Willis family happenings okie style

2008 Motto: Everything tastes better with ketchup!

2008-12-30T19:26:00.001-08:00

Here's the kids displaying their true feelings for the beloved condiment!

Happy Birthday Big Guy!

2008-12-30T19:22:00.000-08:00

Here's my man, all 36 years of him! He got to enjoy a blast from his past for his birthday and had lunch with a very dear friend. This particular Sgt. kept my guy out of some trouble..then he led him right into it again! Ahh, good times :))

Mountains, Here we come!

2008-12-30T19:05:00.001-08:00

The WIllis Family Returns to Colorado for Christmas

2008-12-30T19:01:00.000-08:00

The kids were so excited to see their long lost cousin S. Here they are playing in the snow....yep, snow..not ice-yipee!

Dining in Colorado Springs

2008-12-30T19:00:00.000-08:00

We all got gussied up and went out for a fancy dinner. Great food, great company, doesn't get any better!

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The kids had a great time. They were on their best behavior and even got to enjoy a tune played by the piano guy.

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Me and My Honey!

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My fabulous sister and brother in law.

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Me and my best sister.

Christmas Eve

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We enjoyed going to church and anticipated the morning ahead.

Christmas Morning!

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Here we are opening our gifts on Christmas Morning.

2008-11-02T19:03:00.000-08:00

Theses are some pictures of the kids halloween costumes. T was uh......Im not sure but I think he is an alien with a light saber. And K was Gothic raggady ann.

2008-11-02T19:01:00.000-08:00

J did a great job on Ks makeup huh

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Missori was beautiful as we said our final farewell to our beloved Grandma Dee. We wondered around all the old Willis stomping grounds and enjoyed the wonderful place she called home for so many years. We definately felt her arms around us in the soft blowing winds of the hills she loved so much.

2008-10-01T19:08:00.000-07:00

This was at the State fair. I think there are monkeys in the background in the cage

2008-09-24T19:05:00.000-07:00

Can you tell how much T likes taking pic with his sister. I think she loves it(as you can tell) because it bothers him.LOL

2008-09-24T19:03:00.000-07:00

K doin her favorite thing in the world..Cheering!

2008-08-20T19:52:00.000-07:00

1st day of school! The kids were very excited to get started, they made me take their first day of school pics at home so I wouldn't embarrass them in front of their friends, whatever!

2008-07-24T19:56:00.000-07:00

Here we are dancing the night away. We've come along way since Little Bell Wedding Chapel!

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Me and K doin the Robot. Instant classic. She has all the moves and she does one heck of a robot by the way

2008-07-24T19:21:00.000-07:00

This is T pulling out his best moves for the young lady in the background. As you can see he is giving it his all, sweat and all!

2008-07-24T19:11:00.000-07:00

This a great pic of T and K with thier cousins, take a look at whose kid is drinking haha

Willis Family Together at Last!

2008-06-06T19:55:00.001-07:00

We are so excited to finally welcome Baby R, our newest member to the Willis family. Love at first sight always amazes me and it was definately experienced this weekend. Although, I must admit, we loved this little guy way before we even met him! T Bear is looking more and more like a beautiful "Tween" each moment that passes by. And A is growing into such a lady! It was so wonderful to see (almost) everyone together. Thanks so much to Shannon for bringing those angels of hers for a visit!

A Nice Game of Checkers

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First K is exited bout her move...

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Then Grandpa prepares his move...

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Enough said....

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Uncle Richard or Grandma Barbie may have to come to her rescue!

Slumber Party!!!

2008-06-06T19:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday K! Her Slumber Party turned out great. We hung out, did toenails, decorated Hats, and watched movies. K had a blast and Mommy enjoyed herself too!

TK loves SDC 2008!

2008-06-06T19:00:00.000-07:00

Here's my little man "preparing for football season". It's always odd to me that he can't wait til school is out, yet one of his first stops at Silver Dollar City is the School House..go figure :)

Willis Boys Have Arrived!

2008-06-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

We have enjoyed having TJ and Little T back home! As you can see, they were pretty busy but tuckered out just in time for Toby and Robyn to relax a minute!

