Elder Bennett Whitwood !

Baby brother Bennett with my parents
Brothers Bennett and david with Lindsay and Rachel
in front of our house

Me and Bennett

way to excited !

ok, so I don't know if i ever posted these pictures.Life has been nuts. And if anyone wnats copies, just let me know. But htis is my Brother on an mission to Panama City. I havent heard fro him for awhile but last word is he is doing great and loving it.

We are all so pround of him !

our pumpkin family...

Rachel with our pumpkin family. I htink we are ready for halloween now !

bathroom renovation complete !

Here are some pictures of my new bathroom. Im so excited to finally have it completed.

Didnt Bryan do an aamazing job?

Thought of the day !

Success is many things to many people, but to every child of God it ultimately will be to inherit his presence and there be comfortable with him. Our ultimate aim in life is to recieve eternal life int he kingdom of God, which is Heavenly Father's greatest gift to his children. (D&C 14:7)
But to win that prize we must become more like our Father, develop his attributes, and follow his plan of happiness. Harold B. Lee

mud castles !

rachel and her friend
they used a drinking glass for their castle

Ben.... hamming it up for the camara !

gotta love the creative minds of kids and the ways they find to amuse themselves.

a moment of Gratitude....

so Im reading this blog entry by mark and bre. If you get a chance you need to read it. It on my blog list.Bre was Ben's kindergarten teacher. While im reading it Ben is screaming in the background and I just start crying. Not because Ben is screaming but because i started to think about all the amazing people in our lives that have helped us with Ben. How much having Ben as a part of our family has changed all of us so drastically. Even though the days can seem long and frustrating, how blessed I am to be his mother and how I wouldn't have it any other way.
So I just wanted to say thanks to all of you amazing people who have helped us, loved us and more importantly loved Ben. We love you !

house renovations...Let the fun begin !

so we decided to start fixing up the house with the hope of one day,maybe, selling it and getting something a little bigger. But even if we do end up staying here then it will be that much nicer for us.

The before picture i took got erased, but here is a pic of our bathroom and Ben's room after the walls got redone, but before they are painted. we are also going to refinish our hardwood floors.

it will be nice to get it all put back together. Right now my living room is Ben's bedroom and the kitchen sink is also the bathroom sink. but overall not to bad.

I'll try to keep everyone posted.