Happy 25th Birthday Erin !!

What more could a girl ask for?

A new bag....

a new pair of pjammies......

our favorite birthday cake (choc wafers with whipping cream)

and finally out for breakfast (thought we would try the Ft Garry too)

We're engaged!

Congratulations are in order to Jennifer & Patrick again.

They became engaged December 12, 2008 and have set a wedding date for July 12th, 2009.

Another house...yeh!!!!

Congratulations are in order for Jen and Patrick. They have bought a home on Blenheim and take possession Feb 1st, 2009. Soon Patrick you could not only be painting but shoveling snow too................brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Preparations are underway......

Erin and Brian are busy decorating the house for Hallowe'en Night

Ghosts in the trees

Horse Drawn Pumpkin Carriage

Spooky Graveyard


Smart girl.....wraps her runners in shopping bags before playing in the cemetary.

Unfortunately, Gramma Deb didn't realize her camera was on movie mode when we took pictures of our special trick or treater....Yoda is our grandson Ty..he and his parents dropped by for a first hand look.

Just had to share some pix sent by Mike & Christine of their "bootiful" daughter, Twila.

Happy Hallowe'en! See you next year !

A Visit with our "Brown Eyed Gal"

The weekend before our Hallowe'en Bash, we flew to Whitby Ontario and visited with the newest member of the family

...our "Brown Eyed Gal, Twila"

(& her parents).

Booooooooo to You!!!

Welcome to another Hallowe'en Bash at the Bevans..................

The Butler was there to greet you as you entered the party room!

The host and hostess, Tat Man & She Devil, offered Spiderweb Mojitos....

The candy is being offered by Drac(ula). (over by the table)

Pumpkins (courtesy of Erin)

One of this years purchases..... would you like to hear your fortune?

This witch kept promising to throw us all in her pot.

Some of our guests included a gal from Florida or Hawaii or maybe just a good ol Manitoba beach, a friend who is ready for a sleepover and an escaped convict.


Here we have a "wanna be" hockey player, "wanna be" mousekateer and a "wanna be" devilish dude.

Now these costumes were very unique , this couple arrived dressed as "bible thumpers"....that vocation was well represented this year as you can see in the next picture.

Our monk and angel.

The Wizard and...........does this monk look like a true believer or is there a bit of the devil in him?


Next we have a yoga instructor and contractor. These two will soon be dressing again as bride and groom. Oh yes, and we have yet another devil lurking in the back.




The popularity of our party constantly amazes us....even Elvis & Priscilla graced our home.

Playing a bit of Bevan Village Trivia




As an added note .................. after everyone left last night we took another look at the troll hovel located under the bridge and decided it cannot possibly be considered as a dwelling because there isn't any plumbing and therefore cannot be deemed livable space.... and we all know how important those two little words "livable space" mean to the Bevan Family.

Hope to see you next year....Happy Hallowe'en!!!!

See you next year !

Let's see we need to empty the fridge

Raise the docks

Drain the tub....sniff sniff

Take time out for self portraits!

A Promise Fullfilled.......

Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi - the first stop on Brian and Jennifer's tour.

Feeding a giraffe at the Rothschild Giraffe Sanctuary outside of Nairobi - one of the first stops on our tour.

The safari van - excellant for viewing animals but not too comfortable on African roads. Jennifer is the passenger wearing the hat.

The Dawa maker and Jennifer at the Carnivore Club. A dawa is a native Kenyan drink.

Jen and Brian's accommodations at Amboseli.

The view from the porch at Amboseli.

Another view from our porch.

These animals are called Kudus.

A Mother and Baby Zebra

A spotted hyena carrying breakfast.

Elephants have the right of way on African roads.

Wildebeest in Amboseli.

Brian, George (their safari driver) and Jennifer in front of their van in Amboseli.

Vervet Monkeys (watch out! They look cute but are actually very dangerous)

Lioness resting after a big meal.

Moriani the Rhino. Brian and Jen managed to tame him.

Brian and Jennifer in the Shaba Game Reserve.

An example of what to expect for facilities in Kenya, these bathrooms would be considered 4*'s.

Brian and Jennifer on the equator.

Brian made friends with a monkey at the Mount Kenya Safari Club Orphanage.

A black Rhino in Lake Nakuru.

A "reticulated" Giraffee in Lake Nakuru.

Wildebeest in Masai Mara

Thirsty lions in Masai Mara (at least they're not hungry!)

Male lion crossing the plains in Masai Mara.

An Acatia Tree in Masai Mara.

Brian and Jen after their early morning balloon ride in Masai Mara.

Dusk in Africa