For the gift that keeps on giving, head to Sierra Vista where the perfect home is waiting for you to fill it with holiday cheer.
There are approximately 30 move-in ready homes available in our beautiful community, which means you could be carving a turkey in your new kitchen or hanging a holiday wreath on your new front door before you know it.
Choose designs by builders Anglia Homes, Castlerock Communities, D.R. Horton, HistoryMaker Homes, Meritage Homes and Westin Homes. Many of the one- and two-story homes feature structural options and upgrades such as hardwood floors, media rooms and extended master suites. Homes are priced from the $200,000s. Visit their gorgeous model homes to find out more.
When you purchase your home in Sierra Vista, you give your family more than a beautiful home, you give them a fabulous lifestyle filled with resident activities planned by a full-time lifestyle director, a sand volleyball court, an exercise facility, a junior Olympic pool and the SplashPad Texas Water Park Recreation Center. And those are just the facilities we share with our sister community Sterling Lakes! There are even more great activities coming soon. It’s like getting two gifts for the price of one.
Start your search for your new home now and you could be hanging your stockings by the fire with care before the New Year.
From Alvin to Houston, October is a great month for family fun. Sierra Vista’s prime location along the Highway 288 corridor can easily speed you and your family on your way to fall festivals, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and even the largest Renaissance Festival in the nation. Don’t forget that when you make the move to Sierra Vista, you’ll also be able to participate in the fabulous resident-only activities!
Froburg’s Farm Fall Festival
3601 West Hwy 6.
Alvin, Texas 77511
9 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. through Nov. 4
Prices vary
A fall tradition for many of our residents, Froburg’s offers a corn maze, plastic duck races, bean bag toss, face painting, glitter tattoos, emoji cannon, Bee Coaster and more.
Pearland Art & Crafts on the Pavilion
Pearland Town Center
11200 Broadway Street
Pearland, Texas 77584
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 5-6
Free
Shoppers can pick up gifts, jewelry, home décor and more at this annual juried art show presented by the Pearland Convention & Visitors Bureau.
King’s Octoberfest
King’s Biergarten & Restaurant
1329 E. Broadway
Pearland, TX 77581
Fri.-Sun. Oct. 4-6, times vary
$12 per day or $20 for the weekend.
Lace up your lederhosen for three days of German food and drink, live music and special events, including a Bavarian Strongman Competition, arm wrestling, beer pong competition, and adult carnival games.
Pumpkin Chunkin Festival
Shepherd of the Heart United Methodist Church
12005 County Rd 59
Pearland, TX 77584
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19
Free
Bring the family for a pumpkin patch, music, food, inflatable games, pony rides, face painting, carnival games, train rides and a pumpkin trebuchet.
Pup-O-Ween
Pearland Town Center
11200 Broadway Street Pearland, Texas 77584
5-8 p.m. Oct. 26
Free
Bring your family and furry friends out for trick-or-treating at the pavilion, local pet exhibitors, a pet costume contest and a “Hauntcert” performed by the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra. All dogs must be on leash while at the event.
ACC 44thAnnual Fall Festival
Alvin Community College
3110 Mustang Road
Alvin, TX, 77511
5-9 p.m. Oct. 26
Free
Bring your costumed kids out to Alvin’s oldest Halloween tradition. The event features games, arts and crafts, food and a costume contest
Texas Renaissance Festival
21778 Farm to Market 1774
Todd Mission, TX 77363
9 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends through Dec. 1
$32 adults, $17 kids 5-12
The largest Renaissance Festival in the nation is back with live music, shows, shoppes, mead, ale, and feasts fit for a king.
It’s not just going to be a new school year for our youngest Sierra Vista scholars — it’s going to be a new school as they will be the first to attend Alvin Independent School District’s newest elementary — ‘Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary.
And what’s even more exciting is parents will no longer have to cross Highway 288 to take their kiddos to school because ‘Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary is located only about a mile away in our sister community Sterling Lakes.
The new school sits on 15 acres at 1721 Sterling Lakes West Drive. The $17.5 million campus has a total of 101,858 square feet that will offer instructional spaces, common areas, a spacious library, cafetorium and more for up to 800 students.
