Elizabeth and her bike

Elizabeth has had her new bike since last winter. We found it at a yard sale brand-new! How cool is that? She has not had a chance to ride it very much given that if she would try to ride it at our house, she would have a very scary ride down our VERY STEEP driveway! Today, we loaded up the bike and went to the park with the girls. Elizabeth rode like a champ! She did so good! She rode around this turtle-pond 5 times or so and parked a few times to play on the playground. Anna Belle was just happily walking along pushing her pretend lawn mower (no pic of that, sorry). We had a very nice afternoon at the park until it was time for some lemonade and a nap for the girls! My little Elizabeth is getting bigger every day. she even wants me to measure her with the tape measure in the mornings after she drinks her milk to see if she has grown any. Sometimes I pretend and say a different # than yesterday just to get a reaction out of her. The smile that she gives is priceless. I am thankful everyday for the gift that God has given me in these little angels from heaven, Elizabeth and Anna Belle. I cherish every moment b/c I know that one day they will be leaving for college or getting married and I will be wishing that I had these precious days back.

Summer Pics

So, here are just some pictures from the summer. 1st, Elizabeth pretending to be The Little Mermaid on the beach and the others are just life in the Bevins family. Sometimes it can get a little crazy! We have had a lot of fun this summer going to the beach, the pool and just having free time at home! Elizabeth is a dress-up queen! That is her favorite thing to do! Anna Belle likes to do just what Elizabeth does. One of the pictures are actually of Anna Belle running down our hallway "flying" with her wings on! Too cute. So, enjoy. Maybe someday I will get a pic of Winfield and I posted, but that's no fun, right?

Anne Belle is 2!

On 5/30 our little Anna Belle officially turned 2! I guess now I will be helping her to potty train and also to say bye-bye to her beloved paci! Both of these tasks will be challenging! She is such a joyful little girl. We love her so, so very much.

We had a little Birthday party for her at the park in Nags Head. All of her little friends came to play which made Anna Belle so very happy. She LOVES to play outside! We all had lunch and cupcakes together and as a party favor, the kids all recieved a bug box for collecting "buggies" as Anna Belle would say, around the park. This was SO much fun. The kids found roley-poleys and worms and all sorts of crazy critters. I know, this is a little weird for a girl to have a "buggie" birthday party, but Anna Belle is my little outside girl. She thought it was great. Elizabeth, on the other hand, her 2nd birthday party was all about Cinderella and all of her princess friends! So funny the difference between the 2 girls. Anyway, thanks to all of our little friends who came. Enjoy the pics.

Corrected My Picture Problem

Here are some of the pictures that I was trying to share in a larger size. Enjoy!

Strawberry Patch

Last week the girls and I went to pick strawberries with our dear friends, Angie and Amy and their children, Will, Noah and Leila. It was a beautiful day. It was a little hot, but still nice. The strawberries were delicious! Anna Belle ate a few as we were picking. I can't be sure if the owner appreciated that very much but oh well. We then grabbed an ice cream at Mc D's and played at the park for a while. It was fun to catch-up with my friends and the children enjoyed playing together as well! I am so very thankful for the friends that God has placed in my life!

Dance & Preschool

Why are some of my pics small and some of my pics are big? I can't be sure, but I hope you can enjoy them anyway!










Last fall my dear little Elizabeth started her first year of preschool. She attended St. Andrews Preschool in Nags Head. Last fall I also began working at the Preschool in the parents-morning-out program on T and Th mornings from 9-12. The WONDERFUL thing about this is that Anna Belle comes to work with me and has made some wonderful new friends and has learned to share and play with other children her age. I have also made some wonderful new friends. It has been GREAT! I am very thankful that God has put this opportunity into our lives. The year is coming to a close. The last day of preschool is coming soon. Next year I will be working there again, Anna Belle will come with me to class and Elizabeth will have one more year of Preschool before she goes to kindergarten, which is good for me b/c I am not quite ready for the kindergarten thing.

Elizabeth also began ballet lessons last fall at Island Dance. She has very much enjoyed it and has also made some new friends. Dance for the year was right after preschool on Wednesdays which made it a little rushed, but the fun thing is that I would pack Elizabeth's lunch for her and we would picnic with our friends before dance. That was really fun and we made many memories. One of her very special friends is Emma who we would picnic with every week. The recital was just this past weekend and it was fun. Elizabeth was SO excited to be on stage and wanted to be on stage again and again! She LOVED it. Maybe we will dance again next year.

Summer is coming!

It Has Been a While

So, it has been since Easter that I have updated my blog. A few fun things have happened in the Bevins household since then. I guess I will start with our new fish! I have really, really bad allergies. I am allergic to cats and even some dogs, so we do not have pets. However, sometime in April we decided it would be fun for our children if we got some fish as pets! We went to Wal-Mart and Elizabeth picked out a lovely 2.5 gal purple tank w/ pink n purple rocks for the bottom. We also purchased the greenery for the tank and the chemicals, food, etc that you need to keep it clean. This was fun. Then Winfield took Elizabeth to the pet store to pick out the fish! She was SO excited. Anna Belle had fallen asleep by this time. Ha, ha. We now have 4 silver fish, can't be sure what they are called but their names are: Rainbow, Sparkle, Dorothy and Nemo. They are STILL living and seem very happy on the dresser in Elizabeth's room. I hope they keep living. We are official pet-owners. Our Anna Belle is a dog lover. She sleeps w/ 4 stuffed-animal doggies every night. One day when our budget allows, we can get something like a poodle that does not shed and will not bother my allergies. That will be a happy day for Anna Belle! Until then, the fish will have to do!