Christmas Lane 2016

I got a little weary of the "T'is the Season" headings....

We found a night that didn't have grocery shopping or football involved, and headed towards the State Supported Living Center for our yearly drive-through.

As usual, there was a long line of cars waiting their turns, but at least it didn't take THAT long till we reached the gates.

There's something comforting about traditions, and this was certainly one we had been doing with the little boy for a number of years now.

Behold, some nifty time traveling...

There were the usual painted wooden cut-outs and lighted animatronix deer,

colorful sets, 

some less conventional Santas,

our favoritePeanuts themed display,

and the many vehicles utilized in imaginative ways.

Don't forget the inflatables!

Toward the end of the drive, we parked to go through the indoor part of the displays..

But not before we took a few minutes to call the North Pole elves!

This year, the display at the entrance was very Dickensonian, with a very jolly Santa indeed.

The Train and Christmas Village display was magnificent as usual..

and this time, just about all the dolls along the walls were moving displays. I mean, you had moving kids, moving Santas, moving angels, moving anything you Christmassy you could think of.

I took a short video of the little boy emulating them, and here's a screen shot.

Afterwards, we lined up to see Santa,

and the little boy looks like he is almost crushing Santa, he's gotten so much bigger since last year.

Afterwards, we drove around some neighborhoods that had their Christmas displays going, and our favorite of the night was this really Big Fuzzy Bear.

Our last stop was the Window Display at the Ford Auto Center, before calling it a night...

Next up.. Christmas Day, finally???