We got most of our outside lights up last week but still need to finish the inside...my body is still aching after the outside

That x-mas tree puts mine to a shame :(. So, who putting it up is one thing, who is going to take it down? The worst part of post Christmas. :)

Looks beautiful Summers!!!

That's a very generous gift to all the people that pass your home. During these dark winter days I find exhibits like yours always lift my spirits. I have to admit that for a split second
I did wonder if your home might be on fire.(Just kidding)

My oldest son (19) does all of the outside lights with the exception of the roof or anything high up, He does take the lights down too but this is his first year of college so they might stay up till he comes home on spring break.

Just make sure you referr to your exibit as "Holiday" lights
and not "Christmas" lights. Even though we are a christian
based society the media is always reminding us not to
say "Merry Christmas" to our fellow man. Has to be Happy
Holidays. When people say Happy Holidays I go mental and
ask them what holiday are we celebrating?

I guess this is the be ginning of the end of Christmas, in
Europe it is still legal to say Merry Christmas to your friends.

Another weird/poisonous inovation eminating out of America.

I live in Missouri and it will always be

Christmas Lights at my home and I have already had a picture of my Christmas Lights in the local newspaper in the Christmas Lightssection

We also have Christmas Lights that go through a metamorphosis and become Easter Lights. I used to have neighbors that owned them and eventually the lights even turned into Halloween Lights, just think how dangerous that became.

Your house is beautiful, Summers!

Yes, pikes peak, we have a sit-down restaurant in town that leaves its lit tree up all year. They change the decorations to fit the holiday - Valentine's, Easter, spring/summer flowers, July 4th, back to flowers, autumn leaves & ribbons in fall colors, Halloween, Christmas . . .

We used to decorate & string lights in, on & around everything that didn't move - to include the dog house in the front yard and the pair of gargoyles above the garage doors. We don't do so much of that any more . . .

Forgot to ask,

Why are you feeding the squirels in your area radioactive
walnuts?, that is not a nice thing to do, for sure they
are going to die. Maybe you thought the radioactive heat would keep their tummys warm in the winter. This is not in keeping with the Christmas spirit that we know of in Canada.

My wife wants us to put lights and a tree up but I just don't see the point. If it's just xmas between the two of you, why do you need a tree? It's just necessary when you have kids.

Santa is welcome at my house anytime but I can't say the same for squirrels though. I live in a subdivision where I can't shoot any critters and the deer, turkey, and squirrels have taken over.

I took this video from inside our house
Eagle Video

Bill,

Here is my generous christmas present to you "happy wife equals
a happy home" get going on the lights.

Summers,

I'll let Santa know that he wont be shot out of the sky while
travelling to your home, he will be relieved to hear this.

Hunter,
Just tell him to make plenty of noise and let out a Ho, Ho, Ho, and everything will be fine.

Before someome gets the idea that I am a crazed serial killer I would like to say that I just like collecting firearms and shooting them....haven't killed any critters in years.