Thanksgiving Day

Today, Irelyn had a fun first Thanksgiving! It started out last night with her first trip to Carroll to stay at Grandpa Pat's. She was a little out of sorts, so sleeping wasn't her first choice, but she had a lot going on and was probably excited for her first turkey day. At our first Thanksgiving, Irelyn and cousin Nadia were making their debut, so Irelyn got to meet lots of great aunts, uncles, and second cousins that she had never met before. Everyone loved the both of them, and mommy hardly got to hold Irelyn throughout the day. But that is okay, all of the great aunts and cousins had a lot of fun cuddling her.

After dinner, we headed to Opa and Mima's house for our second Thanksgiving dinner. Irelyn had fun talking with both Opa and Mima and was doing a lot of "talking" back to them. Opa had fun talking to Irelyn about the things he wanted to get her for Christmas this year. I heard mention of a pony (kidding of course), but we know that she won't really need a pony because they have Leopold for her to ride when she is older. I'm sure he would love that! =) It was an altogether busy day for Irelyn. She shared lots of smiles with family members and was tuckered out at the end of the day. She's about so tired that it's been hard to give in to sleep, but Mima has the sleeping touch and has her settled down for now. Now I have to decide if she is ready to brave the Christmas crowds of Black Friday tommorrow- sometime well after noon of course!