The big party!

Dad's 80th birthday party was a great success! The weather was beautiful and everyone had such a good time. We had a professional photographer there all day taking photos and she took several of us as a group with Dad and Mom so we can have a large one made for them. Each family wore a different color shirt; my family wore lavender, Sherry's wore navy blue, Fred's wore orange, Ruth's wore light blue,
Steve's wore green, Gary's wore yellow and Jim's wore red. So the picture should be a veritable rainbow! I can't wait to see them! Dad was really thrilled with the scrapbook we gave him. We had all kinds of letters and cards from family and friends in there to surprise him...along with lots of family photos. We had a great meal in the evening and just enjoyed the time together as a family. There were a total of 78 of us there! What a gang! I'm so glad we could let Dad know just how special he is to all of us!