When the Neighborhood Plays

DD #2 is often the catalyst for getting the neighborhood kids out of their homes (andaway from their televisions/computers) and outside to play. In the spring and fall, it’s basketball. In winter, it’s sled riding. In summer, it’s a potpourri of badminton, volleyball, basketball, and water play (like the sprinkler, the slip and slide, and water balloons).

Early Saturday afternoonthe slip and slide entertained kids from 8 on up to 18. Later that same day, a game of volleyball encouraged some qu...