2009 (“Keeping It Simple”)


This was a funny year in regards to my thinking about the light show.  Of course, not much happened during the first half of the year and in June I attended the first West Coast Christmas Light show conference and expo, which I had a small hand in planning.  I created a Facebook Fan page for Breton Lights and everything seemed on track.  Then I got tired of it all.  Doing the show has prevented us from traveling on both Thanksgiving and Christmas break for the past 3 years.  Adding the snow machine, fountains, and white batting on the lawn in 2008 was exhausting.  I just didn’t feel like it any more.  As we worked through possible vacation plans, and as we got closer to October, I felt the pull, started to think about all the people who come to see the lights, and began to remember how much I love doing it.  So, we’re on for this years show but we are going to keep it simple with just a few changes.  Here’s our current plans.

  1. •Break 25,000 lights!

  2. •Add add least one new song

  3. •New mega tree topper / star

  4. •New roof lights
    (white, red, blue, green, & purple)

Here are our goals for this year:

  1. Bullet25,000+ Lights

  2. Bullet200+ Strings

  3. Bullet100 Extension cords

  4. Bullet100 Amps / 12,000 watts

  5. Bullet19 Songs

  6. BulletCollect canned food

    Here’s the current status / final results:

  7. Bullet26,012 Lights

  8. Bullet205 strings plus Star, Presents, Nativity, Snowman, Penguins, and Drums

  9. Bullet103 Extension cords

  10. Bullet101 Amps / 12,207 watts (if everything is on at once)

  11. BulletCosts about $6.00, in power, a week to run the show

  12. Bullet23 Songs

  13. Bullet3 Inflatables

  14. Bullet1500 Free Candy Canes


Check out the blog for current status updates as well as some photos taken along the way.

Click on this link to see the full 2009 photo gallery.



 

  1. BulletBreton Lights 2008