In shorts and surrounded by green leaves, Brad Boyink gets ready for the Christmas season by stringing up lights on the roof of his Spring Lake Township home on Heather Court Saturday, September 10, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Volunteers (from left) Missy Looman, Rick Boyink, Mike Olivier, Ken Nordin, and Don Looman, sort through Christmas lights Sunday, October 2, 2011. Volunteers help the show's creator, Brad Boyink, start at the beginning of September and work every weekend through Thanksgiving. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Jason Brandt, left, has a bird's eye view as he and other volunteers at the house next door install Christmas lights Saturday, October 8, 2011. 13 houses participate in the Holiday Road show. Brandt lives in Grand Haven. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Mary Todd, left, and Tom Taylor help to install Christmas lights Saturday, October 8, 2011. Todd and Taylor are from Grand Haven. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Special Olympics athlete, Barbara Bingham, 26, installs Christmas lights Saturday, November 5, 2011. Holiday Road's creator, Brad Boyink, said 100% of the donations will go to local Special Olympics. Based on previous shows, Boyink is projecting a $30-$40,000 donation. Boyink covers the production costs from his company, Computerized Lighting. "It's fantastic," Barbara's mother, Cathy Bingham said. "Anything we can do to help somebody that's helping other people." Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Bethany Curtis, 8, takes a moment to do cartwheels while volunteering to set up Christmas lights Saturday, November 5, 2011. The first Saturday after Halloween is the largest work day for volunteers who work on installing the lawn decorations in preparation for the Holiday Road show on Heather Court in Spring Lake Township. Bethany, who is from Muskegon, was helping because her grandparents live in the neighborhood. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Brad Boyink uses a laptop computer inside his garage to test Christmas lights on his home Sunday, November 6, 2011. The lights are synchronized to music. "I've pretty much given up on keeping track of it," Boyink said of the time he spends programming, but estimates it's about 100 hours per song for all the houses in the show. "Every single bulb is individually programmed on my house." Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Neighbors (from left) Brian and Beth Coulier, Brian DeBlanc, Bob Reichel, Julie DeBlanc, Wendy and Brian Green stand around a fire while taking part in "Family and Friends Night" Saturday, November 19, 2011. The event is a way for Brad Boyink to test and make final adjustments to the show, while the neighborhood celebrates with a potluck. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

In this long camera exposure, cars drive through the Holiday Road show on Heather Court in Spring Lake Township Friday, November 25, 2011. The show features 300,000 energy efficient LED lights on 13 houses and costs less than $250 a month to operate. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

"The reason I do it is because it brings families together, it's a lot of fun and it's just something really good for the community," said Holiday Road creator, Brad Boyink. Here, Boyink (center) is silhouetted against his home during opening night of the show Friday, November 25, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Cars back up on West Spring Lake Road, waiting to turn onto Heather Court for the Holiday Road show in Spring Lake Township Friday, November 25, 2011. The show is known to have waits longer than one hour and require police traffic control. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Valerie Wait, front left, and her brother, Michael Zurawski, front right, were the first in line opening night of the show Friday, November 25, 2011. Also in the car was their mother, Dorothy Grissom, Zurawski's wife, Krista, and their children, Conor (cq), 11, and Hannah, 8. The Zurawski family was visiting from Peachtree City, Ga. Wait and Grissom are from Grand Haven. Michael Zurawski said he was surprised at how elaborate the show was. "I thought he was the Griswolds," he said about the show's creator, Brad Boyink, comparing him to the fictional family in the Christmas comedy movie, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Jessica Tysman holds her daughter, Amelia, 3, as she reaches out for Nathan, 9, during Nathan's adoption proceeding into the Tysman family as part of Michigan Adoption Day at Ottawa County Probate Court in West Olive Township Tuesday, November 22, 2011. They are from Grand Haven. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

People laugh as Ariannah, 5, and Angel Sale, 3, use the gavel of Chief Probate Judge Mark Feyen to make their adoption official. The Sale family is from Fennville. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Ariannah, 5, holds Michael Sale's hands before her adoption proceeding. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Teresa Dunn hugs Nathan Tysman, 9, after he was adopted. Dunn is a friend of the Tysman family who are from Grand Haven. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

The hand of a pin-in accident victim hangs out of a car as a Crockery Township firefighter uses "Jaws of Life" to help extract him on I-96 near 112th Avenue Friday, November 25, 2011. Firefighters said the accident wasn't life-threatening. The accident also involved a truck. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

(From left) Anijah Mayhue, 8, Azaria Boyd, 8, and Myyana Cockrell, 7, play during recess at Martin Luther King Leadership Academy in Grand Rapids Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The students are taking part in a program called PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) that encourages and recognizes good behavior. Azaria said her positive act during recess was taking the time to listen and watch Anijah do tricks. Copyright © The Grand Rapid Press

Hadley is pictured inside Sarah Uzarski's apartment Thursday, December 1, 2011. Hadley was brought back to health by the Humane Society of West Michigan after it was doused with gasoline and set on fire in 2009. Uzarski adopted the cat after the abuse. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Grand Rapids firefighter John Kurkowski uses a stethoscope on Griselda Vargas' dog, Princess, after firefighters rescued it from a fire inside Vargas' home at 1018 Lafayette Ave. SE Friday, December 2, 2011. Princess, and her other dog, Daisy, were both saved after they had been hiding in the basement. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