The Navigators are being led by Principal Rosemary Reed, who has been an Alvin ISD administrator since 2006.
The school is named for a true pioneer, ‘Bel Sanchez, who just last year was named a 2018 Hispanic Hero by Comcast Houston for her contributions to the community. Now a regent of Alvin Community College, Ms. Sanchez was an educator at Alvin ISD for 30 years, serving as the district’s first director of bilingual and ESL programs. She also was honored as the City of Alvin’s 2013 Citizen of the Year.
We know our young students are excited about their new school. If you’d like your young student to attend Alvin ISD’s newest elementary school, visit with our builders and start planning your move to Sierra Vista today!
Nothing says “the holidays” like the smell of freshly baked cookies, and the season’s fondest memories are often made in the kitchen. Whether it is decorating sugar cookies or making gingerbread houses, baking is as timeless as the holidays. So, dust off those aprons and get those sprinkles shaking because it’s time for some fun!
The first treat on our list of classic confections has become an all-time favorite family tradition. Biscochitos are a shortbread-
Next, we have a classic: The Gingerbread House. The gingerbread mix is diverse in that you can make a beautiful gingerbread home or a fun-filled gingerbread family! Decorating both is equally as fun but we got to say, it’s much easier to eat the cookies than an architectural masterpiece.
Have you ever made your own fudge before? If so, you know how good it feels to eat homemade fudge. If you haven’t, that’s because the chef eats it before you can because it’s that good. We’re joking, of course, because not only is fudge fun to make but it also makes a perfect holiday gift! Pack it in a decorative tin, and it’ll stay fresh for at least a week.
Last but certainly not least, the festive and elegant linzer cookie. You can fill these little beauties with a wide variety of fruit fillings, but this particular recipe calls for that festive red raspberry jam. There’s nothing elegant about eating the entire batch of cookies in 2 days, but here we are making one of our favorite holiday treats.
We could honestly go on and on with different fun treats like sugar cookies, apple pies, candy-cane brownies, cinnamon rolls, truffles – but we don’t have all day. We’ve got the perfect
With the kids home for the holidays during winter break and Christmas right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking of fun holiday activities you can do with even your youngest kiddos. Besides staying in, baking, crafting and watching movies, sometimes it’s fun to just get out of the house. Spend some quality time with the kids this holiday season with these fun family friendly events in and around the greater Houston area.
Kicking off the Children’s Museum of Houston’s holiday season is Santa and his Reinsteer (yes – you read that right)! Dust off those rodeo boots and mosey on over the Children’s Museum of Houston on Dec. 17 to meet Santa and his trusty Texan “
Stroll through the beautiful Houston Zoo with stunning lighting displays to light your way during Zoo Lights. Journey through the Holiday Train Village, the Enchanted Forest and around the giant Holiday Tree for a night of holiday cheer. Be sure to visit “Candy,” the Zoo Lights zebra – we hear she was made with a little holiday magic!
Every Saturday in December, the George Ranch Historical Park hosts Christmas in the Park. Travel through Christmas pasts and explore the customs and decorations from 1830s to the 1930s. Stop by the 1860s Ryon Prairie Home for a Christmas treat or visit Santa’s temporary workshop at the 1930s “Bach House.” Special holiday activity classes will be held from 11 a.m-2 p.m. every Saturday in December until Christmas and are sure to be heaps of fun!
Glide beneath the glittering lights of downtown Houston and embrace the holiday season with ICE! Every year, Discovery Green is home to ICE– a pop-up ice skating rink that lasts throughout the month of December. On the days that the kids are home from school, ICE at Discovery Green extends their hours so you can make the most of the kids’ winter vacation. Bring a group for a discounted rate or make it a special day with the family for an unforgettable holiday experience.
These are just a few of the fun holiday events that can be found around Sierra Vista. Sierra Vista offers a convenient location along the Highway 288 corridor with access to dozens of other fun holiday events and activities throughout the greater Houston area. Keep an eye on the Sierra Vista Facebook page for more events close to home!
