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โ€˜Tees' the season at mini-golf themed Christmas display in Dallas

The Dallas family behind the display has gone all out for the past few years

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โ€˜Teesโ€™ the season and all anyone wants at one Dallas home is a hole-in-one.

Putt-Putt Golf is the theme for this yearโ€™s display in the Milam family's front yard.

โ€œItโ€™s kind of like how can we put a creative spin on things that arenโ€™t very Christmas-y,โ€ said mom Katie Milam.

Milam says weeks of work went into the interactive six-hole course which 11-year-old Beckham Phillips and his mom Bonnie made a beeline for after school.

โ€œHe saw this installation go up yesterday. I knew as soon as we got out of school today we were going to have to come over and play some holes,โ€ said Bonnie Phillips, a neighbor.

Much of the material is recycled from previous years. The artificial turf on the mini-golf course was used to make a Christmas tree a couple of years ago, and a taffy candy loop on one hole was a fire ring.

Themes in years past include ET, Evil Knievel and the Mario Brothers.

Dallas family's over the top Christmas display

Milam says the elaborate displays began during the pandemic โ€œwhen we had some extra time on our hands.โ€

Now, she says the family of four makes time.

โ€œIt makes people happy. We want to be the fun house,โ€ said Milam.

The display is located on Belmont Avenue in Dallas. Its hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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