We Four Bees: 2012

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Fall 2012 Family Photo Shoot

Hi everyone! We had some photos taken in November and my intentions were to print photos in time for Christmas but, well, that's not going to happen. But I still want to share these photos with you and I thought I would post them so you could choose which of them you would like.

If you would like prints, each photo is numbered; just let me know the number (listed below the image) and the size you would like (5x7, 8x10, wallet, etc-- 4x6 is really too small to see the quality of the shot, but I can do that too).

I will place an order with one of my favorite online sites that makes really great prints--mpix.com--better quality than Shutterfly, Kodak, Walgreens, and those other places.

There are only 5 different images here, by the way. Each is available in color or black and white. If you would rather, I can simply choose photos for you, but I never know what sizes people prefer.

Click on any image to enlarge the photo.

Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

- Stacy

What A Day to Visit the Fair!

My dad drove into Dallas to take Ford to the State Fair. We arrived shortly after ten o'clock only to learn that Big Tex had burned to the ground moments earlier!

Here's the spot where Big Tex once loomed tall, waving howdy and welcoming all fair-goers.

A helicopter hovered overhead for sometime as people lined up to purchase Big Tex t-shirts, bobble heads, and other memorabilia. We won't have to mourn his passing for too long, though; Big Tex will be rebuilt. Ford was curious, but not exactly disappointed. Big Tex was a giant he always preferred to look at from afar. To be fair (no pun intended), the massive cowboy is a little freaky.

Despite the loss, our day was full of fun. We rode rides, ate fried foods, visited the petting zoo, and played games. Looking forward to going again next year, when Emmy can partake in the fun!

Until next year!

- Stacy

Calling All Superheroes!

Going against all advice I've ever been given from wise parents, I hosted Ford's birthday and invited all his classmates. Normally, I've been told that you take the child's age and invite that many children, maybe plus one additional child. But nope. We invited the whole crew and they were excellent! Lots of fun and well-behaved. Here's a few shots from the big day. Ford had an awesome time.

Let's call it a day, superheroes.

- Stacy

Monday, September 17, 2012

One SUPER fourth birthday! (Family Edition)

Can someone please tell me when my baby grew into a four-year-old boy who loves superheroes, dinosaurs, sports, reading, dancing and outer space? When I look at him I still see an infant or, at most, a toddler.

Even though he is growing bigger and needs to be coddled less with each passing day, I hope he never grows too big to take pictures like this with his mom. I love the feeling of that little arm draped around my neck more than words can express.

Emerson is learning so much from him. She can make truck sounds and superhero flying noises. She can run and is working really hard on jumping. All these skills are coming to her faster than they did to Ford and I know that's because she has him to model these things for her. Check her out, little Miss Sassy Pants:

Birthdays are a big deal to me and Matt is slowly coming around to the idea that such celebrations can feasibly last a week or more. So I knew when we were planning his big superhero birthday party (the "child's-age-plus-two" rule never applied for some reason), that we would also have to plan a smaller family thing. We decided on a few of Ford's favorite outings: Lover's Pizza and frozen yogurt.

Sassy-Pants loves her fro yo, too.

When we got back to the house, we found that our awesome neighbors, the Andrys, had left a gift for Ford. Alicia said that no boy should be without a camp chair, and Ford couldn't have been more pleased. Now to plan an epic camping adventure, possibly in the backyard...