2008 - Olivas Style

Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from 2008.

What a GREAT year!!

Bring on 2009!!!

SAINT Nick...

Dear Santa,

You really are magic! You and your jolly self all dressed up in your big red suit must have been quite an intimidating sight to Uncle Dec's boss. (It always is for those who don't believe.) We just heard the news that they WILL be coming to Colorado for Christmas. We are jumping with JOY!

Thank you for giving us the ultimate gift - FAMILY. It will indeed be a Christmas to remember.

Yours Truly,

The Olivas Brothers

PS-Now about those gifts we said we didn't need....they may come in handy. You know, to entertain our cousins, and stuff. It's your call Santa.

Scratch That, Santa....

Dear Santa,

We, The Olivas Frat, have changed our wish list to you. We know you are most likely packing your sleigh as we speak, so this letter is very urgent. Please forget about the I-Pod, Choo Choo Train with a light, Firetruck that goes, and all of the other toys we requested this year. We won't be needing them. Instead, we would like for you to shut down Uncle Dec's current job site, so that he can drive with Aunt Lorie and our cousins, Braden and Ryan to Colorado for Christmas.

We don't know much about Uncle Dec's boss, but he sounds like a scrooge to us.

Please, Santa, if you have the time, could you have a word with this man? Teach him that the true meaning of Christmas only surfaces when surrounded by those you love. We are looking very forward to being with our cousins this year. We want them to play in the snow with us. We want to open gifts with them on Christmas Eve. We want to burn letters to Santa with them. They have to come home to Colorado, they have to.

So take our gifts, Santa, and redistribute them however you see fit. Just bring us Uncle Dec, Aunt Lorie, Braden & Ryan.

That's all we need.

With love,
Evan, Luke, Jack, Logan & Wes

Is It In The Mail?

Your card...have you mailed it?

I usually have more than this, being 9 days until Christmas!

Here's a picture of what I do have -

Yes, that is a card from Santa. And a picture of Blitzen, too!

Don't see yours? That's because I don't have it!
(Shame on you)

Don't have ours proudly displayed amongst your decorations yet? That's because I am still in the process of sending them.

(shame on me)

I'm a little busy.....

He's Crafty...

I just looked at our mantel and had to show the world how beautiful it is. My ever-so-talented Dad built it from scratch. He cut all of those bazillion little squares and spacers for the dental molding and glued them on one at a time.

(pretty impressive)

Dad ran off and got married in October. Or, as Evan would say, 'He found a woman.'

I miss his craftiness.

Dad-if you're reading this, please come back to Colorado. I need some shelves.

Love, Amy

(Yes, I realize that one stocking is nameless. Wes, Mommy will try to get it done before Christmas, little man.)

Fightin' Friday

Today was the day I had planned on starting a new blogging tradition - 'Flashback Friday.' I stole the idea from Kristen, who didn't mind sharing.

At 6:00 this morning, I changed my mind.

Evan and Luke woke up fighting. Their sibling rivalry is at an all time high,

and it needs to STOP!

Hence my new title, Fightin' Friday.

(with a little flashback thrown in for giggles)

This morning I gave the 'Santa will bring gifts for your three little brothers, but not you' lecture. I don't think it worked, because as soon as I finished my shpeel, Evan bashed Luke.

HARD.

I know most of you have already seen this picture (one too many times, I'm sure),

but it's perfect for today's theme.

Flashback to May, 2008.

And to think they call it the Happiest Place On Earth.....

Santa, if you're reading this, you can bring me gifts instead of the boys.

I have been really good.

I Need Your Help!

Calling all interior designers....or interior designer wannabes.

Our 'Red Room' needs a makeover. We painted it almost six years ago, and I'm over it. It's too dark & doesn't wash well (not acceptable in a house with five boys under age 8).

This is the part where you step in. Yes, you. You - the person who is lurking on my blog and
I don't even know you.

Time to introduce yourself.

Here's what I'm looking for: A new color for our room that will serve as our new Olivas Family Library. I envision rows of books, cushions on the floor, cute little lamps on top of shelves, and to top it off, A HAPPY COLOR ON THE WALL. Maybe something bluish? Maybe something greenish? Something light, airy.....and HAPPY!!

If you have such a color in your home, please share! I would LOVE a picture, but color names and brand of paint will also do.

Please hurry. I'm feeling motivated, and it won't last long.

I will post the color I choose, along with 'after' pictures.
(because I know you won't sleep until I do)

My email: amyeolivas@aol.com

Side note: The cute girl in the photo is not mine. I'm doing daycare for the months of December and January. Mostly for the extra Christmas moolah,
but also because I can't say no.