December Nights, December Lights !

Hi, Ya'll!

Here we are all ready for the parade. The weather has been great. During the day, the temps have been in the 50's, and then when the sun goes down, it cools off. This evening there was no wind, so even though it was cold, it was quite pleasant. You can see that we came prepared with our coats, scarves, and gloves.
It's hard to take pictures of lights, but when they are moving, it is worse! We have included some of the better ones. The Christmas tree that you can see is on top of the car!

This elderly couple was across the street from us. We thought they were cute!!

This old fire truck was made to look like a snow globe. There was a tree in the bed of the truck, and the driver was dressed like Santa!

The Mescalero Indians had a HUGE float. These two tee pees were being pulled along behind it.

We thought this one was darling. In between all of the floats were several bands and children's choirs. When the bands came by, we applauded the loudest.

This was titled, "Happy Feet!" Someone was sitting behind the igloo with a baby dressed like a little penguin!

Santa was behind the wheel and the radio was playing, "Boogie Woogie Santa." He was jiving!!

The parade lasted about an hour. Lots of people enjoyed it. It is amazing that such a little town can put together such a large and beautiful parade. It was great! When it was over, we came back to the hotel and had a bowl of chili that Ellen had made. We thought that would be the perfect meal after being out in the cold for awhile. We brought along one of our purchases from the Grand Canyon this past summer. It was the perfect end to a relaxing and joyous day.

We head home tomorrow. The next few days we will try to get our homes decorated for the holidays. We have both started, but need to complete the process. We've had a great time this weekend. Sharon is feeling much better and is grateful that the doctors said she could come on this trip. It has gotten us into the Christmas spirit!

Until next time. . . . . . .