Here's one of our 'little friends' helping us out.  Actually he is helping himself to a meal.  A very expensive meal.  For some reason squirrels seem to love green LED lights.  Take my advice.  Don't put those $10 per string lights anywhere near a tree!!!

We brought in some experts to take care of this little "problem."

Speaking of helpers... here is one of our four-legged furballs making a new home in our window wreathes.  Surprisingly he does try to help by scaring off the squirrels who eat lights (see above) - too bad he's not too steathly.  Probably something about that bell tied around his neck.  (Which he does his best to get rid of.)

Another version of 'help'.  This is how we get those light strings and spheres so high up in the trees.  Thank you NES Rentals for the 40' lift!

This is my beloved wife fighting off her acrophobia in the lift bucket.  Here she is up about 20 feet running some lights - most of which the squirrels will leave alone.  The green ones on the other hand.... they taste like candy!

Our Christmas card from 2007.

The 2008 display.  Not all of the lights are on - I took this shot during the show.

The 2010 display.  Please ignore the dead squirrel at the bottom of the evergreen.

I had nothing to do with it.  Besides, he was asking for it!

The 2011 display.  Hard to see all of the elements but my camera angle was limited by a 40 CY dumpster in the neighbors yard across the street.

Hamming it up for the TFP photographer.