Christmas Card Lane

We have thoroughly enjoyed living one street over from the famous Christmas spirit filled street, Christmas Card Lane.  We visited it last year before the thought of living near was even on the horizon.  Once we started looking to buy a home, we actually looked at one home and were outbid on another home on the street!  This year we walked over with some friends and hot chocolate one evening...while it is a fun place, I found myself very thankful to not be living on the busy during the season street.  

Two of the homes set up very elaborate train sets!  We took the "long" way home many evenings to get in on the festivities.  Baby sis loved the lights and it was sweet to hear her gleefully exclaim, "yitesss, yitesss!" (Lights, lights)

 Our New Year's Eve celebration included a pre-bed drive through.  While several of the homes turned off their lights, the train station was in full force.  My boy and I were thankful.  

My photo skills are pretty terrible and phone pics don't do it justice, but this set up is amazing.  There is a whole little city with multiple trains running, a gondola, and a lake with a fountain.  So cool!  Bubba happily told the couple who live there, "thank you for setting up these trains for me."

See ya next year, Christmas!  We are already excited!!

"Joy to the world!  The Lord is come!"