Some people are a step ahead when it comes to putting up Christmas lights this year.
"He comes and helps daddy every year," said Kathleen Gregovich. Gregovich and her family are putting up Christmas lights for the second time in Reno. They didn't seem to have any problems last year either.
"We were fine with it. It was our first year in Nevada so we learned that we had to anchor down everything a little bit more than we did where we previously lived because of the wind," said Gregovich.
If you're not careful, putting up Christmas lights can be dangerous.
"We do encourage you to have someone helping you with stabilizing the ladder. If one of you can lean up on or against the ladder with your feet, you can hold it in front to keep people from falling," suggested Reno Fire Battalion Chief Mark Winkleman.
Home Depot Customer Matt Otzwirk has been helping putting up lights since he was a kid 30 years ago.
"The biggest thing is the ladder. I put lights up pretty high and got to make sure that your ladder is sturdy,' said Otzwirk.
A new kind of decoration you can buy is not as risky. They're called projection lights. They seem to be a pretty popular item too.
"Some of the great benefits to that is you do not have to worry about getting on your ladder or things like that so you can just hangout and be safe and project everything onto the home itself," said Randy Dugan from Home Depot.
Even if you don't need a ladder you'll still want to check your electrical system and make sure it is in good shape.
"If you're plugging extension cords together outdoors you'll want to get some kind of protection for that cord that where the plug is so that when weather gets onto it, it does not cause a short and cause problems with the electrical system," said Winkleman.
The last thing you would want to do is overload your electrical system. Most boxes will have instructions on how many you can use.
"If you're running a single light or even a couple lights on that single circuit you'll be fine," said Dugan.
Of course you would never want to leave your Christmas lights on while you are asleep or away from home either.
