Late spring brought unforeseen news that would put the family's adaptation to the test in a whole new way: their long-time neighbors, the elderly Hendersons, announced they were moving to an assisted living facility, leaving them thinking about who would purchase the house next door and how new neighbors would affect their established patterns.
"The Hendersons have been such amazing neighbors," Grace stated as she watched the moving truck load. "I hope whoever moves in next will be equally polite."
"Will the new neighbors have kids?" Phoebe asked, quickly thinking about potential playmates.
"We won't know until they move in," says Max, "but irrespective of who they are, we'll do our best to welcome them the way the Hendersons welcomed us."
Three weeks later, a young family with twin fo
