Who are the Ritters? Some secret branch of our family that is just now being revealed? No - nothing quite THAT exciting. The Ritters are a family in our neighborhood that we have never actually met, but I think they have become part of our Christmas tradition. Let me explain.
While Casey and Peg were here for Thanksgiving, they were on a walk with Adam and saw a house in the distance with some decorations in the front yard and decided to check it out. When they walked over to the house, they found that the house was totally COVERED in lights (think Griswold style). They came back and told us about it and said we had to go see it at night.
So, we loaded up the kids and took a little walk.
We could not believe it when we arrived. You can't make it out in this picture, but it says Merry Christmas from The Ritters in the arch over the driveway. Apparently, they do this every year and have won awards for their display. The lights are timed to music that plays in the yard, but they also have a radio station dedicated to playing the music so you can listen from the warmth of your car if you want. Click Here to see a website that the family created with all the information.
There are 25,000 lights and something like 250 statues that make up the display! What's also cool is that they have a big box in front of the house to collect food for the food pantry in exchange for viewing the spectacle in their yard, so we brought a bunch of stuff to put in there.
I've already driven the kids past a few more times when coming home at night. I think this will definitely be something to add to our Christmas activities! Thanks, Ritters, for your hard work and Christmas spirit!
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We've been visitng their house during the Christmas season for several years and we just can't imagine our holidays being the same without them. What a treat!
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