Thanksgiving

Somehow I did not take any pictures on Thanksgiving Day except for one picture of us at the 5k Turkey Trot! We actually had a very nice Thanksgiving with Erik's parents and his sister's family, but no pictures to show! We woke up Thanksgiving morning and headed out to do a 5k in Roseville! It was a lot of fun and hopefully a new family tradition! We finished the race in 30 minutes and Erik and I both finished 18th in our age group! We weren't trying to be competitive just wanted to go for a fun run, but we still had to check online to see how we finished (:

Here's Team Olson before the race!

We had beautiful weather on Thanksgiving weekend so I did pull the camera out and catch a few shots of Ford helping Grandpa and Grandma rake some leaves!

This is a signature Ford move whipping the leaves backward with both arms! Only he usually uses this move at home while pulling everything out of the cabinets or the hamper! We affectionately call him "Hurricane Ford"!

He can pretty much do no wrong in his Grandpa's eyes!

Ford and his Grandma!

So big!

We recently got Ford a bicycle helmet and I thought for sure he would not want to wear it! I was wrong, he loves it! He likes to wear it around the house, and brings it to me so I can put it on for him! Erik's parents gave us a Burley trailer for the back of our bikes (thanks Grandma and Grandpa :), and Ford loves to ride in his "chariot" with his new helmet! Erik recently surprised me with a mountain bike so now we love to go on family bike rides!

Here he is all ready to go with his other new favorite his "blankie"!

He looks so big to me in these pics!

He takes biking very seriously!

All ready to go!

I am 15 months old!

Our big boy is 15 months old and growing up so fast! He keeps us laughing and keeps me on my toes!!! Here are some facts about Ford at 15 months!

*He is 32 1/4 inches tall (80th percentile), he weighs 23 pounds and 7 ounces (50th  percentile), and head circumference is holding tight at 19 inches (90th percentile)! 

*He is walking and running all over the place! He took his first steps on 10/6.

*He is a wild man and he never sits still! He is always into something! He keeps me very busy!

*He also has such a sweet side to him. He loves to kiss and hug Erik and me! He has started to give hugs without us asking for them......melts a mamas heart!

*When I ask him how much he loves his mama he holds his arms out as wide as he can!

*He loves to watch Curious George on my iPad! He makes his monkey noise and points to my iPad!

*He loves firetrucks and balls!

*He LOVES music all kinds of music! Hip hop to classical!

*He is starting to figure out how things go together like shoes go on your feet, toothpaste goes on your toothbrush, lids go on bottles and he wants to try to do it himself!

*He is talking, talking talking!!! Most of the things he says I have no idea what he's saying, but he thinks he's having a conversation!

*He loves to be outside especially the beach!

*When he hears a plane he points to the sky looking for it!

*He also points up and says "sky".

*He now loves having a blankie! He loves to hold it and rub it on his face, lay on it and carry it around!

*He loves to wear shoes and tries to put them on himself as you will see in the pics below!

*He is very cautious most of the time, but at the beach he is fearless! He wants to get in the water even if there are big waves! We can't take our eyes off of him when we are there.

*He got sick this past week for the very first time, but is doing much better! We made it 15 months!

*He goes in the nursery at church now and loves to play with all the kids!

*He is so friendly and is always waving to people and saying "Hi!".

Here is our little monkey at 15 months!

He looks like my Mom in this picture!

Getting ready for Halloween!

We are all set for Halloween!!! The pumpkins are carved and Ford's costume is all ready! I decided to go ahead and dress him up to take a few pictures! I wasn't sure if he would wear it or not, but he was a trooper and even set still for a few pictures! He's the cutest little bear I've ever seen!

A bit of a serious boy here, just a few minutes before he took a nasty tumble off a step:( You can see the knot forming on the right side of his head!

Not much smiling tonight!

A few nights later we got all dressed up!

Now we just have a little bruise on the his head!

This one is my favorite!

Ford sure does LOVE his Dada!

 Nice job carving the pumpkins Dada!!!

I had to throw in a few from last year!!! What a difference a year makes! I can't believe how big my little pumpkin has gotten!

Indian Summer

September and October are our Indian Summer months, and we have been getting some beautiful weather! I took Ford to the beach this afternoon, and it was so warm we ditched the clothes and played in the water!

More tricks!

I was trying to get Ford to do a somersault in this video, but instead I caught him taking some more steps! Once he sees the camera he is usually charging me to get his hands on it, so that's why some of my videoing is a little rough!

While I do catch a somersault and a little bit of stretcing in this video I also catch a little something else! I love how serious his face gets!