Each year this family adds new elements to the house, garage, yard, patio, veranda, the trees, the roof (well, you get the idea). They have blow up figures, many free-standing Santas, a plastic life-size nativity scene, and so many lights it takes the guy three weeks to put it all up. And, he takes it all down every year. Our trolley "lights tour" has him as their highlight.
It's funny, my family (and my dad in particular) is not really into outside Christmas decorations. But, we love this house. We go at least once a year, hang out with the owners and chat about the lights, what's been added, etc. What I think is one of the most wonderful things about it is that it's in one of our poorest Latino neighborhoods and all sorts of people come together to hang out and meet-and-greet one another each year.
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Wow! That is amazing! Every year my hubby and I get a thermos of hot chocolate and drive around looking at lights in our pjs :)
That's amazing! It's nice to know there are still things in this world that can bring people together!
I haven't gone house light browsing since I was a kid!
OMG! That's an awesome decoration! One thing I love doing during Xmas is seeing what innovations people add to their house. I don't celebrate Christmas either (other than in spirit), so I love living vicariously through others.
Danielle--A thermos of hot chocolate is a great idea. Next year we'll have to add that to our tradition
Marie--We love Holiday light watching and do it every year
Aths--And this photo only shows a tiny portion of the guy's decorations
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