Bekah Quotes de Jour

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...

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

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!

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

“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

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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

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Marlboro Ranch Trip

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!):