Community in the Burbs

As Josh and I have started meeting some of the neighbors, we were struck by the fact that they seem to do a lot of things together and they're really friendly. They have a neighborhood blog, play on a co-ed neighborhood softball team, cookout a couple times a week, and share childcare. It's not just a couple of families either. We've meet at least 5 families so far who are involved in each others lives. This seems really odd to us, as our experiences have been nothing like this, but we are learning from them about how community works in this setting here.