We saw, inflatables, lit up figures, houses that had lights pulsing to music, and all sorts of festive decorations.
Some people had a LOT of stuff, one house in particular looked to have it all.....
They had a who's who of inflatable characters, as well as a small zoo of lit animal figures, AND, that very special sign that instucts Santa to STOP HERE!
You could tell they had put some thought into where things would go, Snoopy up on the roof, the sign by the door, etc. It was houses like this, that caused my mind to wander off, imagining that special day, when mom, dad and the kids happily worked together, humming like elves, or whistling like dwarfs, turning their front yard into a holiday extravaganza.
but every once in a while, there would be a house like this one.....
Now, there is nothing wrong here, but I get more of a vision of dad mumbling under his breath, while he quickly jams the candy canes into the ground, and then hurriedly puts the snowflakes in too....and before he can get away, mom is on the porch, directing him where to hang each flake in the tree. It just seems hurried, and lacking that spirit of the holidays that says, "lets spend all day carefully placing our lit stuff in the yard."
Im going to put a disclaimer in here too, and say that Doug and I prefer the more traditional lights, and it's always a plus if the Baby Jesus is included, but the kids are more into the candy-cane-lane meets cartoon characters kinda look...so, dont go thinking that this is what *I* think looks good, as my tastes are oh so much more refined (cough)......
This next house, really set the kids ablaze with ooohs and aaahs....
Doug and I appreciated that there was some level of coordination with the colors and lights, and the kids appreciated all the new-fangled stuff to help lure Santa to the house, like the string of colored lights that went from across the sky, landing on the roof, where Santa was directed to land.
and the absolute icing on the cake, cherry on the sundae, was the DIGITAL COUNTDOWN CLOCK.
Oh yeah, the entire neighborhood was well informed on just how much longer they had to wait for the big guy in his red suit and bag of goodies. This house, was one of the kids top picks.
speaking of the big guy, I have posted pictures of the kids meeting with Santa, over on Pooper's Page , and you can get a glimpse of that Candy Claw game deal going down.
The frenetic anticipation continues....
4 comments:
Nice assortment of entries. Where does that string of lights end up, from the top of the roof across the sky to???
Also, I'd love to see your house with the traditional lights and nativity.
Here's a site your family might like.
Here's the link...that might help!
http://tackychristmasyards.com/
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