My dinner plate from this afternoon; Roast chicken, meatballs, Uncle Al’s rich baked beans (yeah, those are baked beans on the front-right!), green beans & ham, penne and sausage (which I made this morning), sliced baked ham, deviled eggs, and cinnamon raisin bread. Click the image for a larger version.
Almost exactly a year ago I blogged about our family reunion behind St. Paul’s church up in Millington, Michigan. As this is an annual reunion we were up there again this afternoon for this-year’s reunion. However, this year my mom’s side of the family gathered at the recently-built Millington Community Center. There weren’t as many people there this year, but we had a great time with those who were there. My Aunt Carol has never let me take a picture of her … soooo, here she is with Uncle Rudy (my mom’s youngest brother) from about 50 feet away. Gotcha, Aunt Carol!
Of course, that photo of Rudy & Carol matches Rudy up with a few photos Old Millington Guy has posted on his blog in the past …
The potluck buffet was rather extensive this year:
On rare occasion we’ll end up with too many of one kind of dish. This year the big favorite appeared to be bowls of fresh cherry tomatoes. At one point in the afternoon I counted eight of these bowls of tomatoes, most of the bowls being fairly large! We also ended up with a lot of variations of Deviled Eggs. Still, the eggs were gone after a while and there were only two bowls of tomatoes by the time we left.
People didn’t go as overboard as they usually do with desserts this year:
There were only a few pies, some cookie bars, brownies on toothpicks, and lots of finger-style desserts. And no, there weren’t a lot of dessert leftovers!
I never plan early enough for this event. This year I made the Penne & Sausage. The sausage, however, was Johnsonville Bratwurst, sliced diagonally and sautéed in a roast garlic & basil olive oil, then sauce added to the assembled dish. Maybe it’s time I started thinking about what to make for next year? Maybe …
What a feast! I’d love a sample of those baked beans. You’re blessed to have such a large family (and they can cook!).
Dave:
I really enjoyed the pics and story. I hope that you had an enjoyable visit to the “big city”. You already know this, but I’d like to share a comment with your readers.
All small towns share one common element, and that’s the quality of the people who live in each community.
Dave’s family is our town’s example of of just plain good folks. You will never meet a family composed of more of kind and generous people. The Saeger family (extended) is one of Millington’s true treasures. May God bless all.
hi stranger!