4th of July

We headed to Carlisle for the 4th of July. Carlisle always has a big celebration on the 3rd and 4th.

Here are few pictures of some of the fun things the kiddos enjoyed...

Kiddie Parade

Kyla won a Cookie Monster stuffed animal

Pony Rides

I'm Back

For what it's worth I back from my absence on the blog.

Lots has happened.

So I have a few things to add to the blog.

Here is a very brief and highlighted list:

• Kyla started walking
• Kyla turned 1
• I got glasses
• Colin turned 3
• We sold our house 
• Life is happening...enough said

Check back often to see/read in detail about the aforementioned and many other things. I'll try my best to get this blog updated sooner than later.

Iowa State Women's Basketball

We had the opportunity to take all three kiddos to an ISU women's basketball game. A few highlights of the game....

• The kiddos dancing to rap music before the game started.
• Getting a picture with Cy.
• Watching the cheerleaders (Makenna loved this).
• Cy coming up behind Makenna and surprising her.
• Makenna getting her face on the jumbo-tron because of her flexing ability

2012 Willis Christmas in Pictures

Typical picture of the Willis cousins.

Drew finally has a boy cousin to play with.

Posed picture for Grandma Janelle - I think it turned out rather well:)

Great-Grandma reading "The Night Before Christmas" to Makenna.

Makenna sledding down Papa Jim's hand/skid loader made hill.

 Kyla taking her first sled ride......

 I think she is indifferent to what just happened.

 Colin sledding.

 Ally and Kyla.

 Love Tana's face in this picture.....captures her personality perfectly:)

 Uncle Jason and Colin.

I think that in a few years any picture resembling this might equal trouble:)

2012 Sigmund Christmas in Pictures

Papa pulling a sled full of grandkids.

 Michael is not quite sure of what is worse....his pink coat or the snow.

 Who says you can't still play on a playground after a 9" snowfall?

Michael and Kyla

 The tent we got Jacob and Michael for Christmas was a huge hit:)

 Me and my baby

 Hey where are my sister and my stockings? :)

 Watching movies in Nana and Papa's bed.

 Makenna's Belle dress.

 Kyla in her Christmas jammy jams.

 Daddy giving Colin Christmas snuggles.

First Snow of the Season

Makenna and Colin looking out the window in amazement at the 9" of snow

 

Planning and plotting the fun they are about to have in the snow

Kyla enjoying her first snow ever

 

Makenna crawling around in the snow like a crazy kid....she is loving everything about it

Colin "helping" Daddy shovel the driveway

Family Pictures

This past Sunday my friend Megan took some family pictures for us. I thought that she did an amazing job.

Real Christmas Tree!!!

This year we decided to get a real Christmas tree again. I have mentioned before that I really enjoy all things about a real Christmas tree. So needless to say I was very happy that this year we decieded to once again get a real tree.

Picking out the perfect tree

 Decorating the tree

 

Classic lets get a posed picture in front of the Christmas tree

(Kyla not looking at the camera, Colin crying about needing his nose wiped, Makenna making a ridiculous face)

Our attempt at a somewhat creative picture of Makenna and Colin with the Christmas tree