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Happy Birthdays!

Two special people had birthdays this last week. We wish we could have been with you to celebrate!

Happy birthday to my brother Jon. He is a great brother and uncle. As you can see, Ian wants to be just like him!



Happy birthday to Mom: master planner, organizer, crafter, and most importantly, mother and grandmother. You look younger every year!

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If you haven't noticed, we have been greatly negligent of our blog. Blame it on our cute son. We just can't tear our eyes away from him long enough to actually post something about him.

Here are some snapshots from the past few months:

Fun in the snow




Christmas




Ian's new eating skills. He has a great pincer grip!



Valentine's Day cookies. Chocolate goes very well with pink!


Kelly's sister Eve joined us to celebrate Groundhog Day. We made hogs-in-blankets and watched the Bill Murray movie.

Ian's New Trick

Ian has been able to roll over to his stomach for a couple weeks now. But every time he would do it, he'd last for a minute and then start whining because he couldn't roll back over. Well, today he finally did it! He rolled onto his tummy and then back to his back. This was a bittersweet moment, seeing Ian do something new but knowing that he is growing up so fast. He'll soon be crawling...then walking...then asking to borrow the car.

Take a look:

My First Triathlon

David, my sister-in-law's husband finally convinced me to do a triathlon with him. He has done 5 or 6 of them. When Jaren found out I was doing one He got excited and decided to join us. We all had a lot of fun. There is something unique about swimming, riding and running all in one race. It is great doing this kind of stuff with family.
This summer I was able to ride with Jason and that was a highlight of my summer. Jason and I raced in separate races one evening and I finished my first road race.
Well, here are some pictures of my first triathlon... it was the best since Jaren and David did it too.

Because it is so cold here the triathlon was reversed. We ran, road, then swam in a warm pool to finish off. Does anyone else think I look kind of like the bullies that beat up "Daniel son" in karate kid after the Halloween dance?


Dismounting the bike to enter the transition stage.




If you want to see professional photos of Jaren and I, go to these links.


JAREN

JORDAN

JORDAN

It was so fun, a caveman, cavewoman, and dinosaur did it

I know you've all been holding your breath in suspense--what were the Fords for Halloween?? Here's the answer...

...Meet Oooga and Chaka, and their adorable pet dinosaur, Ianosaurus. They had a fun time at their ward Halloween party and chili cookoff.

 

They look fierce, but really they are just a normal American cave family.

 

Happy Halloween!

Gettin' Ready for Halloween

Jordan and I have loved dressing up for Halloween since before we were married. Considering my training in theatre and Jordan's general goofiness, we've always come up with fun costumes. Here's a look at past Halloweens:















2005: Idaho farmers (we were going to BYU-Idaho at the time and threw something together :)


2006: Miss Scarlet and Mr. Green from "Clue"


2007: Mad Scientist and Lovely Assistant


2008: Igor and the Ghost of Grace Kelly


2009: Carl and Ellie Frederickson from Pixar's "Up"


Now it is 2010 and, lo and behold, there is a third member of our troupe! We were excited to tackle the challenge of coming up with a theme for 3 costumes.

Grandma Ford gave Ian a dinosaur costume...so we brainstormed what his parents could be to complement him.

Jordan, the creative genius that he is, came up with an awesome idea...but we're not going to tell you yet! You will just have to wait till after October 31...mwa ha ha ha!


However, we just couldn't wait to see Ian in his costume, so here's a little teaser for the upcoming holiday: