A Tennessee Christmas Part 1

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This post is a little late, but better late than never!

Over Christmas break 2013 my husband and I took off about 2 week from work, and had a great Christmas/New Years. The big event was going to Tennessee to see Grandma Mary and Grandpa Jack.

The 2013 Christmas Timeline:


Friday December 20th: last day of work and Punkin's class Christmas party (no pictures, or I can't find them....)

Saturday December 21st: Christmas with Nana and Papa, and the rest of Husband's family



Password journal!

Happy Happy joy joy!!

MMM smell that soap!

 Sunday December 22nd: Church, and then road trip to Tennessee. We didn't leave until 3:30pm, which was challenging. Most of the trip was after dark. I wanted to stop and stay the night at Baton Rouge (after a big dinner at Cracker Barrel), but he did not like this idea, so he kept driving. At 2am I performed a very risky stunt by waking up, drinking coffee, and attempting to drive and act awake. After 1 hour of that I asked him to drive the last 30 minutes. He did, and that was a relief.

Cheese!!!

Where's my food?

Cracker Barrel, mmmmm

Tuesday December 24th: Punkin woke up with an ear infection, so we were at the urgent care clinic for the morning hours, ate a nice tamale dinner (our traditional Christmas Eve food), and then went to Starry Nights lights and petting zoo. FUN!

waiting to see the doctor

Still waiting- not feeling great

Eye Spy Christmas Version with Grandma

Starry Nights! The entrance was very pretty....Grandma showed us the back way with no lines....

The Christmas Village petting Zoo...A PONY!! (is he eating her jacket?!)

IPK was in heaven...she loves animals

I had so much fun with these kids that night. Love them!!


Is that a camel? Oh my...good memories!




Part 2 of Tennessee Christmas Coming soon......

Tink

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