Brendan and I were waiting in line while food shopping and something caught his eye- TV Guide.

“Cam and Mitchell are on the cover of the newspaper!” he said very excitedly.  He grabbed it and started looking for more pictures.  Then begged to get it to read in the car.

“Why do you think Cam and Mitchell are on the cover?” I asked.

“Because they are getting married and Mitchell knows Neil Patrick Harris,” he answered.

He’s a big fan of NPH after watching him host the Tony awards.

It’s not because two men are getting married or this may be the biggest gay wedding on TV.  He loves the show for the show.  He loves the characters.  He also is all about weddings since we just celebrated Tracy and James’ wedding.

Truth be told, Cam and Mitchell aren’t his favorite characters on the show- Gloria and Haley are.  He likes their clothes and shoes.  Bren also likes that in real life Lily is the same age (same birthday month even!) as him.

Aidan is equally fond of Modern Family and is looking forward to seeing the big season finale.  They became interested in the show this year after catching a couple of re-runs that now air during the week earlier than the new episodes.  The boys do not watch a lot of television but immediately became interested in seeing more episodes.

We do not let them watch every episode- some have topics a little too mature for them.  Chris and I watch them first.  And laugh a lot.  Then we watch the new episodes the day after they air as a family.  They often watch them more than just once- the Halloween episode is a favorite.

What makes the show so great is that at its heart it is about family and love.  It does not matter what the family looks like or how it is made up, only that they love each other.

Last week was the tenth anniversary of marriage equality in Massachusetts.  This is the legacy- a six year old thinking a magazine cover could be made because of a friendship with Neil Patrick Harris and not because two men hold up a “Just Married” sign.