Snow Day

Yes, believe it or not.....there is snow in Vistancia!! Last Saturday, our community trucked in and blew out snow for the kids to play in for the day. Nicole made this video. She is getting to be a great movie editor. Press the play button and Enjoy!

Holiday Activities

Just a few more...........holiday activities that have been going on in our community. Last weekend, Santa paid us a visit at the clubhouse. Nicole made a craft ornament and decorated a sugar cookie. My friends, Brenda and Kristin give Martha Stewart and Suzie Homemaker a run for her money. Brenda hosted a dinner/gift exchange with a fantastic dinner. Kristin hosted a gingerbread house decorating event. Thank goodness it was in the backyard as things got really messy. Nicole opted for decorating a gingerbread tree this year instead of the house. Thank you ladies for making holiday memories for all of us!!!!

Vistancia Elementary Holiday Choir Concert

Today, Nicole's school held their annual Holiday Choir Concert with entertainment by the 5th through 8th grades. These kids were awesome! Press Play and Enjoy the video clip. Listen carefully to the words of the song about 7 1/2 minutes in called "The Twelve Groovy days of Christmas"....

The Polar Slideshow

The Polar Express

All aboard "The Polar Express"................
Let me summarize the book or movie of "The Polar Express" if you're unfamiliar with it. A little boy wakes up in the middle of the night and catches this mysterious train to The North Pole. When creating the character movements for this animated movie, electronic attachments were placed all over Tom Hanks' body as he was recording the voice track for several characters. This technology was new at the time and the movie was very realistic.

Nicole and I tagged along with The Reeds (Thank YOU) and joined the Sidaways (another THANK You) and drove 2 1/2 hours up to a little town south of the Grand Canyon called "Williams". After checking into our hotel, we ate dinner and changed into our PJs. Since all the children in the movie ride the train in their PJs, so did we and the rest of the passengers. There was hot cocoa and cookies served on the train just like in the movie. After driving past the North Pole, we stop to let Santa on the train. The BEST part was Santa autographed Nicole's Polar Express book that she received 2 Christmases ago from him. A truly magical experience.

Xmas Lights

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas......

Wow! No sooner did Thanksgiving end, then our family started gearing up for the Christmas Holiday. This past weekend was spent decorating the inside and outside of the house. As is our new tradition since we've moved here, I put up the tree and lights and Nicole and Emma put all the ornaments up on it. I like hearing them "oooh" and "aahhh" every year when they add each ornament to the tree.

Nicole and I attended a "drive-thru" festival of lights at the Joy Community Church. The first night was free with canned food donations. It was well worth the wait to get in. Enjoy the pictures of our house decorations and the movie from the xmas lights.

Monday afternoon, my friend, Brenda, and I volunteered at Nicole's School's Holiday House. It was so cute helping all the little students pick out gifts for their family members.