Tennessee Xmas - Celebrations

Homecoming

Around noon time on Christmas Eve, Matt brings Christine and Cody home from the hospital. We are all happy everyone made it home for the holidays.

Christmas Day

Relatives and friends come to see the new baby Cody and for celebrations

Three generations of Flowers PaPaw, Brooklyn, Cody, and Matt

Matt's brother Wayne

Matt's brother Joey with Brooklyn

A Redneck Christmas

Hey this is Tennessee where the state sport is huntin' (g is silent) and the state color is "Forest Camo."  Little did I realize before this trip that there are so many varieties of camouflage.

Deer, do you think these go with my hair

Frankly Scarlett, I don't give a damn!

The women folk generally get kitchen and child care related presents.

Brooklyn's kitchen Uh.. there are lots of small parts to step on

Baby dolls pile up

Ah great - an artist easel. MaMaw approves.

A new fancy coffee maker

A slow cooker ... better to cook venison in

Ahhh chocolate - now that's a gift I can use

The men folk generally get huntin' and work related gifts.

New water proof camo boots

A plastic deer skull for taxidermy

A new welding jacket for PaPaw

Welllll.... girls can be taught to fish and hunt.

A toy huntin' bow

Complete with plastic deer to shoot

and a Redneck RV tent

Christmas dinner consists of deep fried wild turkey (raised by Matt and PaPaw from eggs), Corralitos ham, and all the fixin's (g is again silent) supplied by one of those California women. Yup, at least some of them can cook. MaMaw Marti you kin come back anytime.

Slicing turkey

Whew - we missed this holiday Hey - we're "Heritage" hens

Day after Christmas

No presents left under the tree

Brooklyn plays with the boxes rather than her new toys

Time to git a packin' (silent g) and head back home to California and Corralitos.  MaMaw Judy from Florida will be takin' over the grandma shift in a few days. May angels watch over y'all until we can return for the Spring bloom in the Smokies.