Lights

Tonight we put a new spin on one of our family holiday traditions. Evan's first Christmas he was up all night crying. It was not awesome. He was quiet when we were driving around in the car. Holiday lights helped to pass the time waiting for it to be late enough (or at least not entirely too early) to call up Grandma and Grandad to begin the Christmas morning festivities. Every year since, we have gone out looking at lights. We have driven around several neighborhoods in our town annually to see our old favorites, and we are always pleased to see new additions.
Instead of cruising town looking at the displays, we opted for a walking tour of the neighborhoods closer to home. Armed with flashlights (and warnings to keep the lights on the ground rather than shining them at passing drivers) for visibility, we headed out into the darkness. Rather than the driver missing out on half the lights while everyone else is craning to try to catch the sights as we pass by homes, we had plenty of time for all to "ooh" and "ah" over our neighbors' contributions to lighting up the night.