Christmas has officially started!!

You can't really start Christmas until Santa has officially ridden on the back of a fire engine, right? I know, most of you are probably like me wondering what in the world Santa is doing on the back of a fire engine in the first place. Lee and I went to the Lexington, Mississippi, Christmas parade Thursday night. I was dreading it because it was so cold, but it was really fun. Lee's boss, Commissioner Hall, and his wife Jennifer were the Grand Marshalls of the parade. Lee has become friends with the mayor of Lexington through working with her, so she invited all of us to come to the parade and then eat at a restaurant there that she owns called Kittrell's. The parade was freezing. And it was my first small town Christmas parade. They have judges and everything to pick the winning float. It was unbelievable, but it was fun. And Kittrell's is amazing. The building is an old dime store they have renovated, so the atmosphere is really neat. But the food is just great. Definitely worth the drive every once in a while for both the experience and the food.







We're FREEZING!!

Commissioner Hall and his wife Jennifer serving as the Grand Marshalls.
The mayor's float. That's her waving in the middle.

This float was chosen by the judges as the winner. Look at all those blow ups!

Every parade has a nativity scene!

Lia's Variety Show

Ok, so I realize that when I start talking about Lia, most of you think, "Obsessed!" And you're right...I am. But I'm ok with it. And the thing is, I don't make the stuff up. She really is as great as I talk about all the time. She was in a variety show at her church, Champion Forest, last week. Of course, she decided at the last minute to do it, and they didn't even make her try out like everyone else had to do. The day of the show, she went upstairs to her dance room and ran through the dance she was performing a few times and changed a few things. She took an old costume and cut it up and walked out the door. The great news is...she won $50 for her dance!! She got third place. You can watch her dance here. It's on youtube.com, so some of you may not be able to pull it up at work. But it's worth watching at home. She's unbelievably talented. She gets it from her oldest sister! Yeah right!!



**Lia and her dance friends, Caitlin and Lauren, at the Disney Show last year.**

Life on the Rez...

How beautiful is this sky? My mom was here for a few days this week, and I wanted her to take some quick pictures of us for our Christmas cards. We called Lee as we were coming across the bridge and asked him to meet us at the water, all the while complaining that it really wasn't a pretty sky and that we would probaby have to do pictures again the next day. Wow, were we wrong. It was perfect! If it hadn't been so cold, we may have stayed out there and taken a lot of pictures, but we almost froze just doing the ones we did. This is one of my favorite things about living here, especially this time of year. We have the most beautiful sunsets right here at the end of our street. I know that it's pretty all year long, but after the time changes, we are normally coming home at the time the sun is setting, so we get to really enjoy it. We should do it more often!

We have lights!!!

I am so excited! Ever since I was very little, I have wanted to put lights on my house. Because we lived down a dirt road so far away from the street, we never did when I was growing up. The past two years have been too crazy to even consider dealing with it. But this year, we did! I just start giggling every time I pull in our driveway at night...I'm so excited! Don't they look great? Lee worked really hard on the lights yesterday, and we went last night to get the wreath. I took a picture with and without the flash because it's hard to see that he even put a spotlight on the wreath. I just love them!

Singleton girls know how to pick 'em!

This was our very last night in Houston. We went to eat at Pappasito's, a really good Mexican restaurant. The girls had been shopping all day...we were exhausted...and the guys met us there. Lia's boyfriend, Patrick, came with the guys. Isn't he so cute? And he's sooo nice. He's graduating from Klein this year and is going to Texas A&M in the fall. Did I mention that he's really smart, too? Lee and I had a really good time sitting and talking with him and Lia. They're so fun! It makes me so sad that I'm not there all the time to hang out with them. So I was looking at this picture and realized that we really know how to find our guys! Aren't they all so cute? (I definitely think I have the cutest!) We must have been taught well...

A Day for the Girls

So I'm sure you're wondering what on earth is going on here!! This was in Houston over Thanksgiving week. My mom decided that we needed a day to just relax and take it easy, so the girls went to have manicures and pedicures. Once we got there, we decided to add a few things. Some of us had massages, some had facial waxing, others had their hair done. It was so fun! The people were so sweet and just did whatever we wanted to do. It was a very relaxing day, and I think the guys were jealous!