Our Family Album

Whitney/Dister Clan

2011 and long before

This Menu Page Starts at July 2008
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 A visit with Steve and Julie using
the iPhone "FaceTime". It's a
bunch of fun !!!		  
 
  
 
 How did the Disters start the Christmas
season? Why, of course, they went to
the beach. 		 
 
  
 
 Time for a Whitney/Dister flashback
Help us remember the when, where,
and what of this video that may be
an Easter Egg hunt from ? 2002 ?		  
 
  
 
 A fabulous time was had by all at
Lori and David's Family Thanksgiving
celebration in Hillsborough. Here's
David's page of great pictures		  
 
  
 
 Jackie Celebrates in Carlsbad as she
becomes 15. The traditional Benihana
feast is called for and we have the pictures		  
 
  
 
 David and Lori visit Peter at Kings College,
University of Cambridge, England and
send a web page of fabulous pictures from
their visit and tour of old England		  
 
 
    
 
 Steve and Julie visit Sam - just a few
weeks into his new career at Hampshire
College in western Masachusetts		  
     
 
 Here it is, Folks! The inside scoop
on how the Disters came up with
8 cats - all at once. Want one?		  
     
 
 Historic Times for Kauaians
Julie, Marty and Sam head for Boston.
On Sept.1, 2011, Marty flies to Italy,
Sam begins at Hampshire and Julie flies
home - alone. See these great photos!		  
     
 
 Denise and Jamie at
Tahoe and Backpacking
in Yosemite - See Great
Sunset Pictures		  
     
 
 Jackie and Colton visit -
The Track
Colton bets on Senator Bob
to WIN--------
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 SUMMER BLOWOUT
Triggered by Sheri and Colton's
visit to Grandma Flo. Read all
about it & see the party in Auburn		  
     
 
 Colton comes north to see
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
with Sheri and winds up at
The Railroad Museum		  
     
 
 A great time with Russell, Janice
and Marshall at the Happy Apple
as Russ has his 54th.
Happy Birthday, Russell !		  
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 Steve and Julie host a fabulous
family cookout on the ocean at
Del Mar, June 25, 2011.		  
     
 
 Jamie and two friends took a long
trip (Jamie drove) and took a look at
Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and
elsewhere. The photos are fabulous.		  
     
 
 Dave sends great pictures of
Jason's graduation from USC		  
     
 
 As part of Jamie's coursework
this summer, he has produced
a short documentary on the history
of Angel Island from footage he shot
on two trips to the island.		  
     
 
 RED LETTER DAY in 2011
Jason graduates from USC
David and Lori attend. See the latest!
Congratulations, Jason !		  
     
 
 One of the World's greatest
accomplishments by the generation
that put a man on the moon.
Watch and marvel and be stunned!		  
     
 
 The Ohio Disters have got
the whole clan hoppin' and
they're off to Universal !
(See the whole picture)		  
     
 
It's Another Birthday in the Park
The Year is 1990. 21 Years Ago
Everybody's Here - Lots of Fun!
Enjoy it All Over Again
  
     
 
 1997 - Russell Hits the BIG 40
Family and Friends Descended
on Reno and had a Great Time
Here's a full half hour of same.		  
     
 
 Horror of Horrors! What's Our
Colton doing in Range of the
Horrendous Shark? (Brian
reveals all !!! - Right here !)		  
     
 
 Keeping our eye on David
Before His Morgan Stanley
Conference in NYC 04-06-2011		  
     
 
 A Great 51st Family Birthday Dinner for
Nelson on his Birthday: March 29, 2011
in Fremont, CA 		 
     
 
 At merely 7 months old, Jackie dances
with exhuberance at Russell's 40th Birthday
in Reno in July 1997. A half hour video
of their whole big party is coming soon!
BUT RIGHT NOW...Heeeeeerrrs Jackie...		  
     
 
 A Nostalgic look back at how-we-were
19 years ago - 3 weeks before Brian and
Sheri got married
Celebrating Flo's 63rd Birthday
San Mateo April 19, 1992 - 24 minute video		  
     
 
 Honors in Carlsbad - Colton earns
praise from fellow students, shines
as Robotics scholar and plays King
George to wild applause.		  
     
 
 Peter Arrives in Cambridge
England to begin his Freshman
year. David sends pictures.		  
     
 
 Colton's at it again.
This time he's climbing the walls
like Spiderman. Next: swinging on
web fibers between buildings
No kidding - Watch the video! 

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 Another BULLETIN - JUST IN
Jackie's drama team takes home FIRST PLACE
It was Shakespeare - Jackie played Ophelia
On May 2 - Jackie goes to Hollywood - REALLY!
  
     
 
 BULLETIN - JUST IN
Marshall's Original Science Project
WINS FIRST PLACE for grades 3, 4 and 5
in the Annual Countywide Science Fair		  
     
 
 Some scenes from Kauai at Christmas
2009 AND Marty Opens her 10 Year
Old Time Capsule with Family Letters		  
     
While Sheri toils on a project deadline, Jackie
and Colton battle in the snow near Palm Springs
witnessed by Brian and Grandma Jean		    
     
 
 David and Lori celebrate their somewhat
Empty Nest era with a very special
Nov/Dec 2009 in New York and Hillsborough
with Jason and Peter		  
     
 
  
     


<<--2009 Family Christmas Cards
 		    
     
 


Things Are Happenin'
An UpDate from Carlsbad
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Hey, Look Folks
Another Fascinating
Cataract Surgery Adventure
This Page Optional - (NOT Required!)		    
     