A Grand Rapids firefighter is surrounded by smoke as he cuts a hole into the roof while responding to a fire at 447 Franklin St. SE Friday, December 2, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Griselda Vargas, right, is comforted by her daughter Yareli Rodriguez, 19, left, and friend Blanca Hurcochea, while watching her house burn at 1018 Lafayette Ave. SE Friday, December 2, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids

Lowell's Blake Lyman, right, scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Walled Lake Western's Joshua Jones in the Division 2 semifinal game at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant Saturday, November 19, 2011. It was Lowell's last touchdown in regulation as they went on to win 42-35 in overtime. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Donna Tune, left, and Pat Colpitts lift a 19-pound turkey at Meijer, 2425 Alpine Ave. NW, Tuesday, November 15, 2011. The two sisters live in Comstock Park. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

After a veterinarian saved his dog Chico, Pete Pantoja, 76, said he had a dream inspiring him to build a shrine to thank Jesus outside his apartment at 1041 Grandville Ave SW. Here, Pantoja watches traffic from the shrine Sunday, August 7, 2011. He hopes the shrine will be a symbol of Jesus' love to the community and spends much of his time sitting there. "Maybe it will open up their eyes and make life eaiser for them," he said. The right side of the shrine predominantly has animal figurines while the left side has religious statues. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Pete Pantoja's apartment Sunday, September 11, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

A biker passes Pete Pantoja's shrine Sunday, September 11, 2011. He hopes the shrine will be a symbol of Jesus' love to the community. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Pete Pantoja's dog Chico, pictured Sunday, September 11, 2011, inspired him to build the shrine outside his apartment. "My dog was in bad health and I thought he was dying," Pantoja explained. A vet helped save Chico and Pantoja was so thankful, he decided to build a shrine thanking Jesus. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Pete Pantoja's mailbox outside his apartment Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Pete Pantoja, 76, talks about the shrine near his sister, Carmen Curbelo, 80, inside his apartment Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Pantoja lives alone with his two dogs, Chico and Pee Wee. Curbelo, who lives in New York, was visiting Pantoja for the first time in 22 years. She wasn't surprised to see the shrine, but said she didn't expect it to be so large. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Artwork depicting a religious figure that is part of Pete Pantoja's shrine Tuesday, August 16, 2011. The damaged statue was found and rescued by Pantoja, who glued it back together before putting it on display. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Pete Pantoja, 76, puts glue on an animal figurine before adding it to his shrine outside his apartment Tuesday, August 16, 2011. The shrine is a work in progress for Pantoja and he is always on the lookout for additional items in local stores and magazines. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

A statue of Mary that is part of Pete Pantoja's shrine Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Pete Pantoja, 76, is pictured inside his apartment Thursday, September 8, 2011. Pantoja's home is filled with his artistic decorating. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Davian Stands-Gilpin, 13, of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S.D., performs a traditional healing dance for children at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Friday, November 4, 2011. She was moved to tears when she saw the children. "I was overwhelmed," she said. The event was presented by the Gathering Thunder Foundation of Rockford. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

With a little imagination, a tree along the "Walk-a-Mile" trail at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Norton Shores looks to have a ghostly face Saturday, October 22, 2011. The motion blur in the picture was created with a slow shutter speed and circular camera movement. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Mary Lefere works to find a highway route on a map in order to help build high level cognitive skills as part of occupational therapy at Mary Free Bed in Grand Rapids Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Lefere was critically injured in a car accident in March. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

(From left) Hope College students Andy Wiersum, Ben Johnson and Dan Kraakevik react after attending a prayer service at Dimnent Memorial Chapel Tuesday, October 25, 2011, after Joshua P. Boerigter was struck and killed by a train Monday night near campus. "We're coming together as a community," Kraakevik said. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Nuns of the Trinitarians of Mary prepare to take part in a Rosary procession outside their house in Lowell Friday, October 7, 2011. The Trinitarians of Mary are a contemplative order that began in Mexico. "Blue is the color of our Lady (Mary)," said Sister Ines. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Trinitarians of Mary nuns (from left) Sister Ines, Sister Maria del Carmen, Sister Mary of Jesus and Sister Veronica worship inside their chapel in Lowell Friday, October 7, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Sister Veronica, of the Trinitarians of Mary, mows the lawn outside her house in Lowell Friday, October 7, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Trinitarians of Mary nuns Sister Angela, left, and Sister Montserrat rake walnuts and leaves outside their house in Lowell Friday, October 7, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Nuns of the Trinitarians of Mary study scripture inside their house in Lowell Friday, October 14, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Nuns of the Trinitarians of Mary study scripture inside their house in Lowell Friday, October 14, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Sister Veronica, of the Trinitarians of Mary, holds the statue of of our Blessed Mother Mary after taking part in a Rosary procession outside her house in Lowell Friday, October 7, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Walker Police carry out the casket out of the sanctuary after the conclusion of the funeral for Walker police Officer Trevor Slot at Resurrection Life Church Friday, October 21, 2011. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Police officers wait to exit after the funeral. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press

Kim Slot, wife of Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot, hugs a family member. Copyright © The Grand Rapids Press