Rockin' the Block

Long time, no post.  We've been a little busy and I've been more inclined to stay unplugged at night.  In the past couple of weeks we've had much fun and I know there is only more to come. 

The cool peeps on our street had a rockin' block party over Father's Day weekend.  One thing you should know about our neighborhood is that we're pretty tight with each other.  Summer evenings usually lend themselves to impromptu porch gatherings, but we decided to make it official.  At the suggestion of my neighbor, Marie, who has been in our neighborhood since the early '50's, we shut down the street and rolled out the grills.

Here's my Pop working hard behind the grill.

The 60 plus year old trees on our street provided a pleasant canopy and we all tried to ignore the sweltering humidity.  The block party coincided with the first anniversary of the street's baby boom.  Liam turned one and we tried to get a group pick of the not-so-newborns playing together.  These pics were more difficult than when they were immobile, although there was a little less crying this time. 

When we just couldn't stand the heat any longer, we stripped the babes down and got out our version of a baby pool.  Notice the blue painter's tape over the holes in the bottom of the wagon to hold the water in a little longer.  Yep, we're engineers.

Everyone had such a good time that we just might make this an annual occurence.  Although, I doubt we will wait until late June next time!

When things get hot, just remember to get out the water hose...

Untitled from Courtney Green on Vimeo.

Block Party 1 from Courtney Green on Vimeo.

Untitled from Courtney Green on Vimeo.