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| - My DD and I didn't go home for the holidays this year, so we were bored and looking for something to do on the evening of Christmas Day. I opened the Yelp app and the first thing I saw was a Yelp friend's photos of this place.
I checked the website first, which offered helpful tips (e.g. park on Granite Reef and walk to the house) and tidbits (a suggested donation of $5 is appreciated). There was a nice crowd already there when we arrived, but it never felt too crowded. I was able to park on Granite Reef, walk across the street, and to the house, about a hundred feet away.
The display and light show was amazing. Keep in mind, this is actually someone's home, which they've opened (the outside grounds; not the inside. Please don't try to get inside their home.) to the public to enjoy. The front yard was completely transformed into a winter wonderland. During the light show, the lights will dance along to the beat of the music selection. There was manufactured snowfall at various times throughout our time there. It was so beautiful.
There were lots of selfie and group photo opportunities, from the front yard's display, the humongous bear and sled, snowman, and reindeer on their driveway. Walk up the driveway and enter the next phase, which included a fire pit with tree stump seats and utensils for making s'mores and roasting marshmallows, and a makeshift festive walk-through "mine," which included a Frozen display, complete with the soundtrack. So if you heard a grown woman painfully belting out, 'Let it Go,' that was unapologetically me.
They also had a stand, where you could buy hot cocoa (in regular or the family recipe), marshmallows, etc. I thanked the woman at the stand for opening up their home and bringing joy. (She said it was her son's house.)
The public was well behaved and courteous, with the exception of a male who thought it was a good idea to show up (with his son) wearing a hat with Trump's words "Grab her by the ....." on it. Dude, politics aside, that was just plain ole bad taste. THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
The display is open from 07Dec-31Dec (for 2016), from 6pm-10pm. I happily left my donation in one of the various donation slots throughout the property. I can only imagine what that APS bill must be by the end of the season.
Thank you Birkett family for this beautiful display, and thanks Yelp for the great find!
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