and the winner is.....

going to look at Christmas lights has always been a favorite thing of mine to do at Christmas. unfortunately it seems like more and more people do not put up lights. i don't know if people are not in the spirit or if it is just to much work. who knows, but i really appreciate the people that still go all out. every year we drive around and look at Christmas lights. i think at first garran just did it because he knew how much i loved it, but now that we have kids, we all really enjoy it. this year we decided to add a little spin to our tradition and hopefully spread some holiday cheer.

this year we decided that we would hand out a prize of sorts to whoever we thought had the best decorations. nothing big, but just a little surprise left in their mailbox to let them know we appreciate their effort.  now we don't always go for the prettiest house, we kind of lean towards the one that is the most fun! 

this year, this was our pick. we liked how everything was coordinated but this house also had lights synchronized to music!! we took a vote in the car and it was a definite winner!

the boys were so excited to leave this little gift in their mailbox. like i said, nothing big. hopefully they will enjoy their surprise when they check their mail tomorrow. this is the first year we have handed out awards, but i think we will continue to do it. it was so much fun and i was surprised how much the boys got into it.

I made this little tag to put on the box of candy and tried to dress it up with a bow! the tag says:

With Christmas Lights 

Done Up Right

Our Family Wanted to Say, 

You are the winner this Year

of the 

Finest Holiday Display!

Merry Christmas!

After that i just put a little note explaining that it was a holiday tradition and that we appreciated their lights! it was such a fun night and i can't wait till next year already!