In Search of Christmas Lights

Driving around in search of decked out homes in Christmas lights is something we like to do each year. This has been tradition for nineteen years now. Of course, it wouldn't be a perfect experience without coffee so we first made a quick stop at Starbucks.
We drove through several neighborhoods. Some were South of Seattle while others were in the Seattle area.

There was a lot of "wow!" and "look!" coming from Riley. He loved it!

This one had tons of bright colored lights and it had loud music playing.

My favorite ones were the religious ones. It always touches my heart when I see displays of Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus or people that take the time to make signs displaying bible verses on them like these folks had. After all, that is the true meaning of Christmas, right?!

To conclude our search for Christmas lights we chose Gene Coulon Beach Park. It sits right on Lake Washington. It was a very cold night plus it was sprinkling. We had our thick jackets on and our scarves. People walk in the middle of all the Christmas lights displays.

Taking night pictures with my phone doesn't really provide good quality pictures but happy for the ones I did captured. The cold didn't stop Riley not one bit. He made sure to pose with style without being told to do so, lol. He wanted to go with brother and sister and walk along the pier but we objected because it was windier there and the pier wooden floor was wet and very slippery.

Once we were done looking at all these lights we sped walked to the car. Again, thank goodness for the heated seats! Also, good thing I always have cozy blankets in my car which the kids were all covered up with.
Happy for the cold weather which equals fun happy cozy times. That's what December/winter was meant to feel like.

Remember Ecclesiastes 3:11.
I am SO thankful that God gave us four seasons to enjoy. I love that. Thank You!