Well we did it. We managed to fit 16 people in our kitchen at the table for dinner.
And it was really wonderful.
There were so many highlights, especially during dinner. There was a moment right before we all sat down, when all 16 of us were standing in the kitchen next to the table but not at the table (ah, if it's not obvious by the picture- there was not room for this) when someone finally yelled out "we all just need to sit down". Which we did only to realize, oh dear, now how will we get the food. Yes, I didn't quite realize how tight it would be in there once people were actually sitting at the table. But of course we figured it out and the challenge made our dinner all the more just right as our family gatherings always seem to entail some good drama and chaos.
But I think it would be unanimously agreed upon that the best moment was "the picture". Wanting to capture a picture of all of us at the table Ryan set up the camera on timer and took a few practice rounds while he was standing next to it to make sure it was angled right. Finally deciding it was sitting just right he set the timer once again. But suddenly realizing he had came to the other end of the table by actually going outside through the french doors and coming in the side door (as there was virtually no room on either side of the table) he suddenly made a mad dash under the table to get to the other end. Of course this had us laughing hysterically (and moving our feet out of the way as quickly as we could) only to capture just his head coming out of the table with the table cloth draped around him like it was part of his outfit. The blurry picture, we concluded, could have only been the result of our laughter shaking the whole kitchen as no one was actually holding the camera.
All in all it was such a fun day and evening. A lot of laughing, cooking, singing and silliness mixed in with a little family chaos. The perfect Thanksgiving.
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