Every year, we take one or two nights to go look at lights. I bought several different "Christmas light glasses" a few years ago from a friend that we usually take with us, too; the glasses have holographic lenses that transform the lights into figures of stars, santa, snowmen, angels, snowflakes, & gingerbread men.
The kids each pick a pair of glasses to wear, and then they trade with each other as the evening unfolds. We went to look at lights twice this year: once in Salmon, and once in Tremonton.
There's one house up on the bar hill in Salmon that decorates their yard every winter with an abundance of Christmas figures, large blow-up decorations, and a smorgasborg of lights. It's our favorite place to look at in Salmon, and I'm so grateful that they take the time to decorate so extragavantly because it's such a delight to see!
Our favorite spot in Tremonton to look at lights is a house where they coordinate the lights to move and light up with songs. Last year, there were 6 songs, and it was a fun 20-minute show to watch. This year, it was moved from that house to the Tremonton City Center. You tune in your radio to a certain channel to hear the music as you're watching the free light show. This time there were songs added to the program, and it lasted about 35 minutes. It was SOOOO awesome to behold and totally put me in the Christmas spirit!!! (I've tried all morning to post a video of one song at the light show on here, but it wouldn't work).
Every other year, we go to see the lights on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, and stop at the "Bay of Lights" at Willard Bay on the way back to Tremonton. This year, we didn't go look at lights at those two places. The years in between, we see the Parade of Lights show in Salmon on the day after Thanksgiving. This year, the parade was smaller, but it was still just as much fun to see! And the parade floats threw candy out this year, too, which made all the kids so happy despite the cold temperatures!
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