Lights

Another one of my favorite Christmas traditions is riding around in the car looking at lights.  We had already gone down to Temple Square to look at the lights downtown.  I think they were pretty... but it was frigid and super crowded.  I was so worried that one of my little ones was going to wander off- I didn't really get a chance to look at the lights.  So this year- I liked the ones from the car a little better.

There is a street here in town that during December- is dubbed "Christmas Street" because every single house on the street is totally decked out in lights and decorations.  They used to connect their houses with strings of lights too... but I don't think they do that any more.



It's amazing.  And when you finish- if you drive just west- there is another neighborhood that puts the Christmas Story from the Bible up on signs in their yards.  They light them up and there are about 30 different signs- but you drive slowly and everyone takes a turn to read a part of the story.  I love that we have another reader now.  Ty is awesome and wants to read the whole thing.

But it's one of those things that as you drive around- we all have hot chocolate- and look at the lights, you start talking to each other.  And not that we don't talk to each other- but without the TV in the background or the computer's glare... it's kind of nice.  Shaun put on some Christmas music- and it was just so nice.  Kind of made me wish we could do it every night!