Happy 60th Birthday Pa!

For your 60th birthday we came up with 60 reasons why we love you. We could have gone on, if only you were older...

1. You invented chipawahs
2. Your incredibly big heart
3. You vacuum the lawn sometimes
4. You love colored Christmas lights
5. Your unending generosity
6. The way you melt when Amelia and Emma are around
7. You can fix anything with duct tape
8. You are a hard worker
9. You have always pushed us to be our best
10. Your breakfasts
11. Your intelligence
12. Your sense of style
13. Your love for celebrity gossip
14. You love Mom
15. Your mustache
16. Your love for olives
17. You are happiest when we are all home
18. You sneak snacks to Amelia and Emma when we aren't watching
19. You make us believe we can do anything
20. You taught us that money isn't everything
21. You made a college education possible
22. You listen
23. You are who we call in an emergency
24. You can solve any problem
25. The way you always give up your seat so someone else can sit
26. You use a gopher
27. You didn't kill Jen when Charlotte shredded a hole in your carpet
28. You built a half pipe in the driveway
29. Your love for gardening
30. Your love for a perfect yard
31. Your love for puttering
32. You wear a lid
33. You are loyal
34. You are honest
35. You are reliable
36. You are strict. This wasn't always our favorite... But we have grown to appreciate it.
37. You are grateful for what you have in life
38. You do not believe in excuses... We learned this the hard way
39. You love scotch
40. You love cigars
41. You believe in your children
42. You believe in your grandchildren
43. You believe the squeaky wheel gets the oil
44. You can sing like Louie Armstrong
45. You taught us how to ice skate on Saint Martha's pond
46. You came to all of our sporting events
47. You cut the pool table in half to make things more organized
48. You have an extra set of legs in the closet
49. You grill amazing food
50. You love yellow mustard from Chinese restaurants
51. You have the best reaction after eating yellow mustard from Chinese restaurants
52. You have cooked over 150 eggs in a season of tailgating for Uconn Football
53. You love toast
54. You are good with numbers
55. You are a great leader
56. You always encouraged us to stand on our own two feet
57. you taught us the bigger the tree the bigger the presents
58. You weren't our friend, you were our father
59. And now you are our friend
60. You are the greatest Dad/Pa ever!