Pictures once forgotten!! A trip down memory lane! Summer 2009

I have decided to post the pictures and events that I never had the chance to post all the way back to the beginning of last summer, because I don't want the memories to be lost.

This was when we had sisters day at my house. We were living in Grandma and Grandpa Ellis's house while they were in Island Park. I was trying really hard to keep the yard pretty but I was proego and sick, so everyone came to help me weed the straberry patch which had been overrun with weeds. Julianne did all of the girls hair and it was so cute.

Than Whitney messed up her hair wrestleing with the boys.

These are pictures of Mom's Birthday party. July 1st, Gracie, Joseph, and Maddie.


Zoe and Whitney.

Happy B-day Mom.

Wesley and Dad.

We took care of David and Julianne's kittens and Whitney loved it.




Jessica Brauburger's Birthday party at Applebees. I was a few months Pregnant in this picture.




Jessica Brauburger's Birthday Party: Johanna and Jessica.

Wendell Dairy Days; Whitney watching the little dancers.

This looks really bad, but I promise I am not letting my kid play in the street. It is the Wendell Dairy Days Parade. She is out pick up the candy. At least I taught her to use th cross walk. :)

Parade Float

Someone just took the piece of candy that Whitney was going to pick up and she doesn't quite know what to do with herself.

Wendell Dairy Days Parade. Whitney got right in there and started picking up candy with the big kids.

This is a funny story: We had the family reunion in Wendell last year and I was a few months pregnant. Right at the sick part of the whole thing and I was not feeling good at all, so mom had me lay down and she rubbed my head. Well Whitney did not want to be left out so she climbed up on the bed and layed down right on my bum.

Sisters day: I had been trying all day to keep Whitney's dress clean. So much for that. I guess it is ok to be dirty sometimes.

Lili and Johanna

Kids playing in the water.

A while ago we decided since all of us sisters and sister in laws live so close we should be getting together once a months with the kids. The nice thing is when we do there is always things that need to be done. This sisters day was at Julianne's house and the kids played in the water and we helped weed the garden. This is snack time they had otter pops. Whitney loves otter pops, but only if they are not frozen.

Group Photo


Maddie (Leejean's Youngest daughter), and Johanna had the same swim suit it was really cute.

Johanna and I went to visist Mollie in Bosie and we went to Roaring Springs water park.

Whitney is jumping into the water at Roaring Springs Water Park in Boise.

Mom and Whitney

Zoe Mae, Mollie's little girl.

Preston (Mollie's Boy) Mom, and Whitney.

Witty Whitney Moment!!

So it was our second week of church at our new ward and I was asked to teach the lesson in Relief Society. We were running later than I would like to be, so I just dropped Whitney off at the nursery and forgot to introduce her to the workers. For not knowing any of the Adults she did very well. I was told by a man who sat behind us in sacrament meeting that she helped his little boy in nursery. His son was really having a hard time with his dad leaving him in there with other people, and Whitney went up to the little boy pointed to a picture of Jesus that was on the wall, gave him her "I'm a big girl look" and said "ok... Jesus!!" It helped the little boy and the dad thanked me for it. Yahoo!!! Its good to know that good things stick too. Considering that during Stake Conference she was hitting her doll up against the bench really violently, and when I asked her what she was doing she yelled, so even the speaker coulds hear, " I spank a BUTT!!!!". Ya, that one made me feel like mother of the year. We do the best we can and the Lord makes up for what we cant :)

Yes I had my baby!!!

So my life has been turned up side down!! In a good way! I finally had my little baby boy. And we finally closed on our house in Jerome. So I got a new baby and a new house for Christmas, I am so lucky!! Berny Lance Marquez was born on December 21st. He weighed 6pounds 13 ounces and was 20 in long. It was a really great experience, I went to church on Sunday and was having contractions all through sacrament meeting. Then during Sunday school we had a special Christmas lesson where we watched a movie about the birth of Jesus Christ, and I just cried as I watched poor Mary riding that donkey while she must have been in labor. I guess a pew is a lot better than a beast of burden to begin labor. The great thing is one of the lady's in my ward noticed that I was miserable at church and came to my house that afternoon with her daughter and pampered me. They rubbed and soaked my feet and hands, they even painted my nails. I will never forget them, it was exactly what I needed. These pictures are taken by Berny right before we left to the birth center, (I went with my Sunday dress on and everything) My husband is so sweet.

Happy Birthday Whitney

Whitney turned 2 years old on November 27. We had a party at Grandma and Grandpa Marquez's house. It was so fun, Berny cooked some meat on the bbq and I made a Elmo cake. Then Whitney fell asleep with Titan, Victor and Shyanne's dog.

Trick or Treat!!!! Happy Halloween!!

Whitney is a pretty princess and I am the princess's monkey. As you can see my monkey costume does not fit very well. It was supposed to be Whitney's costume but she made it quite clear that she wanted to be the princess.


Whitney at the trunk or Treat at the church.

Steph was a construction worker. The cute thing was that her belt was full of stuff for her new baby, like bottles and butt paste.


Joseph: Superman, Josh: Spiderman, Whitney: Pretty Princess.



This was before Halloween. We were carving pumpkins.

Whitney did not like the feel of the pumpkin gut's.

Happy Halloween!!!!