Christmas tiiime...was here

As we all know, lights play a huge part when it comes to Christmas season. In fact, aside from opening presents, the lights are what brought my family together as a whole during this time. Back in my hometown, Fairfield, California, there was a place, or in this case, street that everyone visited around Christmas time called "Candy Cane Lane." I'm pretty sure that Candy Cane Lane was not specifically in Fairfield, this is just the one that my family and I live closest to. Our Candy Cane Lane is located in downtown Fairfield and is famously known for their Christmas lights display every year by the residents. Basically whomever lived on Candy Cane Lane competed against each other for the most spectacular house that year. I'm pretty sure their prize is getting front page in the Fairfield newspaper (they don't get paid...) and they still enjoy it. I really enjoyed the creativity in the decisions they made to decorate their houses. Along with the front of the house, the mailboxes, street lights, lawns, and sometimes even the side walks were decorated. People can either drive in their cars down the street (which is what we did) or they can park and simply walk down the streets getting better looks at the scenery (if they parked, they were served free hot chocolate). Here are some of the things that I saw when we visited last year. I apologize for the blurriness, we were driving. 

If the images are too blurry for you to see, here's a link to more images of Candy Candy Lane in Fairfield. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=candy+cane+lane+fairfield+ca+pictures&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pqRHU571LKLhygG24ICoBg&ved=0CCUQsAQ&biw=1093&bih=528