Keeping Up With The Brewers

So...about 2 and a half weeks ago Dad and I and Alison were driving home from shopping when we saw all these Christmas lights go by in a blur! As soon as he could, Dad stopped the car, turned around, and came to this house (see left picture.) It was pretty cool, really wacky awesome. The Brewers (their name was displayed proudly on a sign, "Merry Christmas from the Brewers" evidently had put a lot of time and thought and work into dressing up their abode for Christmas (see left picture.)

Soooo.....the next Sunday paper comes and we find there's an article on the Brewer's Christmas lights, along with another family's creations. So a couple days ago our family, along with Grandma and Grandpa in tow, set out to view the greatest Christmas light houses in our corner of the woods.

First we went to this other house, see right picture. From the newspaper we learned that they spend about $500 extra  on their electricity bill. We sure wouldn't wanna do that, but we'll go see other people spend money! :D For these people (at right) they have some 50,000 lights synced with songs, (as in the lights come on and off with the songs.) They even sync the songs with a radio station, so you can listen along in your car! And this photo at right shows maybe only 80% of  the light show. ;)

Now our family has a new saying. Instead of "keeping up with the Jones'", we quip "Keeping up with the Brewers!" :D But really, we don't need to "keep up" with the Brewers or Jones' or whoever. We need to remember the true Reason for the Season, and "Keep up" with God and do what He wants us to do.

~Photobug