We are living in a neighborhood called Emblem, and our particular street has a true sense of community that is very, well, neighborly.  There are 10 homes built on a cul-de-sac with a roundabout at the end of the road by our place.  All of the houses are newly-built, but they all look different and unique although they have a similar aesthetic.  There is even a log cabin with a thatched roof.  Very cool!  In the center of the roundabout is a play area with large picnic table made of a 10 x 10 foot slab of stone with rustic wooden benches on either side.  We didn't actually see any of this, of course, because for the first week we were here, it snowed, snowed, and then snowed some more.  Everything was either white or very white. The neighborhood kids spent hours sledding down the hill, ours included, and some of the parents came outside to meet us and practice their English. Even the kids here speak a litle bit of English, and Sara and Sam wasted no time making new friends and enjoying the unfamiliar weather.