Legan Family Blog

Bekah Quotes de Jour

2010-06-07T07:52:00.000-07:00

I thought I would document some funny Bekah quotes:

This past Saturday morning, we went to pick berries at Zink Berry Farm in Morgantown. Great little place with organic berries and farm animals. Right before we left, here's what transpired:
Bekah: "Daddy, do you want to go pick berries wis us?"
Matt: "No, honey, I've got to go to work."
Bekah: "Why you got to work Daddy?"
Matt: "So I can make money so you can have clothes to wear, food to eat and a nice house to live in."
Bekah: "Are you going to build me a nice house Daddy?"

On Friday evening, Charlene brought over a turtle that she found on the side of the road. We wanted to show it to the kids. Of course, fearless Blake had no worries and wanted to go right over to it, probably to try to eat it. Bekah, on the other hand, clung to my side, scared to death of the flailing turtle that MawMaw was holding.
Bekah: "Mommy!! Hold me!! I don't like it!!"
Charlene: "Bekah, are you a sissie girl?"
Bekah: "I not a sissie girl!!! I'm a scared girl!!"

Oh the entertainment she provides!!

Look at this little sweetie...

2010-04-01T10:04:00.000-07:00

I've never taken a picture of one of my kids sleeping until this one...and isn't it just so sweet!!! Just thought I would share it...

Much Overdue Update

2010-03-23T10:34:00.000-07:00

The kids have grown so much since the last update. Blake has turned a year and now has six teeth. Bekah will be THREE!!! this summer and I can't even begin to think. Time has flown by so fast. Blake is starting to walk now, taking his first couple steps on Mom's birthday last week. He's still pretty cautious and realizes he can get places much quicker when he crawls but with a little encouragement, he'll be running around in no time at all I'm sure.

Bekah controlling her brother. "No Blake! It's time to take a bath!"

Riding around the yard in the wagon!

Blake's first word was "dog" and he loves nothing more than to chase Hank, Harley and Heidi around everywhere. They don't feel the same....

Bekah's first solo pony ride at The Whittens - thanks!

Halloween Pictures!

2009-11-04T06:05:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloween. We went into Franklin to help Aunt Ruth hand out candy to trick or treaters and the kids loved it!!!

Daddy and Bekah going to the first house...

Aunt Ruth, Blake and I stayed back to answer the door for trick or treaters.

When Bekah came back from trick or treating, she couldn't wait to sit down and go through her loot! Of course, Blake had to get in on the action too. Don't worry, I didn't actually let him eat the sucker!

Before Halloween: Bekah helped carve the pumpkin by drawing the cutouts she wanted. Of course, we didn't actually USE what she drew because it would have destroyed the pumpkin...

After Halloween: Bekah hasn't gone a day since without dressing up. Here, she is the ever-famous dragon with roping gloves and pink camo thermal pants. Scary!

Legan Kid Updates

2009-10-19T13:17:00.000-07:00

“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.” - Forest Witcraft

Although I don't have any new pictures to post now, I thought I would send out an update that Blake started crawling on Oct. 10. It's a modified army crawl but he's really getting around great now. And he has the scuffs on his knees and elbows to prove it!! As Bekah has gotten older, we have been able to adjust the child safety devices around our house. Now they will be everywhere.

Now that he's gotten bigger, Blake and Bekah take their baths together. Bekah is still a little jealous when Blake goes for her toys but she's beginning to deal with it a lot better.

Pictures to come soon...

Marlboro Ranch

2009-09-17T05:03:00.001-07:00

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Marlboro Ranch Trip

2009-09-12T10:06:00.000-07:00

We got back yesterday from the trip of a lifetime!!! We had a great time and I just wanted to post a few key pictures to give you all a "teaser" - I will post more about it later. They kept us busy and extremely well-fed the whole time we were there.

