Our friend J just moved into a new house with a trampoline in the back yard. We had a housewarming party at her place on the 4th of July, where she cooked up a lovely mango salsa steak. We spent most of the evening there, with the Sunchild bouncing away on the trampoline. He and his papa were up there together for a while, and they had a blast. He has now mastered the butt-bounce & the 180. He can't wait to go back again.

We waited until that last possible moment before we drove over to Tumwater to watch the fireworks. That was fun too, but we were out pretty late. It was midnight before we made it home.

Papa left yesterday morning for Santa Fe. He is recording music with our friend Will down that way, and he took the Great Grey Hound as his chariot. He should be there in a few more hours.
We had a wonderful playdate at Priest Point yesterday, and met some new moms from MDC. There were a few more kids a bit older than Sun who he was having a blast with. After a grocery run, we made it home, and he got to play with the neighbors T & M. The interpersonal dynamics of this triangle are very interesting, and I have more to say on that at a later date. Suffice it to say that the Sunchild is getting a lot of diplomatic experience these days.