tight at the bottom right!….. There was a large age gap between us…seven years…… He was my older brother, and he was wonderful to me when I was little, but as I got older I became the pesky brother, and we had very little in common….We became close again when I got older and the age gap dwindled….I love his family, and I love being the Big Uncle, and God Father to two of his sons….We speak at the very least once a day and often more…..He helps me with everything, because I can be very helpless at times…..He used to tease me and say….”it’s a good thing you can push a pencil around a piece of paper” He was right….If I couldn’t draw I don’t know what I would have become?………I love my brother and he knows it……but more importantly……. I know he loves me!