Here's a quick overview of our activities:

Day 1:

Arrived at the ranch at 5pm
Appetizers & Dinner (BBQ Ribs, BBQ Chicken were the main course)
Drinks

Day 2:

Breakfast at 7
Cattle Drive in the morning - We drove 200 pair Corriente from one pasture to another about a mile and a half away)
Lunch
Driving H1 Hummers through the Mountains (my favorite! This was no course in a field, they actually let us drive Hummers up mountain sides and through big ditches)
Massage
Town Party with magicians, live music, roping dummy, branding leather and trick roper Kowboy Kal!
Dinner at the Livery (Trout and the best beef brisket you've ever tasted with homemade Cheesecake for dessert)
Live Music, Karaoke and DJ

Day 3:

Breakfast at 7
Mountain Hiking and Zip Line
Lunch (Yummy Sliders and wonderful chicken salad!)
Clay Shooting - This was the first time I had ever shot and I did pretty darn good!
Fly Fishing
Massage
Ranch Party on the Lake
Dinner in the Saloon (Roasted Sirloin)
Live Music, Poker, Blackjack and Line Dancing in the Livery

Day 4:

Breakfast (Omelet bar)
Massage
Travel

The gifts on our bed when we arrived:

There was another Matt Legan there!!

On the cattle drive:

Getting ready to go across the zip line (I was scared to death!!):

Shooting clays:

Fly fishing (we didn't catch any trout but lots of other people did):

Heading to the Ranch Party on the lake (I tried Rattlesnake and Rabbit!):

Hiking in the Crazy Mountains:

Driving H1 Hummers in the Mountains - this was AWESOME! (look at their tires off the ground):

Standing in Kowboy Kal's loop (he holds the 13-yr World record for world's largest loop!):

We leave in 7 days!

2009-08-31T11:06:00.000-07:00

Most of you already know that Matt won a trip for 4 days/3 nights to the Crazy Horse Ranch in Montana. He won this over 2 years ago and we finally leave next Tuesday morning. I'm nervous as heck about leaving the kids but I know deep down they'll be fine. I'm so excited for our trip (obviously because I should be working instead of making this post!). We received our check to cover the taxes on the trip and our plane tickets last Friday. Expecting our luggage to come any day now, which should look like this (one for each of us!):

They have many activities arranged for us, including (but not limited to!) a cattle drive, a zip line run soaring 150 feet over a mountain creek!, fly fishing, sporting clays, off-roading in Humvees! and a Backcountry tour in a 4x4 truck with a chuckwagon lunch along the way!. Wow...

Here's a link about the trip:
http://thepodanys.blogspot.com/2009/08/our-room-at-ranch.html

Happy Anniversary!

2009-08-30T07:43:00.000-07:00

Today Matt and I celebrate 7 yrs of wedded bliss. Can't believe its ~~only~~ already been 7 years!
Happy Anniversary Matt! You're the best daddy, husband ever. I love you.

Just some cute random pictures...

2009-08-30T07:31:00.000-07:00

Blake is getting so big so fast! He rolls anywhere he wants to go, because he can spin on his belly and just keep rolling to get anywhere. Bekah is talking up a storm - she's such a little mimic. I'm glad they're getting to the age where they can almost play together. Here's some cute pictures I thought I would share:

Future rodeo super stars:

Aaawwww....

Helping Mommy make cookies:

Painting with Ms. Kay:

Sharing a toy:

Children's Museum on 7/23/09

2009-08-25T07:36:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't posted for a while and I'm sorry about that. I FINALLY downloaded a bunch of pictures off of my digital camera yesterday and I'm ready to share! Here's some super cute pictures from our trip to the Children's Museum just before Bekah's birthday:

We're race car drivers!

Getting prepped for her archaeology dig:

Driving the skid loader:

Blake having fun in the 0-9 month area:

Dressing up like a dinosaur:

Sam’s Plus Membership and $50 Gas Card Giveaway

2009-08-25T07:33:00.000-07:00

Go here to let Erin at one of my favorite blogs, $5 Dinners, tell you how to win a Sam's PLUS Membership and $50 Gas Card!.

Free Food from Schwann's

2009-07-29T06:16:00.000-07:00

Go to this page by Deal Seeking Mom to check it out... Deal starts August 1.

