Once upon a time in WinterONEderland.......

Once upon a time there was a very special

little girl named Lelia Be

Her Mommy was very special too!!

As a matter of fact she had 

extraordinary super powers 

So ONE day her super mom waved her magic

 wand and Lelia Be entered into

the magical land of 

 

WinterONEderland 

It was filled with the most 

delightful food

(thanks to her super mom )

and lots of her 

favorite people

 And there was a SURPRISE guest

 SANTA!!

Even her Nana & Gam 

sat on Santa's knee 

 And to her surprise

everyone brought presents

But the best part of

WinterONEderland

  this very special little girl got

her very own special

BIRTHDAY CAKE

and as she ate her yummy cake

everyone in WinterONEderland

sang her HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

  

After an amazing day

in WinterONEderday she 

drifted off to sleep 

and had sweet dreams 

of Santa, cake, new toys

and all the people in her

life that LOVE her so very much!!

 

Every Little Birdie says

 Happy First Birthday to Lelia Be

May all your dreams come true 

 

Christmas on Main Street

People poured into downtown Victoria

Saturday night for the annual Christmas Parade 

The streets were lined with folks

anticipating that first glance 

of colorful floats

And the community did not disappoint!

And Hubby and I were thrilled to be right in the middle of all the excitement at a Parade Party hosted by Cliff and Magdalena Kuykendall

They have the perfect location!!

Main Street, downtown Victoria

The historic downtown building

where they now reside dates back to 1905.  

It was previously the location of their restaurant, Taqueria Mi Familia, which was a fixture of the community for 25 years. After closing the restaurant, Cliff & Maggie made the decision to make downtown their home and to remodel the building into a beautiful loft home   

A hidden Gem in the heart of downtown

Filled with beautiful treasures

of a life well lived

Thank you to our lovely hostess Maggie

for a fabulous, fun night in the 

heart of the city

Every Little Birdie says

Great friends + Great community = Victoria, Texas

 

Starting the holidays RANCH STYLE

Tis the Season

 for holiday fun!!

Thanksgiving Day

we gave thanks for 

our wonderful neighbors

Chip & Sandra

who included us in their

family Thanksgiving meal

So Fun!! So Yummy!!

Saturday morning we headed out

to Pearsall, Texas

to join our friends Allen & Janie

at their new barndominium

on the Sartain Ranch

I've often blogged on

their beautiful Villa

on the Comal River

in New Braunfels

(Enter Sartain on the search

tab on the right for my posts

on Villa Sartain)

Meanwhile back at the Ranch,
Allen had been dreaming of

building a second home there for years

And now, his dream has come true!!

  
The house sits on a bluff
overlooking the most incredible views

Allen spent a year designing

 and another year contracting 
the building of the barndominium 

Then it was time for Janie to put

her touch on the interior design

 Now that's ranching in style!

But wait....you haven't seen
the guest quarters yet

At the end of the hall is
an antique door that leads
 guests into their very
own space

 Janie is still working on this space
but being a recent guest I can say,
"It's already dang near perfect"

And you might ask.....

what do you do on a holiday 
trip to the Sartain Ranch.....

You begin by piling in the pick-up truck
and heading to town for some good old
Mexican food at Garcia's

Pearsall, Texas

 Next on the agenda-

We hop on Santa's
camo sleigh and take 
a ride around
the ranch

Stopping by the pond for
a little fishing

and ending our sleigh ride

on top of a hill watching the sunset

Later we enjoyed a little concert
by hubby & Janie

and before hitting the hay
we enjoyed a game of 
"chicken foot"

Allen was the BIG winner!!

Every Little Birdie says

 We loved our time on the Sartain Ranch