Mother and Daughter Tea

2008-05-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

This was our second annual Tea Party for Mothers Day. Kl and I rocked the fashion show (we didn't trip, fall, or embarras ourselves...too much!) Then we enjoyed cake and tea with Grandma Mary! Happy Mother's Day!

Spiritual Gifts

2008-05-06T19:09:00.000-07:00

We were asked to do a study on our kids for several weeks in order to focus on their Spiritual Gifts. This was a wonderful experience that taught us that even though we may often share moments of individual greatness with others, it is very important to point them out to the person that the greatness came from in the first place. We discovered that TK's gift is Shepherding..he has always been compelled to ensure that everyone in the "flock" (friends, family, classmates) are okay, included, and never left behind. He is a protector with a gentle heart. K's gift is Powerful Prayer. She contains a faith I greatly desire. She brings everything in her heart to the Lord and places it in his hands with total trust. We did a poster with the kiddos to help them visualize their gifts in order to strengthen them throughout the upcoming years as they create their unique purpose in this world. These picture were taken to be the focal point of the posters.

2008-04-05T19:05:00.000-07:00

Here we are keeping ourselves entertained as Grandma Willis was checking out her heritage in the Irish store.

Luck of the Irish

2008-04-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

TK and K are doing their part in "going green"!

Sunday best on Easter!

2008-04-05T08:18:00.000-07:00

We are looking pretty jazzy here. Sundays best for Easter morning.

Easter Sunday

2008-04-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

Morning smiles to bring in the beautiful Easter day.

Easter Eggs!

2008-04-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

TK and K show off their Easter Eggs. We actually had very few "multicolored" ones this year. I guess the kids got tired of that lovely muted brown look!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

2008-04-04T18:48:00.000-07:00

TK and K celebrated Dr. Seuss's Birthday by enjoying a big ol' dinner of Green Eggs and Ham. I still can't get over their difficulty with eating green veggies..but they thought this little treat was delicious?!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

2008-04-04T18:44:00.000-07:00

The kids celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday by having Green Eggs and Ham. Mom's still trying to figure out why they have green vegetables but was able to inhale their ever-so-green scrambled eggs...yuck! They thought it was delicious!

Happy Birthday Grandma Rhonda!

2008-04-04T18:40:00.001-07:00

Here's Grandma Rhonda with her Birthday cake. She couldn't blow out the candles due to the unfortunate flu bug that got a hold of her...hopefully getting over it quickly was her wish!

Snow Person

2008-02-01T19:03:00.000-08:00

The kids managed a pretty cool snow "thing" this year. Complete with pom pom hair and a baseball cap. I barely squeezed this picture in before T, K, and the little guy next door pulverized the poor thing!

Grandma Barbie's Gift

2008-01-21T19:30:00.000-08:00

Mom used her wonderful talent and made these gifts to add to our home. We will cherish them always!

Uncle Duck Rocks

2008-01-01T19:08:00.000-08:00

The kids are helping Uncle Duck figure out his new Christmas Gizmos.After all his hard work, a break is well deserved!

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-26T19:20:00.000-08:00

Christmas was wonderful! We enjoyed the family that we were able to wrap our arms around and truly missed those loved ones so far away.

Uncle Joe

2007-12-23T19:27:00.000-08:00

Brotherly love...so cute!

2007-12-12T14:31:00.000-08:00

Well we are learning that we love our house more and more everyday. We were without power for 2 days due to the Ice storm. Our fireplace kept us cozy plus it looks nice and homey with a fire in it.

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more back yard devistation

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The trees were covered in Ice. It was awful

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Tree limbs from the Ice storm that broke off in our back yard

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Ice storm that we drove thorough to get home, Rai will understand, he drove through it also going to Kansas City, "HOME OF THE CHIEFS"

2007-12-12T14:25:00.000-08:00

More lights

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More lights

2007-12-12T14:23:00.001-08:00

K saying, PEACE OUT

2007-12-12T14:20:00.000-08:00

This was after the show we saw, which just happens to be the best live production of Charles Dickens "The Christmas Carol" we have ever witnessed. You know the one with Scrooge in it. It was fantastic. The whole trip would have been worth just to see that show. Unreal, a must see for all!

