Every year for probably the last five years or so, some (or all of us!) have volunteered for an evening at the Rotary of Lights Christmas lights display in December.
This was the first year that I went along, and I hope to not miss it again!
There were a couple of years that Tate and Eliza were just too little, and another year where the weather was really bad – so I had stayed home with them.
Team Moschel was all together that night this year!
It was SUPER FUN!!
The weather was good for it this year – cold – but not windy, snowing, raining, or sleeting.
Our jobs were to collect money and food donations, load the food truck, and to direct traffic.
We were mostly together the whole night, except when Grant and Lane would run together to other drop off points to gather the food donations to go onto the food truck.
I stood at the spot where the cars were leaving the drive-though display holding the donation bucket and must of said “Merry Christmas! Don’t forget to turn your headlights back on!” close to 2,356 times, ha, ha!
I always had someone next to me to grab the food donations and put them in the truck.
We worked a two hour shift, and Chad was on traffic duty the whole time.
He really enjoy it!
After our shift was over we walked through the light display all together.
Some of us were getting tired!
What a fun night and a wonderful Christmas tradition to have with the kids!
This is organized through Blake’s work, and we are always so thankful for how much they get involved in supporting our community!
We always do this the first weekend of December, and it is a great start for that month.
Do you all have fun traditions like this too that you do with the whole family?
Here’s to many more years of the blessing of participating in this, Lord willing!!
The Rotary of Lights is a beautiful place to be!!
