Chronicles of the Willi

The Last Week in Pictures

As many of you know. last week was crazy for us! There’s just a lot going on, and I decided to catch up with a picture post…condensed, of course (unless you die-hards are ready for a batch of 1000+ pictures!)

First off, we got to see friends from the Jamestown Reunion. It was awesome hanging out with you guys! Come see us soon!

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I was in my first horse show, and won 2nd and 4th place in the classes I entered!

~me and “Logan”, my friends’ horse.

A concert and baseball game;

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Last week was also Todd’s funeral. He’d requested a “celebration service”, so that’s what we did! We praised God for the life that he had, shared fond memories, cried on each other’s shoulders, and rejoiced in the fact that Todd was now in Heaven. We played special music, and a banquet held in his honor. It was a hard day for all of us, but also really, really good. God blessed our time together!

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Last Saturday, we had another Civil War ball!

~art

Don’t worry, there were plenty of guys there! Actually this whole affair was put on particularly for a boyscout troop, and 1860′s dancing was apart of their education on Civil War history. They loved it!

That’s all for now, folks. Have a fabulous week!

-Kasie

Filed under: Odds and Ends on September 1st, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Sunglasses

What do you think of Nate’s new look?

No? Yeah, I agree; it’s just not your style, Nate. Those sunglasses aren’t even his! How ’bout these?

Nope, those aren’t his either. Actually, Nate’s “in between sunglasses” right now. Time to got to Walmart again!

Evan wanted to get in on the fun;

Those are my sunglasses, however, I think the style suits you quite well!

-Kasie

Filed under: humor on August 29th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Auditions!

Last year it was Beauty and the Beast, and this year’s musical is the King and I. Auditions were this past Monday and Tuesday, and our whole family attended! Walter, Dad, Angie and I all auditioned.

~Angie, Ashlee and I, all ready with our numbers

~dancer auditions

~See Dad and Walter up there?

~Seth and I read for the roles of Tuptim and Lum Tha

~Walter!

~Angie did absolutely fabulous!

Here’s the big news of the day: we just found out that we all got parts! Here’s the bigger news: both Angie and I got cast as lead roles, Anna and Tuptim! Dad will be captain of the ship, Walter is a priest, Nate will be working backstage, and several of our friends are involved. We’re all super excited!

Poor Nate got tired of all the songs we constantly sang last year from Beauty and the Beast. I hate to break it to you Nate, but it might be even worse this year.

-Kasie

Filed under: Family News on August 27th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

My Tribute to Todd

Thanks for your godly example Todd. This video is the summation of my thoughts this week. – Walter

Filed under: Uncategorized on August 24th, 2010 | No Comments »

We’ll Miss You, Todd

After almost two years battling cancer, our dear friend Todd, is finally without pain. He went home to be with our Savior!

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

~Revelation 21:4

Todd was a mighty man of God! His passion and excitement for the Lord and His Word inspired so many. He was a wonderful friend and brother in Christ, and taught us all so many things.

Todd, you’ve touched more lives than you know! I know you’re rejoicing in Heaven, but we’ll miss you.

~from all of us

Filed under: Uncategorized on August 23rd, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Church Work/Garage Sale Day

Our church is moving! The Lord has blessed us with the opportunity to rent for a low cost, but, the building needs some work and heavy duty cleaning. So, in preparation to move in by the end of the month, we held a garage sale to get rid of a lot of “stuff”, and also got to work on the interior!

It’s amazing how early “garage-sale-goers” arrive! Ours began at 8 AM, but people were showing up before we did!

~the inside

Happy sellers!

Smiling Faces

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Work time!

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And break time.

A bit of humor and silliness;

~playing around with the letter stickers (inside joke with this one!)

A successful morning!

-Kasie

Filed under: Church on August 19th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Birthday on the Lake

My 18th birthday was about two weeks ago, but I celebrated with real a party yesterday, doing my favorite things and being with family and friends – we went to the lake!

Early in the morning my wonderful Dad and brothers packed up our mini van “Homer” with our canoes, paddles and lifevests, while Mom, Angie and I put together picnic baskets, desserts and snacks. Once everything was ready, we carpooled with our friends and headed out to one of our favorite lakes. The rain had stopped and the sun came out just in time as we pulled into our destination. We had beautiful weather!

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After spending most of the day on the lake, we went to the movies together and watched Dispicable Me. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day.

Thank you so much, to all my friends who came and made this day such a blast! I hope you had fun; I sure did!

-Kasie

Filed under: fun on August 11th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Sunday Fellowship!

Every summer our church usually puts together a schedule we like to call “Sunday Summer Fellowship”; simply pick a Sunday afternoon, plan an activity, and do it! This past weekend we hosted a picnic at one of our favorite spots by the river, and spent several hours swimming, wading, splashing, picnicking, and fellowshipping. It’s just wonderful to be with our brothers and sisters in Christ!

I didn’t take the camera with me when I was in the river (for what I hope are obvious reasons ), but I did steal some photos from friends, as usually, so take a look!

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