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The Widmer Christmas: From Workshop to Wonderland in Pictures

Follow the journey of Bob Widmer as he handcrafts Christmas decorations for his family's backyard, golf course, and town, creating a festive wonderland for the holidays since the 1980s. Discover Santa Bob's visits and the joy of family traditions in this heartwarming tale.

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The Widmer Christmas: From Workshop to Wonderland in Pictures

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  1. 2000-2005 2001 2000 2005

  2. The Christmas season begins at the Widmers in July….

  3. Decoration Time Line

  4. Backyard before Christmasbegan early 1980’s

  5. Before Christmas reached the backyard 1989

  6. Workshop during production Bob makes all the wood figures, signs and designs by hand.

  7. October 2006 Festive for many holidays…

  8. Golf Course The Golf course was built by hand by Bob in 1993, used year round for parties and fun!

  9. Backyard Family’s town. Each building painted and designed by Bob for a family member.

  10. Front Yard

  11. Kids Play house Grandkidsplayhouse, converted to Barbie’s holiday home at Christmas

  12. Grandkids Play land

  13. Sometimes Bob just needs a little break…… Taking care of the Grandkids is tough, animal cookies in one hand and bottles in the other.

  14. Santa’s Helpers The first Grandbaby and Santa’s helper 1994 Santa’s Visit 2005 Santa Bob 1995 Grandbaby #3 starting early 1999 Grandbaby #2 Bob 1996

  15. Bob and Santa 1977 1986 1996 2004 2003 1995 1985

  16. 2006

  17. Santa’s Schedule for 2006 • Saturday December 9 6:00pm-8:00pm • Friday December 15 6:00pm – 8:00pm • Sunday December 17 5:00pm – 7:00pm • Friday December 22 6:00pm – 8:00pm • Saturday December 23 6:00pm-9:00pm

  18. The Transformation begins

  19. Work has begun

  20. The backyard areas starting to form….

  21. Fences going up, cleaning has begun

  22. November 24th After the first full day of construction

  23. November 30 Almost there….

  24. Opening Night The finished product. ENJOY!!!

  25. Thank you for joining us at Widmer World. Bob and Susan Widmer Kristine and Micaela Widmer Craig, Kimberly, Joe and Jill Eicher

  26. THE END, Bob and Sue I can’t wait to start shopping for next year! What are we going to add next year?

  27. Dedicated to my Mom and Dad, for all the wonderful years of joy and happiness you have given me.

  28. End of Chapter ThreeClose Your Browser to Returnto the Web Page

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