Stuffed Cabbage

We went to Lynn and Bob's last night for dinner. My parents grew cabbage in their garden this year so they offered one to Lynn. She gladly accepted and generously offered to have us and some other neighbors in for stuffed cabbage. As usual, everyone chipped in and we met for cocktails and snacks around 6:30 pm.

Anna was into everything! First she sampled all of the chips and crackers and even snuck a little cheese when she thought she could get away with it - she had a lot of cheese the night before at Michael Formato's graduation party so we were trying to stay away from it especially since she had already had her dinner! Then she was onto the napkins and plates Lynn had put out for snacks. Luckily she steared clear of the wine glasses and someone's eye glasses resting on the table.

Then she was on to investigate the whole house. She really liked Ryan's bed since it was low to the ground. I convinced her to come out of there only for her to find the couch in the den that she managed to climb onto without much trouble.

Finally, time for dinner! Anna happily sat on my lap and sampled the stuffed cabbage and ate all of Dave's blueberries out of his salad. But when she was done with dinner, she decided it was time to party! Luckily Shannon was happy to follow her around for a little while until Anna decided it was time for her laps - she walked back and forth from Lynn's living room to the kitchen happily squealing the whole time. At about 8:05 pm I decided it was time to go, but Anna was enjoying herself so much that we decided to let her tire herself out a bit more rather than taking her home kicking and screaming.

At about 8:30 pm we decided it was time to rest everyone's ear drums and head home. Anna wasn't thrilled at first, but with a little extra effort on my part, she went to bed happily and slept until 8 am. I have to say it's so nice that she sleeps a bit longer in the morning after going to sleep later than usual. I only hope it stays that way!