Neighborhood Friends...

I know that I have said it probably more times than anyone wants to hear, but we really do love our neighborhood.  It most definitely is suburbia with a capital S, but we have fabulous neighbors all around and are blessed to count them as great friends.

Here on this given night, we spontaneously gathered at the pool for friend time.  

The kids splashed around in the pool while the adults visited and had some great laughs.  Not always easy to get us all together - as sports, vacations, and life sometimes pull us in opposite directions.  But nonetheless, we cherish the time that we do get together!

This past week, our neighbors next door invited us over for dinner.  After we were done eating, the kids dreamed up a "Parents vs. Kids Kickball game."  They were super eager to play and were certain they were going to beat us!

After playing a fair amount of time, we were just about to call it quits for the night when our other neighbor friends moseyed down to see what we were up to.  Mr. Matt had seen us playing, laced up his tennis shoes and was ready to jump into the action.

So we happily obliged and played a few more innings!  We knew we were done when the kids starting doing cartwheels and splits in the outfield.  Game over.  Victory - parents!

We count our blessing to live in such a wonderful place, surrounded by so many wonderful people!