The neighbor's eldest granddaughter - she idolizes her a bit. "See my socks?" "Help me down the stairs!"
There was some rain. No problem for this umbrella loving girl!
How exciting to see real snails! She has a "thing" for snails. Too bad she stepped on a bunch of them, though she didn't notice.
We are lucky to have a few kids who share our back yard.
Coloring station! 6 months seems like a big difference, but in a year or so they will seem so close to the same age!
Hugs from Emma
"Szia Kokusz! Szia Kokusz!" over and over. I think she enjoyed the two dogs at the party more than anything else.
If only it could be like this everyday...
Cool swing!
My child would never try to feed a dog, and then after put it in her own mouth, oh no!
The district sponsored a day for neighbors to get together, have fun, and eat! What a great idea! We live so close to so many people, many whom I have seen on the street or in the store, but never realized we live so close. Everyone cooked together, drank together, some of the old ladies were quite drunk even. So nice to see them let loose and dance! Oh if only it could be like that all the time, like a little village. Of course, as someone who has lived in a village, it seems natural to me to know and see the people who live around you. I think for people who grow up in a city it is more difficult to give up that privacy. But still, I think the advantages of being close with your neighbors far outweighs what you give up with privacy. When we had to call the ambulance when Szonja had a febrile seizure I didn't think twice about running to the neighbors in my pajamas. Yes, sometimes they give advice I don't want to hear. Yes, sometimes it is annoying to hear them walking up and down the stairs. Yes, I wish we had our own private back yard. But still. The day after this party I was walking down the street from the playground and could say hi to one of our neighbors using his name and get a big smile in return. These little things make living it the city much easier for this village girl!
