50 and Counting

A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. Our party was on the actual day of our anniversary and we limited the attendees to family. Joe's brother, wife, and daughter came from afar to join all of our kids, grandchildren, my sister and her family, and a couple of special cousins. The evening was all about being a family and is something we will look back on with such love. Our great-niece, a photographer, provided us with 304 photos of the event, one of which is pictured here.

The next day, Joe and I and our children and grandchildren all went away for a week. I had rented a big old house in -- where else? -- Cape May, of course. We were just a couple of blocks from the beach, there was plenty of room for everyone, the weather held up surprisingly well, and, as they say, a good time was had by all. It was especially nice for the little ones; the six cousins get together infrequently, and always for a much shorter period of time. This was totally different. Here they are:


And here are the people they came with.



Comments

Quiltdivajulie said…
Totally and utterly wonderful. Congratulations!!!
AnnieO said…
Happy 50th! Wonderful pics! Love the child/adult posing fun😁😁
Karla said…
Happy Anniversary to a very special couple indeed!
starsthatblaze said…
Congratulations! And thanks for posting. I had wondered if you were OK since we hadn't heard from you recently.
A wonderful mile stone congrats....
Janet O. said…
Congrats on the milestone! I appreciate seeing the whole family.
What a great way to celebrate--memories of good times together are priceless.
Anonymous said…
Thank you for sharing your Happy Anniversary photos. It brought back happy memories of our 50th celebration with our family all together in a big house. I know you will cherish all the wonderful pictures that were taken. Best wishes for many more years of happy anniversaries!!!
Barbara Anne said…
How sweet it is! A belated Happy 50th Anniversary to you two!

What a stellar idea to have a family gathering at the beach the following week to prolong the celebration and up the fun-time ante!! It's clear that a good time was had by ALL! :)

To our amazement, we had our 45th a couple of months ago.

Hugs!
Very happy anniversary! We celebrated 46 years on August 7th. Feels like a lifetime...ha, I guess it IS!!
xx, Carol
Lorraine said…
Congratulations on your 50th wedding anniversary!!
Tanya said…
Congratulations on 50 years! I hope we can reach that milestone too (another 12 years to go). How nice to make it all a big family get-together!