Bekah's 2nd Birthday

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

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!

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!

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

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Wilstem Ranch

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!

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!