christmas with MeMaw, Papa and Aunt Jennifer...

This Christmas was busy and definitely busy with J.Q. working Christmas Eve and the weekend after Christmas. We only really had Christmas Day to celebrate with our families. We also did not feel ready to travel with both kiddos yet...so, MeMaw, Papa and Aunt Jennifer came to Hohenwald to celebrate with us Christmas night.

Qualls was worn out! He slept in his swing for about 2 hours while we opened up presents!


Quinn and J.Q. opening presents! Quinn opened up a Lightening McQueen remote control car first...so, that is all he wanted to play with!!!



Qualls finally woke up and opened his presents! J.Q. and MeMaw helped him out!

**Please excuse my house! We were on the run for 2 days straight!!!

christmas at Granny/MeMaw's house...

A couple of years ago, we started doing stockings on Christmas morning at Granny's house (if you are wondering about the MeMaw...Luke started calling her MeMaw when he was younger so Meredith, Quinn, Luke and Noah call her MeMaw...and I am sure Qualls will when he starts talking). Quinn also calls her the Cat Lady because she has a cat named Tiger. That boy can come up with some things! Anyways, we go over early in the morning and open stockings with Granny, Uncle Tobey and Miss Jessica. I didn't get a picture of Granny this year but she got a set of pots and pans. She had been wanting them so instead of getting her a bunch of little things...she just got one present!

Uncle Tobey opening up his stocking! He gets the most recent season of Lost on DVD every year! I guess after this next year he will have to move on to some other show! He also got a bunch of movies with STRANGE names...Mister Lonely, Gummo, etc. I feel really sorry for Jessica! I just hope he watches them when she is not there!

Jessica and some of her stocking!!!

I didn't take many pictures this year at Granny's for some reason! I think I was trying to watch both boys and forgot about my camera! Here are just a couple...

J.Q. and Quinn checking out something Quinn got...I am sure it is something Lightening McQueen!!!

GiGi and the boys after opening presents! If you have not noticed...Quinn is a HUGE GiGi fan! If she is around...you will always find him close to her or on her lap!

Granny always goes way over the top with Christmas! She loves it so we just let her do it! We have complained for many years and it never makes a difference!!!

these boys must have been good this year...

Santa came for a visit this year and the boys must have been really good. J.Q. and I enjoyed watching Quinn get really excited! I am sure in the coming years both him and Qualls will be soooo much fun! Quinn's big present was his Lightening McQueen powerwheels car. He loves it! Qualls got baby toys that he will enjoy in the coming months!

We have a really cute Santa cookie plate but for some reason Santa moved his cookie and milk to the Lightening McQueen plate this year...I believe there is a theme going on!

Qualls and some of his toys that Santa brought him for being a good boy!!! It does look like a star is attached to his head in this pic...never noticed it till Julie Dilworth pointed it out to me on facebook! Ha!!!

Quinn telling us "bye" when he got in his car! He kept saying "me drive, mommy...me drive, mommy" over and over again!

christmas eve at GiGi and Pops' house...

Christmas Eve night is spent celebrating Christmas at GiGi and Pops' house. The kids have a wonderful time looking at their Christmas village and making the train go around it. I believe they have to get new batteries every year for the train because the kids run them down. The adults are usually tired of hearing the train's horn by the end of the night. We always have steak and baked potatoes for supper...it is a great break from the usually Christmas meal!!! Pops can cook a wonderful steak too!!!

Meredith and Quinn sitting on top of the playhouse in the playroom! They were ready for the presents!!!

Qualls' stepstool from GiGi and Pops! Love it! They got Quinn one for his first Christmas and he loves it and so do I! I put in Qualls' request really early this year!!!

The kids looking and playing with the Christmas Village's train. I believe Meredith is the conductor in this picture!


They play and play with this each year!

christmas eve at mamie paige's house...

Christmas Eve morning is always spent at Mamie Paige's house celebrating with my mom's side of the family. J.Q. did not get to join us because he had to work. I guess people need their medicine! This year, we welcomed two new babies to this side of our family...Qualls and sweet Anabelle, who was born a week earlier!

Mamie Paige, Mom/GiGi and Qualls. Mamie Paige loves that we named him Qualls after her last name and Mom's maiden name.

Uncle Tobey and Quinn. Everyone tells us that Quinn looks just like his Uncle Tobey...maybe not now but when he was younger! Just Kidding...We LOVE Uncle Tobey and wish him and Miss Jessica lived closer to us! One of mine and Quinn's New Years Resolutions...is to get them back to Nashville!!! Is it working yet, Uncle Tobey?

Mamie Paige with her grandkids and great grandkids...Uncle Tobey, Miss Jessica, Luke, Meredith and Quinn


Mamie Paige with Kathryn, Stephan, Sam, Summer and Anabelle.


We missed our Aunt Linda, my mom's sister, this year who passed away in April from Lung Cancer. She might not have been there in body but she was definitely there in spirit. We miss her each and every day!!!!

picture outtakes from our christmas card photo session...

Quinn saying he has "three clues" from Blues Clues...Qualls thinking what in the world is he doing?

I better never see a mugshot of Quinn...but if he had one at 2...this would be it!

Quinn doing his best Nixon

Quinn thinks Qualls is a dog...he always wants to pat his head?!? Who knows? Quinn doesn't even like dogs!!!

Looks like Qualls is saying "Lets Go" or probably better yet..."Can we be done with this?"

Thanks to J.Q. teaching Quinn this recently..Quinn giving Qualls bunny ears!

christmas parade and the rockettes...

We celebrated Christmas pretty much the whole month of December!

Quinn, Qualls, GiGi (my mom) and myself enjoyed our local town's Christmas parade at the beginning of the month. Quinn and I stood out in the cold and watched the parade. We had to get some candy!!! GiGi and Qualls watched but stayed warm inside the car! The parade itself was pretty interesting! I remember as a kid a lot of floats but there were only a few this year. Quinn seemed to enjoy it so that is what really matters!!!

GiGi and Quinn eating at The Emporium before the parade

Qualls chewing on his paci (in a strange way) getting ready to watch the parade

We also went to watch the Rockettes with GiGi and Pops (aka as PaPaw to Quinn...he renamed him for some reason?!?) We had a really good time! Quinn seemed to enjoy the show. Qualls pretty much slept and only woke up to have a bottle! The life of a baby!!!

Quinn eating M&Ms getting ready to watch the Rockettes!

Qualls before leaving to go see the Rockettes!

The Opryland area was packed! There were people everywhere shopping and getting ready for Christmas! Mom and I got to shop a little at Forever 21 (one of my favorites for trendy items and jewelry) while the men went to the car. They said it was because of all the people...good excuse but the SEC football championship was on the radio!