2013
2013 was a bit lean for pictures. I was frustrated with the fact that my one big addition, turned out miserable due to product manufacturing problems. That caused another addition to suffer and not have a full impact. I hope to have things turned around for 2014.
Another perspective most don't get a chance to
see during the Season. It is Command Central. This is my Home Office during
the day, it is where our Golden Girls spend most of their time, and it gets
real crowded from Thanksgiving to after the show stops for the year. You can
see my "Santa in the Window" set up with the projector right next to my
chair. The table is from the living room. The Tree above requires us to move
it out of the Living Room, and serves as a "catch all" in my office.
This guy, I fell in love with because of the
Dalmatians puppies he holds. So I needed to find a spot for him, and felt he
could greet folks as they walked up the driveway. In 2014, I have another
Santa blow mold that will be opposite him on the other side of the driveway.
A snapshot looking from the Street Entrance, looking
North on 236th Ave. The Candle and Soldier blow molds act as a barrier, as
there is a drop off right there into the culvert. Several years ago, a child
took a flying leap unbeknownst to him after putting a donation in our
Donation Box. His pride was hurt, but I needed to make sure that hazard was
blocked. You'd be amazed at how much thought goes into placement of items to
serve a particular purpose.
This is a shot of Center Stage with what was supposed
to be the Big Splash for 2013. The RGB Tree. Most guests were kind and said
it looked OK. This tree will rock in 2014, or that is the plan at least.
What is not lit in this picture are the Mini Trees that in 2012, made up the
Heart in my Mom's Memorial Vignette.
This is Ice Zee. He was the second big addition that
was supposed to sing, dance and weasel his way into the Show. Due to
the pixel failure rate on the RGB Tree, he sadly did a great Vanna White
impersonation. He looked great, but really did nothing in the show.
Our Sno-Family. Dad plays a bit part in one of our guest favorites, "Yellow
Snow", a Bob Rivers, Twisted Tune. Behind it, you can see that I had the
Tree Within a Tree in a different spot in the yard as well.
The next series of pictures was the newly renovated North Pole Vignette in
the East Yard. The center piece, besides the North Pole, was a new Train I
picked up from a fellow decorator in Colorado. He was downsizing his display
and we re-purposed Thomas Train to Woodinville Wonderland. It was a huge hit
with the kids. In 2014, this will get an overhaul with more Road Arches to
act as a barrier to keep the children from entering the yard. They all
wanted to go get an up close and personal view of it as it whirled
around.....
Outside of these shots, most of the display features can be seen from
pictures in other years. 2014 we have a pretty large juggle coming. So
hopefully there will be a lot of pictures to show all the changes.
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