Bekah's 2nd Birthday

2009-07-28T14:31:00.000-07:00

On Sunday afternoon, we had a gathering to celebrate Bekah's 2nd Birthday. We couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather! Great family, friends, games, food... all a kid could ask for on her birthday! I'll have to post pictures of the pinata action later, they're on a different camera. The pinata was a lot of fun, definitely a tradition we're likely to continue!!

At the end of the evening, Blake was one pooped little guy!!!

Bekah reading one of her new books!

After supper, pinata and cake... she's already looking worn out!

The birthday girl's cake!

Bounce house fun...

Also, someone gave her a Barbie Thumbelina purse, necklace and earring set - but apparently someone got it out of the bag before we did - can anyone claim this cute gift? And an "Under the Sea" book?

Blake Update

2009-07-27T13:20:00.001-07:00

I'm sorry I haven't updated the blog in quite a while. There's a lot to share!

Only a week after rolling over from tummy to back, Blake rolled over from back to tummy (on June 21st). He's been a roly poly boy ever since! We started him on solids last Tuesday (July 21) and it took him a few days to get used to the idea. On Saturday, July 25th, he ate his entire bowl of cereal so it looks like feeding him solids will need to be added to our daily routine. Now if we could only get him to sleep without nursing... At his 4-month appt on July 6th, he weighed in at 16 lbs 7 ozs, putting him in the 80th percentile for both height and weight. A big boy!

On a personal note, I've recently been promoted to Plant Controller! This means lots more responsibility and work-load for me but its quite an honor. I'll be the youngest Controller in North America, and I'll have lots of hurdles to overcome.

Bekah will be two on Wednesday. I can't believe it... We had a big party for her on Sunday afternoon. A beautiful day with lots of family and friends - I couldn't have asked for anything more satisfying. I'll post more on that later...

The Undefeatable has been Defeated!

2009-06-29T05:56:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to update everyone that Matt's mad basketball skills have finally been defeated! Matt stopped by to Duffy's on Friday night and they decided to play a little one-on-one basketball. Ultimately a bad decision on Matt's part because Duffy opened up a can on him!

But apparently, according to Matt, Duffy cheats...

Blake is Rolling Over!

2009-06-23T07:04:00.000-07:00

I haven't been able to get the pictures off of my camera yet but I just wanted to let everyone know that Blake is now rolling over, both directions!!! On June 14, he rolled over from his tummy to his back. And on Father's Day (while he was having some one-on-one time with Daddy!), he rolled over from back to tummy for Matt! He's a big boy - haven't weighed him in a while but he's got to be nearing 16 lbs. We'll be starting him on solids soon!

Bekah is as entertaining as ever. We painted her toenails for the first time on June 14, she loved it!

Blake's 3 Month Milestone Pictures

2009-06-08T16:09:00.000-07:00

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Wilstem Ranch

2009-06-01T07:54:00.000-07:00

Over Memorial Day weekend, we went camping with some of the Legan family at Wilstem Ranch. Well, it wasn't really "camping" because we actually stayed in a pretty nice cabin. It was a wonderful getaway. My sister-in-law was wonderful, as she watched the kids on Saturday and Sunday so I could get some riding in. Bekah got several opportunities to ride with both Daddy and cousin Beth. A nice relaxing weekend...
Thanks Mark & Phyllis!

Of course, although Wilstem Ranch was nice, it wasn't as nice as good ole' Rawhide Ranch!!!

Bekah has Quit her Pacifier!

2009-06-01T07:47:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, I decided it was time to start weaning Bekah off the pacifier. I had read that a good way to do it was to cut a little bit off the tip each time until it no longer soothed the child. So yesterday, I just cut a little bit off the tip of her pacifier before naptime. When I gave it to her, she looked at me and said "Paci Broke? Trash!" and ran and threw it in the trash can. She did this twice. Naptime was a little rough because it was so new. But by night time, she knew that she had thrown her beloved "paci" away (she did the same thing when I offered her another pacifier with a cut tip before bedtime) and only cried for a short little bit.
She's growing up!

She also got an early birthday present on Friday.

