{"id":2696,"date":"2010-12-29T06:52:19","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T11:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2013-07-01T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T15:43:04","slug":"our-favorite-bismarck-mandan-christmas-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=2696","title":{"rendered":"Our favorite Bismarck-Mandan Christmas display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/kennedy_ave_xmas_9092.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"265\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>If you like Christmas celebrations, certainly you&#8217;ve passed by this house near the intersection of Kennedy Avenue and N 23rd Street. If you haven&#8217;t, you only have a couple more days in which to check it out! It&#8217;s worth your time.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/kennedy_ave_xmas_9100.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>This display gets better every year, with familiar characters placed strategically around the yard. I like to think that this version of the Grinch is the one <i>after<\/i> his heart grew three sizes that day!<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/kennedy_ave_xmas_9108.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>Of course, the stars of the show have to be the abominable snowmen&#8230;not one, but two! The original big guy now has a little Mini Me monster to keep him company.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/kennedy_ave_xmas_9120.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>Some of you may recall that some chowderhead(s) stole the head off the big snow monster a year or two ago. Not only has the big guy been repaired, but I&#8217;m told that security measures are in place. Hopefully nobody tries it again, but if they do I hope they get a beatin&#8217;!<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/kennedy_ave_xmas_9123.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>Let&#8217;s not forget the real reason for Christmas, the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. No Christmas display, no matter how elaborate, would be complete without a nativity scene.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/kennedy_ave_xmas_4754.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>A sign out front invites passers-by to get out and walk around, taking in the sights. The weather was pretty decent so I accepted the invitation to take my little boys out for a walk. They loved the whole display (and the free candy).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s nice to see the display still going strong for a few more days after Christmas. I&#8217;ve always liked continuing past Christmas Day until the New Year&#8217;s holiday has passed before taking down Christmas decorations and getting set for another eleven months of waiting. If you need one mroe little shot of Christmas cheer, don&#8217;t hesitate to take it all in before the displays get stowed away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you like Christmas celebrations, certainly you&#8217;ve passed by this house near the intersection of Kennedy Avenue and N 23rd Street. If you haven&#8217;t, you only have a couple more days in which to check it out! 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