My neighbors are the best

We are so lucky to live next door to a great family. I have mentioned before how Eliza loves their 4 year old boy, Alex.. She watches out the window for him and announces to me whenever she sees him, or his Daddy's car, or his bike or whatever. Their daughter, Daniela, turned 6 and had a birthday party last Saturday. Eliza and Sadie had such a great time.

They really enjoyed the pinata. Sadie was so cute; she was so proud of herself... after each swing she'd stop and look around with a big grin on her face to see if everyone else saw how awesome that was! After the candy dropped all the kids ran and picked up as much candy as they could, of course they did, thats the beauty of the pinata. David and I were holding Eliza's and Sadie's goodie bags. They would each pick up one piece of candy and bring it to us and drop it in the bag before looking for more. I was glad they hadn't figured out a better candy gathering strategy, they got enough anyway. After all the candy was collected and the pinata was abandoned, Eliza picked up the stick and kept whacking the chick's head. Ruben (the dad next door) was kind enough to indulge her as he was standing on a ladder holding the rope so he could adjust it up or down, depending on the height of the child.

After singing "Happy Birthday" to Daniela, I took Sadie in the house for a diaper change. She protested the whole time saying, "I want happy cake." I promised her she could have birthday cake as soon as we finished, and she didn't forget it. When we went back outside she headed straight for the cake table saying, "Mommy, happy cake, happy cake." I thought it was adorable that she kept hearing, "Happy Birthday" and "Birthday Cake" and in her little mind it added up to "Happy Cake." Adorable!

As we were getting ready to leave Ruben (the dad next door) said, "I know your daughters love our swing set and sandbox. You are welcome to come over anytime, whether we are home or not and use them. Please, anytime." I would feel bad to actually just go over there and use their stuff but I know he was sincere in his invitation. Our neighbors are awesome!