Holiday Cheer 2018 {3} - Holiday Lights, Magical Nights!

For those of you who haven't gone to this light display before, here are the details. The Holiday Lights display in Decorah is put on by Helping Services for Youth & Families. The Pulpit Rock campground is set up each year with TONS of light displays and it stays up from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Volunteers staff it each night as drivers pass through and you're encouraged to make a free-will donation. They also tell you to turn your radio to a local station for Christmas tunes as you drive through and some nights, even Santa is there!

While there is a sidewalk that takes you right up to the campground thanks to the Trout Run Trail, you can also catch a ride from a local bus company. The boys are still obsessed with buses so we always park in the nearby parking area by the soccer fields and ride in an Earl bus to the campground. Even better, if you decide to go on the night with the walking tour, you'll be greeted by food and cookies from local vendors.

This year's annual walking tour for Holiday Lights Magical Nights came on the last day of our vacation. We decided before we left that we still wanted to attend this event so we made our way back just in time for the festivities. We knew the boys needed to go to bed early because they didn't nap so we kept our visit briiieeeeeffff. The boys beelined towards the firetruck so we got some cute shots of them posing. After that, we headed straight towards Santa and were able to take photos with him as well as with another photographer! We didn't realize this was going to be there so that was a treat! After that, we grabbed some delicious cookies and then waited for the bus to pick us up again. Like I said, short and sweet!

Family Photos by Rachel Reilly Photography