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My favorite tree

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the kids under the giant wreath

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some lights

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Standing in line is a perfect photo op.

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This is the huge Christmas tree. See the fog, it made a really cool back drop at night for the lights.

2007-12-12T14:09:00.000-08:00

Silver Dollar city trip for the Festival of lights. It was really cold but oh so worth it. There were millions of lights evrywhere and a huge Christmas tree that did a 15 minute light and music show. It was awsome and we all had a great time.

2007-11-14T19:59:00.000-08:00

Toby is so tired from NOT driving that he fell asleep while smiling. Amazing. And that beautiful profile there is Mary Brooks. We had a great visit to MO for Grandmas funeral. The service was beautiful, the weather was beautiful and Grandma looked beautiful. "It sure was a beautiful day."

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Sarah and her huibby and brand new daughter.

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Well well well, Mr Brooks after a hard days work at a funeral. Exhausting huh Mike! hehe We love you Man! Truly!

2007-11-14T19:53:00.000-08:00

Now, this is some weird crazed out KC Chiefs fan all jacked up on mountain dew and hershey bars on halloween night that was going around beggin people for candy.

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Chiin before school as well

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Chillin before school!

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This is the ninja and his date Mrs. Bartty Tat Tat K. Arent they a cute couple

2007-11-14T19:44:00.000-08:00

This is the infamous caped ninja who found his way through our back yard but all he wanted was candy. It was the strangest thing!

2007-10-13T17:41:00.000-07:00

TK is number 40. Thats my favorite number so hes cool in my book. He plays Offensive line and gets some time on defensive line as well. He has had 2 sacks this year and hes been in on quit a few tackles. We love to watch him hit those kids. He looks pretty studly in those pads huh!

2007-10-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

This is K doing a cheer at bubbas game tonight. It was " Defense Cardinals Defense" clapclap. She has a ball cheering and Im not partial or anything but she is the best one out ther I think. Just look at her lines compared to all the other girls. HEHE

2007-10-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

There is a new addition to the family. Her name is "Cocoa". This is K's new dog that actually has her own place to sit in every room to include both cars, (well mines a truck) hehe. Anyways both of these pics were taken before school on friday. On Fridays Kl wears her cheer uniform and TK wears his football jersey(under his hoodie) to school. Ah good times.

2007-10-12T21:18:00.000-07:00

Here again is our Ice Cold son sportin his OU Hoodie. Look at his teeth, they are touching and even in the front. YES!!!!! How handsome is he now. Watch out ladies!

Visitors from the back yard

2007-10-11T14:00:00.001-07:00

Alrighty, These little (huge) jewels are the backyardagains. I say that cuz that big brown one was in the back yard again. These are our pets across the fence. They are beautiful but that brown one is sneaky and sometimes we find him a little closer to the family than we would like. Like in our back yard.

Look at them flowers

2007-10-11T13:57:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of the lovely flowers trhat we planted this summer. We got these flowers at the home and garden show in tulsa and we only planted about 15 of them. LOOK what happened. They took over.(but it looks landscaped though huh)

2007-10-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

Ahh Yes, this is my new baby, her name is Skeeter! Aint she purty. It is an awsome truck and we all love her. Its the first vehicle we bought where we didnt feel like we got screwed. We are very satisfied with the deal we got.

2007-10-03T14:16:00.001-07:00

Im not sure that you can get mush more cool and intimidating than this. This boy is Ice Cold. This was just before school one morning. Man he is pretty jazzy huh.

2007-10-03T14:12:00.000-07:00

We went to Jens company party the other day and had all kinds of fun. It was at the Zoo so we once again got to see evrything, AGAIN! K's favorite part is the rainforest so here is a picture of her sitting by her friend Mr. Statue. Aint she cute. Makes ya wonder how she eats anything huh.

2007-10-03T14:06:00.000-07:00

OK, Me and Jen would like to thank you all for coming. We are the brains behind this okie blog so if its a little rough to follow, just keep it to yourself. Anyway, we will try to keep this updated.

Well we are going to give this a try

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We really dont know how to work a Blog, so bear with us untill we can figure this out.