HERE<\/a> and be patient while it loads (it’s a 4.9MB <\/p>\n
file!), you’ll see the coolest synchronized light and <\/p>\n
music display I’ve ever seen. Snopes.com verified that it is real and <\/p>\n said<\/a>,<\/p>\n “This display was the work of Carson <\/p>\n Williams, a Mason, Ohio, electrical engineer who spent <\/p>\n about three hours sequencing the 88 Light-O-Rama <\/p>\n channels that controlled the 16,000 Christmas lights in <\/p>\n his annual holiday lighting spectacular (from Christmas <\/p>\n 2004). His 2005 display includes over 25,000 lights that <\/p>\n he spent nearly two months hooking up. So that the <\/p>\n Williams’ neighbors aren’t disturbed by constant noise, <\/p>\n viewers driving by the house are informed by signs to <\/p>\n tune in to a signal broadcast over a low-power FM radio <\/p>\n station to hear the musical accompaniment.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n VERY COOL, in my humble opinion! I used to feel that <\/p>\n Christmas light displays could be tacky, but since I now <\/p>\n have a daughter that will say the cutest, “oh, wow” at <\/p>\n any lights or decorations she sees, we think anyone who <\/p>\n puts up lights is very cool:) <\/p>\n Almost Christmas morning at the <\/p>\n Toone house<\/b> ordered Analise’s Christmas present from EToys, and it <\/p>\n arrived yesterday in a huge box. We were very excited <\/p>\n to get her one, and only one, gift – the Fisher Price Little People A to Z Learning <\/p>\n Zoo<\/a>. She has her Little People Ark and animals<\/a> that she <\/p>\n plays with endlessly, and we just knew that 26 animals, <\/p>\n from A-Z with a mat that makes corresponding sounds <\/p>\n would be a hit. (In case you can’t come up with one <\/p>\n animal for each letter of the alphabet, here you <\/p>\n go!)<\/p>\n Since we are leaving next Saturday for <\/p>\n Wisconsin, not to return until Dec. 30th, we wanted her <\/p>\n to get a chance to appreciate it. Besides, both Brian <\/p>\n and I have gotten our Christmas presents from each <\/p>\n other, so Analise deserved the same! Anyway, she was <\/p>\n impressed by the snowman wrapping paper, and she needed <\/p>\n a little nudge to start tearing the paper off. But when <\/p>\n she saw the corner of the box with 3 of the animals in <\/p>\n view, she got really excited. We were not let down as <\/p>\n we opened it… she loves it! She got even more excited <\/p>\n as I opened each next bag of animals. She played with <\/p>\n it for hours before collapsing into a 2.5 hour nap. <\/p>\n When she woke up, she squealed with delight to find the <\/p>\n zoo and animals awaiting her in the living room. I know <\/p>\n what my family is saying, that we’re terrible for not <\/p>\n being able to wait or keep secrets, but let me tell ya, <\/p>\n there was not ANY less excitement in our household with <\/p>\n Christmas this morning! Here’s Analise, the <\/p>\n zookeeper:)<\/p>\n Santa Adventures<\/b> visit Santa at the mall. When we arrived, though, Santa <\/p>\n was unavailable because he was having breakfast with <\/p>\n special needs kids. We decided to try the other mall in <\/p>\n town, since Analise was all dressed up for a picture <\/p>\n with him. When we got there, Santa was sweet and jolly <\/p>\n looking, and Analise was beautiful in her Christmas <\/p>\n dress. But she wouldn’t go near him and burst into <\/p>\n tears when he tried to hold her hand. Not even a sucker <\/p>\n could convince her he was nice enough. So there will be no picture of Analise with Santa this year, but we snagged this one in our rocking chair on the front porch when we got home. I have to share this amazing Christmas light display with you. If you CLICK HERE and be patient while it loads (it’s a 4.9MB file!), you’ll see the coolest synchronized light and music display I’ve ever seen. 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\nPS – Brian just said, “No one’s going to read the blog that I posted now, because they’ll be so busy reading your fun one.” He wanted me to post a link to his, but maybe you could take a second and read his blog<\/a><\/b> and even leave him a comment:) Thanks, y’all! Hope the joy of the Christmas season is filling your heart and home!<\/p>\n![](\"\/photos\/family\/nosantapic.jpg\")
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