Thanksgiving Roast

For Thanksgiving this year we were priviledged to have nineteen people in my house, six of whom were uner the age of six. We let the kids eat early and then concentrated on preparing a feast.

Brian has cooked a prime rib roast that was melt-in-your-mouth delicious. (Sorry if the sight of meat makes you queasy. I had to include a shot of the perfectly pink center. Yeah, and too bad if you don't eat eat either 'cause this was really good.)  I made yeast rolls that my aunt had given me a recipe for a couple of years ago. Actually, I had planned to buy Mrs. Smith's frozen rolls but decided to go for homemade after splurging on some fall flowers for our living room. Brian's sister Katie made broccoli salad and rescued the starving with an appetizer. My mom made her greenbean casserole that is a holiday staple in the Johnson house and my sister Emily made her specialty: cream cheese mashed potatoes. Mmmm, it was a very nice meal. My bro Mike helped with the kids and with keeping things clean. And my dad helped me wash the dishes!

It did get a little tight in our kitchen,

 

 

but what's a good family meal without a little bumping into each other?

Anna and Emily set the table before I even got up on Thanksgiving day.

 

 

Later that evening we had dessert and my parents and brother Michael and Anna left. Then our friends Branden and Tori and their son Kai came over and we had another merry party with leftovers. 

 

Sunday we were ready for church and noticed how nice Katie and Dale looked and decided to help them take a family photo. I had to include it because they are in the process of posing in the background. It was quite entertaining watching all of us try to get eight little pair of eyes to focus on the camera at the same time. It was a perfect morning for pictures and Katie had just happened to dress everyone in coordinating clothes. (Andrew decided he wanted his picture taken at the same time.)

 

Here a shot of Brian's sister Katie, my former roommate from college, and her family.

 Elias, Katie, baby Caleb, Jordon, Dale and Anthony.