Thursday, December 25, 2014

Ford Holiday Newsletter 2014

Dear friends, family, and people we don't actually like but keep as Facebook friends so you can be jealous of us,
     We hope you are having an awesome holiday season ( except for that last group! Hope yours is just slightly above average.)  Before I begin, I must confess something...... I have been feeling very convicted. Last years letter was a LIE! ( 2013 Christmas Letter) I was trying to be humble, but it was ridiculous! You all know us well enough to know how fabulous we are!  I'm sure you saw through all the lies.  Please accept my sincerest apologies! Now for the honest to goodness truth about 2014!

    Fortunately, 2014 was a quiet year. I mean, a family can only handle so much awesomeness!  It was a great year with lots of family time and fun with friends, both old and new!  And of course no year would be complete without a Wiggles Concert!

Sydney: It's hard to believe that our baby girl is 5 years old! She completed her first year of preschool and is loving her second year.  She also tried gymnastics this past year and did really well.  Her biggest accomplishment was going from being scared in the pool, to jumping and swimming around with all by herself.

She just excels at everything she does

Nathan: Even though our precious little boy turned 2 yrs old, he has been so perfectly pleasant! He continues to be a master climber.  He got lots of time with Mommy while Sydney is at school.  I think his favorite thing this year was driving around in his Nana and Grandpa's golf cart!


Yes, we are gonna ask the doctor about his head size

Their golf cart is the envy of the community! We always ride in style

Jamie and Stephen: We know how it is anymore, you don't really care about us. Cute kids always trump parents, so we will just skip this part. You don't want to hear about our incredible lives!  We will just show you a few random photos from our vacation to the Outer Banks NC!!



I know, I know this looks fake! It's true! It's not just some random photo! We totally staged this with matching suits for our Christmas letter!

With 4 young grand kids on the beach, it always feels like you're on duty! Despite that, the sun and sand had a rejuvenating effect on my mom and dad


2014 is ending on a very sad note! Our very dear friends, Matt, Karen, Hannah, and Charlotte are moving away! We just wanted to use this opportunity (since they are probably the only ones who will read this) to express how much we love them and will miss seeing them every Sunday. When we think of fun, we think of them.  It's so hard to find other families that you can truly connect with and find a common interest! We can't wait to overstay our welcome at their new house!!!

I probably should have waited until AFTER they moved to post this letter. Things like this might be one of the reasons that he jumped on this opportunity to create some distance between Karen and I!

 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Love,
 Stephen, Jamie, Sydney, and Nathan

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