Christmas in Texas

Here a few images from our Christmas day in Texas...it was a chilly 79 degrees so the Christmas sweaters were absent Hope you enjoy!

This is the lights in the old sugar factory in old Sugar Land. This is where the town gets its name from. They are supposed to make this in to some loft living space.

My new kiddos

I have now been officially working in the Fort Bend ISD for about 3 weeks. I am loving my job working with Kindergartners both English and Spanish speaking. The other day I had to go to my new employee training and did not get to go to my school. When I came back the next day, all of them were saying, "Ms. Hardy, we missed you!" They are so sweet. We had Polar Express day the last week before Christmas and wore our pajamas to school. Here are some pics of some of my favorites:


hasta luego-Jenni

Welcome to Christmasville, TX

Here are some videos and pics from the neighborhood that is required to decorate. There were actually a few houses without lights, but not many of those without a for sale sign in the yard. They even had a "trophies" for the top six houses. Hope you enjoy!
Here is the classic scene of Santa visiting baby Jesus...guess I missed that verse in the Bible where father Christmas visited Bethlehem?



The above and below pics are our favorite house. They had a screen you could step in front of at the front of the house. It would show you on a projection screen and then tell you if you were on the naughty or nice list...I was the "Nicest person in Pecan Grove!"


This is "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" They had a bubble machine and were playing that song at this display. Below is a live sized Wall-e.

Here is the action at the fully decorated house!

This is another house with animation...kinda scary up close but a neat idea.

One last house:

Christmas is here...and so are the Griswalds!

We have discovered another difference about Texas...how they decorate for Christmas. I love my southern greenery dressed in red bows for the windows and doors. Here it is all about your light displays. So my family will be happy to know that I am not missing out on the lights in Virginia because apparently the Griswalds live down the road. Here is there house:



Then we found another family on the other side of the community who went bigger. Many neighborhoods here have lingo written in on your Home owners association papers that you have to decorate your house for Christmas. In the community we live in, you don't have to but there is a contest and this house won last year. I think they might win again:



I have not taken pics of our humble decorations yet but I will post those soon. We are also going to travel to one of those "required to decorate" communities tonight. I will put up the best places for you to see. Until then...I hope you are enjoying this Christmas season!