We bounced and bounced all weekend and even had the neighbors come over and bounce too. I think this will be a good investment, especially when Blake is old enough to bounce too!

Double U Ranch visit

2009-05-18T08:13:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went to Double U Ranch on Saturday evening and had a great time with the Peddycords, Double U's and their kids. Thanks Patty for the best steak I've had in a lllloonnnnggg time! Here's some pics:

How did Josh & Jenny each end up with one of my kids?

Poor Lauren!! Looks like Bekah just ran off with her princess costume!

Aaawwwww....

Thoughts for the Day...

2009-05-14T08:13:00.001-07:00

Aaaawwwww.....

Zoo Day!

2009-05-08T18:13:00.000-07:00

We had a great day at the zoo today! The weather was great, a steady ~70 degrees and a little overcast so the animals weren't shy about coming out in the open. The only drawback was that every elementary school in the 5 surrounding counties decided to take a field trip to the zoo. Blake was great, Bekah got to pet an elephant and feed a giraffe. I'd have to say Bekah's favorite part was the carousel, though, she loved it!! Overall, a successful zoo trip!

Miscellaneous Update

2009-05-07T05:27:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted anything recently because there really hasnt' been much going on with the family, except recovering from being sick. Unfortunately, we had to take Blake back to the doctor yesterday who said he has a couple of nasty ear infections. Stinks... but they have him on some more powerful antibiotics now that will hopefully kick the problem. Poor little guy...

I'm taking a vacation day from work tomorrow and Kay (babysitter) and I are taking the kids to the zoo. I can't wait - the weather is supposed to be nice and mild and I'm sure the kids will love it!!

Also, over Memorial Day weekend, we're heading to Wilstem Ranch! Looking forward to this trip and actually being able to sit on a horse again, even though it won't be Budha.

This is what I got for Mother's Day: Morphy Richards Food Fusion Kitchen Machine. It's awesome! I made my first batch of cinnamon rolls with it last night and it worked like a charm. Twice as powerful as a Kitchenaid! What sweet, thoughtful kids we have!

With all that said, I'll just leave you with this one last thought, this is what happens when you fall asleep around my family:

I've really been wondering what to do with this picture and this is the best I could come up with ... sorry Peepaw. Just for the record, Bekah added the pony.

Frog Butts

2009-04-27T05:19:00.000-07:00

It would figure that the first really nice weekend in 2009, the kids and I were all sick. I felt terrible with bronchitis and what I believe is an ear infection. Blake has an ear infection. Bekah was congested and also possibly an ear infection. Ugh. Crappy weekend stuck in the house.

I'm grateful to Matt for staying home on Sunday to help out with the kids. He even watched the kids as I took a nice bath. And as I lay in the bathtub, relaxing in a nice warm bath, I looked up and this is what I saw:

This is the "frog" used to hold Bekah's bath toys. And the picture above is his butt. And that's what I stared at for my entire bath. I guess this is what having kids is all about...

MindField Online Surveys

2009-04-24T10:07:00.000-07:00

One of those survey sites has finally paid off for me! I take a survey or two each week through MindfieldOnline and usually only make $5-10/mo because I'm not that active.

I'm fairly active on a message board to talk to other parents of kids Bekah and Blake's ages. I posted a referral to MindfieldOnline to that discussion board. For each person that signed up through my referral, I got $1. I posted it on Monday, and today found that I had $29 waiting for me. Isn't that awesome!
Click here for my referral link: http://mindfieldonline.com/referral/c3bdb7dd

Because Bekah is lacking in toys, this is what I bought her with the money:

2009-04-21T12:11:00.000-07:00

Look what I made to welcome our precious boy...

Make a Smilebox photobook

Matt & Jess are Headed to Montana!

