ST. GEORGE — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Reflection Way in St. George.
And Halloween. And Thanksgiving.
As a way to try to cheer people up in a time of self-isolation and social distancing, one St. George family has taken it upon themselves to bring some holiday cheer to their neighborhood. The Morgans have set up all of their holiday inflatables on their front lawn at 60 Reflection Way.
Pretty much every holiday that takes place between October and December is represented right now on the Morgans’ front lawn – from Halloween ghosts to a Thanksgiving turkey and a 20-foot-tall Santa towering above the house.
Brian Morgan told St. George News he got the idea from his daughter, who works with troubled youth and who told her father that she wanted to bring joy to people in some troubled times.
“We do it every holiday, and my daughter came to me and said, ‘Dad, I’d like to put out the pull-ups on the front yard. You okay with that?'” Morgan said. “So we decided to put it up. My daughter and I and my son came out and we put it up in a couple hours.”
The Morgans are not alone. According to the New York Times, families around the country are taking the boxes out of storage and putting their holiday decorations back up. On Twitter, #christmasinmarch is trending.
“This was to bring some joy to the neighborhood,” Morgan said.
It turns out it hasn’t been just the neighborhood kids who have been excited.
” We’ve had a lot of responses from grown ups,” Morgan said. “Because they smile, it makes their day too.”
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Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Brian Morgan's yard is a collection of holiday inflatables to bring some joy to his St. George, Utah, neighborhood while people deal with coronavirus self-isolation, March 25, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
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Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.