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christmas lights

erin

Dec 27, 2019 — 1 min read

One of the Christmas traditions we started is driving around to look at Christmas lights with the girls. We bring hot chocolate and popcorn, which I think the girls love more than looking at lights.

We even stopped by to see the Grinch. It was all over the news up here. The original one was stolen from the guys yard right after Thanksgiving. With all the attention it was getting he decided to make another one just in time for Christmas. He chained this one to the tree.

This block was pretty incredible. Apparently one person that lives here decorates all the houses around his. There were a lot of lights.

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