2009-04-21T08:51:00.000-07:00

This is where Matt and I will be heading to for a 4-day/3-night vacation at the Crazy Horse Ranch (Montana). We'll leave the day after Labor Day. Matt won this trip from Marlboro through being on some sort of mailing list. He actually won it in 2007 but I've been pregnant every time they've asked us to go. Finally, we're going to go. Apparently, there are all sorts of activities to choose from (horseback riding, cattle drive, humvee driving, fly fishing, white water rafting, etc) but we haven't gotten that list yet. We'll keep you updated! Needless to say, we're looking forward to an action-packed vacation, but we'll sure miss the kids...

Bittersweet News...

2009-04-16T12:39:00.001-07:00

We have some bittersweet news. We've received an offer to buy Budha and it looks like we're going to take it. Budha has been a wonderful horse and a blast to own. He's a reliable horse that anyone can ride and hopefully someday we'll own another like him. In the meantime, we're stuck with a green broke 3 yr old and that turd Dinky...

Back to work update...

2009-04-14T08:26:00.000-07:00

I've had many people ask about my going back to work and what the kids are up to while Matt and I are at work. I came back to work last Wednesday, on April 8th, after only 6 weeks of maternity leave. We were lucky enough to recruit Bekah's former daycare teacher to come to the house and watch both kids! We're on day 4 now and things have been going great at home. She does activities (crafts, reading, fingerpainting) with Bekah every day and engages Blake too! Bekah loved her at the daycare and so the transition has seemed pretty natural. So far, everything is going beautifully!

Bekah is a Great Big Sister!

2009-04-13T12:30:00.000-07:00

This is for all those people who have asked how Bekah is doing as a big sister. She's doing great! Although she's really not the most gentle person I've ever met, she does a pretty good job overall. She has a baby that she likes to pamper just like I do with Blake - she'll feed it, give it a pacifier, put a diaper on it, burp it, put it "night night" and sometimes she may even try to nurse it. She's a funny, funny kid!

Blake tolerates her very well too! He has never really gotten upset with her or her games ("Where did baby go?", "Night Night Baby" or "Let's Pretend I'm an Only Child" - ok, I made that last one up). So far, he's been an excellent baby and is growing like a weed! Now if we could only get him sleeping through the night...

Visit from Ian!

2009-04-13T12:21:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday afternoon (4/5/09), we had a cookout to celebrate a special visit from Mandy and Ian! Ian and Bekah had a great time hamming it up for the family and playing together. Despite the rain messing up our "cookout" plans, we had a great visit and look forward to doing it again.

Easter!

2009-04-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter at the Legan house. On Saturday afternoon (4/11/09), Bekah participated in her first Easter egg hunt at church and she did great. There was a great turn-out of kids and Bekah quickly learned what was going on and ran around scooping up all the eggs she could find. Eventually, she couldn't carry her basket anymore and had to get Grandma to carry it for her! Her basket got so full that she eventually started putting Easter eggs up her arm sleeves! That's my resourceful girl!

After church on Sunday, the Kentucky fam came up for a nice, easy afternoon visit. Aunt Sandy brought up some of Caitlin's toys for Bekah to play with and her hands-down favorite was the Barbie play kitchen. She played for hours and hours with it as I'm sure that's what she's doing today too! She got some great Easter baskets from Aunt Sandy, MiMi, Aunt Ruth and, of course, the Easter Bunny. Blake didn't really seemed to care much about Easter - his day was complete as long as it included napping, eating and pooping :-)

Ranch Rodeo

2009-04-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to send out pictures from the Ranch Rodeo but rather than a mass email, I'll try posting them on my blog! So nifty... As anyone who was there will tell you, the Ranch Rodeo was highly entertaining! Not sure how they ended up placing over all, but I personally think Matt's team (Ben Bowman, Audi Stokes, Brian Hoover, Luke Gibson) did fantastic! I think everyone had a great time and I hope they'll do it next year too. I'm sorry the picture quality is so poor... I took some more with a different camera that came out better. I'll post those soon...

The Blogging Has Begun...

2009-04-13T11:20:00.000-07:00

I've been thinking of creating my own blog for some time now and have finally gotten off my butt to do so. In this blog, I'll keep friends and family updated with all things Legan, from new pictures of the kids, special events, Matt's roping, and general family updates. Let's see how this goes! Hopefully I can stick with it...