About Highland Village's Castlewood

1. Have a child between the ages of 16-23 months.

2. Have a second child that knows what Santa is all about.

3. Place the younger child first on Santa's lap and walk away.

4. Have the older sibling walk up and give Santa a big hug and a list a mile long.

4. Laugh hysterically at that crying child as you try and capture the magic moment.

5. Relish in the fact that you have the year's best Christmas card.

I snapped this gem at the annual Castlewood Breakfast with Santa last year. It's always a fun event with crafts, donuts, and of course, Santa. Grab your kids and head to the clubhouse tomorrow, December 3 between 8:30-10:30 am for this year's event.

Crying children always welcome.

There are certain things in life that are exciting to families in Suburbia. A date to the ice cream store. Pumpkin patches. A new playground at your community park. Wait, what!?

You got it! Castlewood in Highland Village, Texas, just got a makeover in the playground department! I've been a resident of Castlewood since 2005 and have had many a good times at the old playground. This is my daughter's first time on a swing at the age of nine months, New Year's Day 2006. She still loves to swing but is a bit too big for the bucket swings!

It was just time as age, those darn Texas summers and too many kids having too much fun wore the equipment down. Here are pictures of the new goodies! My kids are super excited (as am I!) to head down and have fun.

The new playground features three slides, a tire "ladder", climbing wall, monkey bars and those fun springy animals.

Castlewood is a fun and vibrant community with exemplary schools, close to The Shops of Highland Village and Lewisville Lake. Call or email me if you have any interest in being part of this great community, contact me via email, text or phone!

Strap on your roller skates, air up your bike tires and take to the streets!

National Night Out is this Tuesday, October 4th. What a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and get to know the names and faces of your community. I have met several neighbors by finding pets, getting back my pets, welcoming new residents with a plate of brownies and saying hi on nightly walks.

It is proven that the better acquainted you are with your neighbors, the more likely crime will happen on your street. The Highland Village Police Department will be out and about this weekend encouraging neighbors to organize block parties and just get out Tuesday night.

Get out and enjoy the beautiful weather that has finally shown itself!

Before putting away the ice cream scoop and trading that in for carrots and turkey sandwiches, check out the end of summer party sponsored by Castlewood.

Stop by Friday, August 19th from 5:30-7:30 pm for free games, food, prizes and fun at the Castlewood Community Clubhouse. See old friends and meet new ones as a new school year is quickly upon us. Introduce yourself to new community manager, Jillian Durbin!

See you there!

Last month, JoLynn Teftt ended her career as Community Manager for Castlewood in Highland Village, Texas.

The new community manager, Jillian Durbin, was announced this week. Welcome Jillian!