     
A Great Winter Holiday
Thanksgiving 2009 with
Nelson, Denise and Jamie
at Lake Tahoe / Incline		    
     
     
Lot's of Events in October/November and a picture
catch-up page becomes necessary. Starting with Colton
at Halloween and then Grampaw Bob's tour of Kauai we
come up with a lot to look at in November, 2009.
     
     
Jackie and Grampaw Bob have their similar birthdays.
Grampaw got some special attention due to his advanced
condition - Turning 80 - some kind of landmark.
So there was a gathering in Carlsbad - and - here 'tis.		    
     
     
Bob and Sam take an unforgettable
flight around the Garden Isle. Here are a
few fabulous pictures by Sam
     
 
 The First of Many Pages from
Steve & Julie - First to Visit Marty
at Mt. Holyoke - then Boston, NYC,
The Wine Country and Auburn,CA 		 
     
Weekend Off for Carlsbad
Soccer Champs so the Girls
Go Camping in a Fabulous Park		    
     
Mitzi Gaynor...1958 Star of the smash
movie, South Pacific, appears with the
Kauai Dinner Theatre Cast at the new
St. Regis Resort and - Steve Reports -
Some Enchanted Evening
Brings Down the House
    

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Grampaw Bob Has Successful
Catarac Surgery - Ronnie is Guardian
And Photo Journalist		    
     
Peter's Sendoff - So Long for Awhile
Flies the Pond! Lands in Britain
Moves In - Says He Likes It !		    
     
     
Marty and Julie Arrive at Mt. Holyoke
Marty Moves into Dorm with Julie's Help
Julie Returns Home - Marty Sends Pictures
    
     
     
Here's the Whitney Family of the 1920's to 40's. Meet a
patriarch, Franklin H. Whitney, Sr., who is Great, Great,
Great, Grandfather to Jason, Peter, Martha, Jamie,
Sam, Jackie, Marshal and Colton (and many, many others).
Meet him and forty or so other Whitneys who lived
their lives back then.		    
     
Jackie's soccer team holds soccer practice
at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, CA.
It was a grueling practice, and here
are the photos to prove it: ;-) ...Brian		    
     
Martha Whitney graduates from
Island School on Kauai with multiple
honors and acheives early acceptance
to Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts		    
     
Peter Whitney graduates from Junipero
Serra High School in San Mateo, CA with
multiple honors and acheives early acceptance
to Cambridge University in Cambridge, England		    
     
Our very own Green Belt Warrior
Colton takes a 3 Hour Test to earn
his Green Belt (6th Gup) in Carlsbad		    
     
Must be Spring is about to be Sprung.
Colton's Cub Scout troop holds a Cub Scout
shindig at the beach - and the whole family gets to
enjoy the event. Here's the proof. 		   
     
Seems impossible but Flo is now 80 and her
birthday celebration in Roseville was a
great family party. Here are all of the pictures
taken by David 		   
     
Denise's School Band Stars in a Fundraising
Telecast For Fremont School Music
Right Off the Web and Into The Family Album		    
     
 OH NO ! Not That Thing Again    
     
Time to Move UP from
8 to 9 - Colton Gets Another Year and
Grandma Flies Down to Help!		    
     
Marshall and his classmates from 3rd
grade in 2008 star in this video produced
by Russell at Chicago Park School		    
     
JASON IS 20 ! We celebrate with
some videos that capture Jason's
earliest adventures and support.		    
     
Here's the story of a bunch of
old disc jockies in the winter of 2009
and where not to go - to get warm		    
     
 You Gotta See This !!!    
     
Disters Spend Christmas 2008
Visiting the Kauai Whitneys
on the Garden Isle		    
     
 Guess Who Got Some Hamsters    
     
If there had been an internet and
a Whitney/Dister Family Album
a hundred or so Years Ago		    
     
PETER GETS AN OFFER
FROM CAMBRIDGE		    
     
Peter and David Home From
Interviews at Cambridge, England		    
     
Pictures Stolen From Julie on FaceBook.com
(with her permission, of course)		    
     
Grampaw and Camera Go Calling to
San Diego, Arizona and Kauai and it
All Turns into a SUPER ADVENTURE		    
     
Big Reunion of Whitney Clan
in Hillsborough - October 11, 2008
After Marty's Nationwide College Tour		    
     
How could it be time to begin a new school year?
Well, It Is... Here's the tradition we do every year:
Colton's First Day of School.		    
     
Grabbag - Here are a dozen random family
pictures from the past - some of Grampaw's favorites.
You may never have seen them before!		    
     
Who is that Daring Rock Climbin Devil?
A clue: he's one of those Carlsbadians - AND
Wait 'til you see Jackie's winning soccer story.
WOW! (08-11-08)		    
     

In Paris for a week and behaving like natives,
the guys are having a super time. 20 more great
photos from David prove it. Make sure you
play the video so you can hear how fluidly
some of them mostly do the French.		    
     
JUST IN - WE TAKE YOU NOW TO PARIS
If you were impressed with those shots from
England - wait 'til you see France - with video yet!		    
   
August 3, 2008 - Absolutely SMASHING shots
of Dave, Lori Jason and Peter touring England.
More to come from Paris - stay tuned.		    
     
In Early July, the Dister clan visited Marshall's
new resort in Chicago Park and got to swim in
the new pool and spa. Four minutes of raw video.		    
     
Great Uncle Don Bruce marries his Mary to
get the Central Florida dance set on their feet.
Here we see a fleeting moment of their joy.		    
     
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prior to July, 2008