feed me constantly

Supper tonight was a real treat--homemade spaghetti and meatballs, chocolate drizzled pretzels, rice pudding... Bob worked hard to cook some incredibly delicious food, and he may be sorry he let us know that he could cook so well! The dinner company was nice as well, with Becky (Grandma) and Bob hosting us at the lake house and we were joined by Gran & Pop and David's Uncle Kenny and Aunt Wanda. The weather outside was stark humid misery, so we all squeezed in and ate in the nice air conditioned cabin. Dennis was in a state of food-induced bliss for much of the evening. He loves spaghetti and the mess it creates, and this was exceptionally delicious spaghetti, and he ate 3 baby helpings of it. Then he enjoyed rice pudding and pretzel cookies and garlic bread, as much of it as he could coerce from the other diners.

He really performed for us tonight. He laughed and talked to us while in constant motion. He opened the cabinets and pulled out the tupperware canisters, which he set in a line on the floor. Then he took turns sitting on each canister, plopping down and staying for a few seconds before moving on to the next canister, like musical chairs except that it didn't ever stop. Bob taught him how to walk in Grandma's shoes, but he only managed to master walking with one of her shoes on at a time. He would take a step with his bare foot then drag the shod foot forward to meet it. For some reason, the height of entertainment for him tonight was to push the kid-sized plastic outdoor chair back and forth and all around the cabin, which he did for at least 20 minutes while we all watched. The height of hilarity for us was when Dennis opened the bathroom door while his Grandma was in there, knowing he wasn't supposed to open it and giggling maniacally the whole time. He also learned to open the refrigerator all by himself, a skill I was hoping wouldn't manifest itself for a long time yet.

He was certainly in party mode all day long, and I'll bet he sleeps extra hard tonight. Having been fed so well, I'll be we all sleep extra good tonight!