While in Memphis on the tail end of my trip, I messaged Hannah with an invitation for dinner Friday or Saturday night. She reminded me her sister-in-law, Janell, was moving in town that weekend so the whole Flesher crew (or at least most of them) would be in town helping with the move. (I thought the move was the weekend I was in Memphis.) Hannah said that would be too many people for dinner, but they'd at least have us out for dessert during their visit. We love the Fleshers...all of them...so I was glad we'd be able to visit with them however brief. Even so, I told her they could all come for dinner.
While getting to know Matt back in Memphis, I hosted a few pre-holiday dinners at my house. Usually there were 8-10 attending, so this wasn't a first for me. The more the merrier, right?
With plenty of food in the frig to make a respectable meal for as many as would come, I assured her they were all welcome. There would be 9 adults and 3 babies coming. That would be no problem...just enough room with tables and chairs, barely. That was the only real limitation (I had to leave an extra table behind when moving from Memphis that would have been perfect for this.)
The day before the dinner party, I was straddling a fence. You see one of the Flesher brothers, Joe, is dating Patty, the sister of one of our friends who lives here. It only made sense to invite Stefani and her family so they could also spend time with Patty while she was in town. My only reservation was seating!
In the end, I invited them (2 more adults and 2 more babies) and they agreed to come! Fun!!
You may be asking, why not use paper plates and sit wherever they want around the house? Because I planned a menu of barbequed ribs, potato salad, macaroni, baked beans, deviled eggs and dessert. So, it isn't the kind of meal that can be carried off with paper plates.
In the end, we made it! In all, 13 adults and 5 babies filled our house with fun! And boy, did I eat up every minute holding those babies!!!
My sweet, photographer friend, Hannah, thought to take a group picture.
Let me just add, I LOVED holding baby Titus and watching Mattias play. Those sweet little red-headed boys had me hoping for a red-headed baby in my future :)
After dinner we spread out a bit, with the men staying at the table and women and children taking over the living room. It was a lot of fun getting to know Hilary, Patty and all of the women better. Since Janell lives here now and we've managed to lay hold of two (of five) Flesher children, I'm hopeful to see many return visits from the Indiana Fleshers.
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