"Christmas lighting"

For the last 6 years we have taken our kids, Jackie and Lydia out to look at Christmas light displays around town. The kids refer to this as "Christmas lighting". The first 4 years we would stop at 7-11 for hot drinks and some junk food, sadly for the last 2 years we were unable to carry on that part of the tradition due to time constraints. Maybe next year. This year we found a great house where the lights move in rhythm with the music when you tune your car radio to a certain frequency. This house was definitely the highlight, pun intended. Unfortunately due to rain the trains were not running at the train house. The train house is always the kids favorite. The homeowner sits out on his porch running three very nice train sets through his yard and through several very intricate little towns. One of the trains has a car that is filled with little candy canes for the kids to take. Again, maybe next year. We all had a great time, and were thankful that even with Jackie and Lydia living in another state for the last 2 years we still haven't missed a year! Note to Mark: you will always have to come to California for Christmas. Just think of it as penance for moving to Arizona.