We had a full house over the 4th of July weekend, with Owen's Aunt Rosie down from DC, and our good friends Mara and Kelly also visiting for a few days. Owen reveled in all the extra attention and positive reinforcement to his steadily-improving walking abilities. Aunt Rosie brought Owen many nice gifts, the most popular of which was a giant beachball with sprinkler capabilities. We had a lot of fun with it, both inside and out.
On the 4th, Nate and Owen and I (with houseguests all gone by this point) headed over to Pivers Island to hang with many of our other friends and their kids. We couldn't stay out late enough to actually see the fireworks (which started at 9:15pm), but we all enjoyed some fun socializing, a great grassy lawn on which to practice walking, homemade ice-cream from an antique churn, and lots of other tasty treats, including Rosie's left-over sour cherries (which were a big hit, so thanks for leaving them, Rosie!).
