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Published December 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

Christmas Decor for Relander house


Melissa Crayford, executive director of Christmas Décor’s River Falls office, was overseeing the operation.

  • Melissa Crayford, executive director of Christmas Décor’s River Falls office, was overseeing the operation.
  • Bridget Relander stands in front of her North Hudson home while a five-person crew from Christmas Décor of River Falls decorates it. Relander cried when she got the call saying her family had been selected for the company’s Decorated Family program.
  • Bridget Relander, left, and Melissa Crayford watch the progress of the Christmas decorating at Relander’s North Hudson home.
  • Petty Officer 1st Class Bryan Relander of North Hudson is on deployment in Kuwait. He’s a manager at the Menards store in West St. Paul in civilian life.
  • Edward Relander, 10, is a student at North Hudson Elementary School. He’s shown here with his little brother Johnathan, 3.
  • The late Amanda Neff, left, was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Her husband, Terry Neff Jr. of Hudson, is a pilot with the Air National Guard.
  • The Neff children -- Hannah, 10, Nathan, 9, and Lauren, 8 -- pose with their pet poodle.
  • Bridget and Bryan Relander’s North Hudson home shines in the night after being decorated by Christmas Décor of River Falls.