To celebrate the end of Jordy's teen years,
the fam and I put together a list of 100 things we love about Jordy!
Every member contributed, and we sure had a blast taking trips down memory lane and laughing at all the funny quirks we love about our Jordy.
(Don't worry Jay, there is nothing embarrassing on this list... At least, I hope not.)
Happy Birthday beautiful!
1. Her full name is Grace Jordyn Black.
2. Her dad got the name “Jordyn” from a character
in a movie.
3. However, when Jordy was young, there was a
little boy in the neighborhood named Jordan.
So, she proclaimed that she would only answer to Jordy from then on. Jordy
it’s always been!
4.
She was also named after her mom and grandma’s
friend and mentor, Grace Stewart.
5.
Jordy was born on October 9, 201
6.
At 4pm in the St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake
City, UT.
7.
She weighed seven pounds and was 20 inches long.
8.
She was welcomed into the world by her two
year-old sister who said that Jordy had cute eyes.
9.
As a baby, she did not like to be held; she preferred her
throne, which was actually her little car seat.
10. She was such a beautiful
baby that someone wanted to model a doll after her.
11. When she lived in Rapid City,
her favorite thing to do was slide down the rocks in her diaper.
12. She also loved to go to
Storybook Park and visit Snow White’s cottage.
13. Jordy loved to ride on
her dad’s shoulders because then she was the tallest.
14. She loved American Girl
Dolls.
15. Her favorites were Samantha
and a Bitty Baby doll she named Corey.
16. One time, she thought it
was a good idea to give Samantha a bang trim, and then she thought it would be cool to cut her bangs as well.
17. She is a secret agent and
has a laptop only she can read.
18. She had a hot rod
electric jeep when she was three years-old.
19. She loved to do flips on
the trampoline.
20. Jordy loved to climb to
the highest slide in the park and then sing to everyone there.
21. She was the first to
learn to ride the Y Zinger yellow motorcycle.
22. When she was little, she
had more guy friends than girls.
23.
She used to say she was an alien from another planet and that when
she was mean it wasn’t the real Jordy.
24. Jordy always wanted to be
a cheerleader.
25. And she was an amazing
cheerleader in high school.
26. She loves Otters (so much
that she became one once).
27.
Jordy loves climbing things.
28.
One time she climbed up a wall, jumped off, and broke her leg.
29. She always loved to climb
on the roof and make her brother cook her a burrito.
30. Jordy loves sports! She
is a tomboy.
31. Although she was pretty
short when she was young, she was super intimidating! She stood up to many tall and big boys to defend her brothers. The bullies were always scared of Jordy.
32. She loves animals. She
once helped a baby bird.
33. When Jordy was in
preschool, she could count to 10 in 5 different languages.
34. She speaks sign language.
35. Jordy loves gymnastics.
36. She is also a very good
singer, dancer, and actor.
37. When she and Tahna were young,
they loved to make up dances and plays to perform for family members.
38. They usually solicited
the help of their younger brothers to play the guy parts, and Davis and Ethan
were very good sports.
39. Jordy and Tahna also
loved to dress up their younger brothers as princesses.
40. Jordy is an amazing choreographer!
She made up every dance for royalty assemblies that Tahna was in charge of in
high school.
41. She was featured on the
front page of the St. George Spectrum newspaper for dancing in the Huntsman
World Senior Games opening ceremony.
42. Jordy loves to travel,
especially with her traveling family!
43. She has been to 17
different countries and counting! (Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, France,
Taiwan, Bahamas, Switzerland, Italy, Costa Rica, England, Ireland, Israel, Greece,
Cyprus, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam)
44. Her first out-of-the-country
trip was Germany (except when she visited Australia at four months-old).
45.
When none of the family could communicate in Japan, she could
via sign language (also in France).
46.
She loves shopping, especially in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
47. Jordy has always loved Disney,
even before she was born.
48. As little girls, she and
Tahna thought they were Disney Princesses.
49. Let’s be honest, they
both still think they are Disney Princesses.
50. When she was little, she
dressed up as Snow White and was so cute that she was on TV.
51. Her favorite princess is
Princess Jasmine, but she cried when she met the Genie as a baby.
52. She was the cutest
Princess Jasmine for Halloween as a kid.
53. She also loves Esmeralda
from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
54. She wouldn’t mind if
Prince Phillip killed a dragon and rescued her from a tower.
55. She has been to every
Disney Park worldwide, including California, Florida, Paris, Tokyo, and Hong
Kong.
56.
Jordy was so short that her mom had to put soap in her shoes so
she could ride the big rides in Disneyland.
57. Her first trip to DisneyWorld
was in a wheelchair.
58. Her dream is to have a
double wedding with her sister in Disneyland.
59. She loves her music!
60. Her favorite bands growing
up were Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync, 98 Degrees, and Britney Spears.
61. Now she loves Justin
Bieber, All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Secondhand Serenade, and Taylor Swift.
62. She loves tortilla chips
and chili.
63.
She loves skittles, snickers, and anything with caramel.
64.
Her favorite desserts are her mom’s strawberry and peach pies.
65.
She loves Chinese food.
66.
But, she could eat Durango’s every day for the rest of her life.
67.
Her favorite drinks are strawberry lemonade and Arizona juice
drinks.
68.
She’s actually a very picky eater—we don’t know how she has survived
eating in all the foreign countries!
69.
Her favorite food as a little girl was salmon. But, her aunt
told her a story about a princess salmon fish, and Jordy has never touched
salmon again.
70.
She
is, to say the least, a mega, super, ultra-adrenaline junkie!
71. She has been skydiving
twice!
72. And she is
scuba-certified.
73. Her favorite color was
purple, but now it is neon blue.
74. Jordy is the craziest
driver in the family! ( maybe the world)
75.
She is a fashion diva.
76.
Jordy loves the leg.
77.
She is manipulative.
78. And could be a lawyer
right now with her incredible persuasion skills.
79. Jordy has lived in two
states and three cities.
80. She loves her sorority, Pi
Beta Phi.
81. She loves her little
puppy, Dixie.
82. Jordy + wisdom teeth
drugs = very funny time.
83. She is an incredible
writer.
84. She will randomly come up
with the most inspiring and profound quotes.
85. She is also very
artistic.
86. And loves photography.
87. She loves spending her
summers on the beach in Cali.
88. She loves headbands,
belts, heels, and Vans.
89. And anything from the 80s.
90. Her favorite book series
are The Hunger Games and Twilight.
91. Her favorite TV series
are Once Upon a Time, Pretty Little
Liars, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill.
92. She loves daisies,
93. Chick-flicks,
94. And Thor.
95. She can belt out to any
Broadway musical!
96. Her favorite musical is
Les Miserables, and she’s seen The Lion
King, Wicked, and Legally Blonde on Broadway!
97. She is extremely
adventurous and never turns down a dare.
98. She is very loyal and
will do anything for those she cares about.
99. She can turn any dull
situation into an unforgettable memory, and she is probably the most fun person
to be around (we dare anyone to try and challenge us)!
100. She admires her Mommy, respects her Daddy, looks up to her
sister, and adores her brothers.
101. And luckily for her, WE ALL LOVE JORDY, TOO!
Happy 20 Jay! We sure
love you!
Love,
Mom, Dad, Tahna, Davis, Ethan, and Pup
