Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Third Annual O'Day Family Thanksmas

Several years ago Mom Mom and Pop Pop bought a place in Okeechobee, Florida. Since they would leaving after Thanksgiving to enjoy the warmth of a Florida winter, The O'Day family Thanksmas was born.  Celebrating Thanksgiving in the afternoon and Christmas in the evening, it's a day filled with family, noise and fun.

Henry enjoyed stretching out after the very long ride, made longer by heavy holiday traffic. 

Perfecting the art of crawling backwards, Henry ended up UNDER the TV stand.

Sweet Delaney wanted her picture taken, and being all dressed up after a recital, it was the perfect time.


Big Brother love

Everybody was getting Henry snuggles.  Brant didn't stop running around with his cousins to get any photos!


Until he had to rescue his brother from under the Christmas tree!!


Yummy!  Sleeping through the actual meal, Henry enjoyed Mom Mom feeding him his first Thanksgiving.  The menu?  Some mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes from dinner, bananas and a chickenish baby food.
Great-grandmother Dunny enjoyed snuggling with Henry too!

Henry loved her necklace

Waiting for everyone to open presents, Henry tasted the donkey from the nativity scene. 

Finally!!  It was time!

And Henry fell asleep!

But that didn't stop anyone else!  Brant tore into his gifts from his cousins, Mom Mom and Pop Pop. 

Such fun!

Rip Van Henry went to sleep at Thanksgiving and woke up at Christmas!  He loved opening up the gifts, getting a hold of the paper and tearing.  But Big Brother finally had to help him get the toys out.

And playing with them with Grandma!




Hadley showed him how the new HESS helicopter worked.


The boys handing out

Handsome Hazen


The Leighty cousins


Merry Thanksmas, err..Happy Thanksmas...well, Happy family fun!  

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Cute!!! Looked like a fun time!!!

Unknown said...

Cute Looked like Fun!!!