Block (Street) Party!

Last week I was chatting with a couple of my neighbors as we watched someone move into a rental across the street. We decided that we needed to put together a party including everyone living on our street. The south side of the street isn't including in our ward boundaries, oddly enough, so we don't know them very well. We have lost Braxton several times to the rental house across the street, someone fun to play with always lives there. And he forgets to tell us where he is going. So, my neighbor Rachel and I stamped up some cute invitations, and we had the neighbor kids deliver them to all on our road. It was a huge success! We had so much fun, and the kids always have a blast with the others on the street. We celebrated a little neighbor girl's birthday, and her mom had brought over a fishing pond for all the kids to experience. Some of our friends from other roads wandered over, but we welcomed them to the party warmly. Our plan wasn't to exclude anyone, just to get to know the other side of the street better. Many of our new friends said how glad they were that we had decided to put this together. Connie and Rachel, we were a success! Ryan and Colby hanging out while the foods cooks.
Jed and Tristan, buddies sharing a cup full of ice between them.
Taylor and Elizabeth get the soccor game set up. And Gabe practices running to the goal.
The men grilling our main dishes.
Spoils from the fishing pond: Bling teeth for Ethan and redneck teeth for Braxton, here's Jacob sporting his loot, a stick-on mustache.
Duke trying to escape Tristan's constant love.