A Weekend to Remember

This weekend, my family celebrated these two:

Margaret McBride and Theodore Novak

October 7, 1950

October 3, 2010

Sixty years of marriage produced these three fine specimens:

Gary, Mom, Jeff, Dad and me

Yes, Gary and I look a lot alike. And we're both accountants. Isn't that exciting? And Jeff, the middle child, just had to be different and become a dentist. And a really good one.

Their three offspring followed suit and married.

The oldest:

Gary and Gail (married April 15, 1977) with Mom and Dad

Jeff and Marcie (married July 9, 1977) with children Chris, Pat, Tom and Caitie.

Ellen and John (married November 28, 1987) with son John.

Note - thanks to Nurse Nancy for reminding me that my anniversary is the 28th and not the 27th. And that is why it's a bad idea to get married the Saturday after Thanksgiving - the date is harder to remember!

If you are keeping score, that a combined 149 years of marriage in all!

They have five wonderful grandchildren. (l to r) Pat, Tom, Mom, Chris, Dad, Caitie and John.

By the way, Pat and Tom are twins. Really!

The whole gang.

John brought his lovely girlfriend Hallie with him. She was our photographer for the group shot. After this weekend she'll probably need intensive therapy.

It was one crazy weekend full of laughs and a whole lotta love summed up in one photo:

There are no words for this photo!