Thursday, January 23, 2014

Santa Claus Came to Tennessee



We may have celebrated Christmas morning in Kentucky, but when we got back to Tennessee Christmas afternoon, Santa Claus had been to town.  Craig was convinced that old Santa out did himself this year.  I am certain Santa just wanted to fulfill Charley’s wish list of a princess, a castle and a present.  (She also asked for a baby doll, but Amma and Granddad got that for her.)  Santa had everything set up so cute, and Charley didn’t know where to start.  She got a Disney princess castle, 8 Disney princess dolls, 2 Disney princes, a baby carriage, Doc McStuffin’s doctor kit, Lambie stuffed animal, Minimus stuffed animal, USA puzzle, a microphone, and an umbrella.  Out of all the fun toys she got from Santa, her very favorite and most played with toy was the pink, princess umbrella.  It “rained” in our living room the rest of the night off and on, and luckily she was able to keep us all dry!  Her “boot” was filled with lots of her favorite things including stickers, lipstick, a movie, a recorder because it was like a whistle, panties and her first Tervis Tumbler, princess theme of course. 










 For her last present from Momma and Daddy, we sat down and told her she could get her ears pierced if she wanted, and we gave her Tiffany earrings to match her bow necklace from last year…her attention span barely lasted long enough to open the present….then it started “raining” again.  So glad we had that umbrella!  

Christmas Morning in Kentucky


Traditions continued Christmas morning when Granddad and Amma made a country breakfast for us, Granny Martha, Granddad Charlie, Granny Katherine and Papa.  After breakfast we opened presents with Granny Martha and Granddad Charlie.  Miss Priss assisted in opening each person’s present, of course not paying attention to what was inside…except for her presents, which she lost interest in after a couple of minutes.  Uncle Justin and Craig got matching jackets, Granny got her very own Coach purse, Granddad Charlie got an iPad, and they got me a chandelier for my closet (aka soon to be dressing room!)












Christmas Eve


If I had to sum up our Christmas Eve day in one word, I would go with special.  We had guests at brunch, fun with cousins, tasty meals, presents, a concert, laughs, and family bonding….all of which were special parts of one of my favorite days of the year.  

Granny Martha and Granddad Charlie’s House


















Granny Katherine and Papa’s House