As an attachment to my last post I meant to refer to Bethany youngest daughter...wouldn't want to leave Bryan out...who is our youngest :)

Our Littlest Angel is Growing Up So Fast!

Our beautiful Bethany is growing up so fast!! She will be 16 this year and of course she knows she will be able to date, get her permit for driving if she wants, thankfully she doesn't want to drive right yet and I am just fine with that. She has always had a great excitement for life and is so much fun to be around! She sings, she dances and of course LOVES to shop. She is a sweet Angel to have in our home :)


I love this picture of Bethany and her friend Alina taken a few months back at a diner near our home. They are best buds



Bethany goofing off at Goodwill. One of her favorite places to shop for fashion. She has a good sense for it and she it good at picking places to go that don't cost a fortune. Most importantly though she has FUN as she does it.




Bethany and I

I love this photo. This was taken at Allegany State Park in New York about 5 years ago. Bethany is surrounded by her cousins Katie, Amanda and Lizzy...what a fun day that was

Her craftiness paid off in this blanket she made. She loves to work with her hands and enjoys creating scrapbook pages to other fun items.

I think she likes the hat

Winter time a Glow

Gathering to remember Grandpa in August 08

Robbie with Sean and Grandma Whitnah

Emma holding the youngest baby Whitnah

The Whitnah Grandkids: front row, L-R: Zachary, Jarin

Kady, Emma holding Qwynnah, Eli and Ali

2nd row: Bryan, Bethany, Robbie, Sean, Becky adn Jaina

I am glad we were able to get this photo taken before everyone

left.

The grandkids of Cal and Emma Whitnah 08

We sure miss Grandpa Whitnah

This past August of 2008 Wes' Dad Cal Whitnah passed away.It was a surprise to all of us and he is missed. His laugh, his smile, his jokes, his playing with his grandkids. The way he helped everyone who was in need without even being asked. He was a great role model for his grandkids to see on the value and importance of hard work and service to others. He loved his wife Emma and his boys a great deal and was very proud of all of them. He was equally proud of his grandkids. These are some photos of him over the years. I love the one of him Cal sleeping on the couch with a young Robbie. I don't know how Robbie even fell asleep, he was so hard to get to sleep. I guess Grandpa Whitnah had the magic touch or maybe his snoring helped lull Robbie to sleep :)

This is one of the last photos we have of Cal and his wife Emma.It was taken at Sean's graduation in June of 2008. He was glad to be there to show his support for one of his grandkids.

This is a photo of Cal Whitnah when he was much younger and still had hair on his head. Something that he lost before turning 30. I don't know if it was having 3 boys that made him lose his hair or not but either way he didn't seem to mind.

Here is a young 4 year old Robbie rock hunting with his Grandpa in Eastern Oregon. Rock hunting was a hobby that the Whitnah boys and their parents shared in. Wes said where ever they traveled they would have shovels and buckets to search for neat looking crystals and rocks

Robbie and Becky( much younger of course) playing with

Grandpa Whitnah

Cal and Sean after graduation in June

Emma Sean and Cal---June 2008

Grandpa Whitnah recognizing Robbie at a graduation dinner for him in 2006. Robbie and Grandpa Whitnah had a special friendship and he seemed to be the perfect person to toast Robbie

Emma, Robbie and Cal..this photo was taken in July of 2006. Just a couple weeks before Robbie went into the MTC for his mission to Honduras. Emma and Cal had traveled 7 hours to see grandkids and wish both Becky and Robbie the best on their mission

I love this photo. This is Warren Whitnah and Cal Whitnah. Neither knew that their photo was being taken. Cal was a great older brother to Warren

Nice Family Christmas

This Christmas was a special one. We had both Robbie and Becky home this year. They hadn't been here for Christmas since December of 2005. Bothy Becky and Robbie had been on their missions the last 2 Christmas'. Robbie admitted that Christmas in Honduras last year was just like any other day. He was glad to be home with family and friends nearby. Robbie and Sean took a moment for a quick photo. I can't get over how grown up Bryan looks in this picture! He loves Robbie and will miss him now that he is off in Idaho going to school at BYU-Idaho. Good luck Robbie :)

Bethany loved having her brother Robbie around the past few months. She had grown up so much and was able to talk with him and share fun moments. She too will miss Robbie but at least he's only a phone call away now.

This is the ONLY photo we got of both Becky and Robbie and unfortunately we didn't think of getting another one. Becky and Robbie were tormenting poor Tucker. They tried to get him to taste Listerine...which he hated or maple syrup...which he loved. I know Tucker misses them both...even though they loved tormenting him.

I have lived in Oregon for a LONG time now and I have never seen this much snow at Christmas time. It was so beautiful!! It reminded me of the many white Christmas' I had as a child in Pennsylvania. Bethany began to tire of the snow and I had to keep reminding her how beautiful it was. I don't think she really cared though. She was wanting to get out and visit with friends.

Elder Whitnah and Becky standing by the MTC Christmas tree ( Becky snuck on her German tag :) )


Grandma Whitnah putting Sean's missionary tag on him



Outside the MTC: Becky, Grace, Elder Whitnah and Grandma Whitnah





Mom and Son :)






Dad and Son :)

Wes and I (December 16th)



Grandma Whitnah and Sean



The whole Whitnah gang and then some

Sean and Eli playing in the snow

Sean making a snowball. He had fun playing with Eli and Zachary that day