Olsen Family pix 2008

So these pix are the rough drafts but I think they turned out really great! For a Christmas gift for Brad's mother we went and took family pix of us a couple days before Christmas. Hay is only 14! Amazing huh!

I love my domestic husband.

I have the best friend in the world who made these awesome and very large vinyl projects for me! Brad was so kind to help me put them up and although we ran into some HUGE problems while hanging the Harley project he was a good sport. I couldn't help but just die laughing as my hubby was in this funny leaning position. As I was off in the distance eying the project, I snuck off and grabbed the best pix of his plummers disease.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

My Parents as a gift to the whole Killian and Stapley Family throw a HUGE tradtional party for all the Uncles and Aunts. This year was fun because we are a couple were invited. We had the best food, we had Morton's roast and all the trimmings. I seem to always get jipped with the gift exchanges, but we had some fun and creative gifts that everyone seemed to enjoy unwrapping. Mom sewed these darling napkins and Brad was able to fit into my skinny dad's black shirt! He doesnt have alot of clothes because he is still loosing weight!

Moms room- Happy Birthday

Baby Room...BEFORE & AFTER

So my mom's b-day was this last week. Since she watches Brooklyn often, she has been dying to have a place to put Brooklyn down for a nap that was away from loud noise and also a place where she could play on soft carpet. As a surprise gift, my dad took her to Payson overnight while Brad O., Jessica, Mary, my Brad, and I completely cleaned out and remodeled my sisters' room into the "GRANDBABY" room in my mom's house. (Christi and Kelsey get home Tuesday from BYU and are in for a surprise!)

Friday morning we cleaned out, dusted, vacuumed, and dusted the room some more. Then, around 7 that night when everyone was off work, we began the big job...painting the room ! Her sage green chair was our inspiration piece and we thought choclate brown would be a good contrast. So yes...she came home today, totally loving it and totally surprised! YAY! We had fun, but are all tired after staying up til 4:30am in the morning. How the heck do shows like "Trading Places" redo rooms so fast. It took us forever (9 hours), but looks amazing I think! Love you mom! Happy bday!

Cute enough to be in Pottery Barn's magazine?

Grandma's name is Grammers fyi...Our inpsiration piece.

Brooklyn didn't waste any time pulling off all the books in the book corner. She must like it!

Gingerbread houses 2008

We had our traditional Gingerbread houses Family night last night. Brad and I really did win if I family were actually able to compete. They always are just wanting to have fun!!! Where's the competion! Where's the judging and having a winner for the best house?! I dont know. As you can see I attempted to freelance a snowman he kind of reminds me of the Jack in the box guy. Yikes. Thanks mom for having a yummy dinner and for letting us make such fun treats at grandmas house.

Gingerbread houses 2008

Sunnymesa Enrichment 2008

So sunny mesa has this FANTASTIC enrichment leader, who plans parties to the hilt and their is no limits for what she can do! Really these pix dont do the set up justice. Sunny Mesa had an evening based on " Beleiving" so they had the Polar express as the set up and we all sat inside the make beleive train and had the best food! The presentations were really great too, their was a video of all the kids in a suit, missionaries in the feild, and the RS women that were in the ward. The men in the men in the ward were our hosts and as the evening would open with a new event the men would blow their train whisles and choo choo like they were all a train. We left with a goodie bag and the feeling of peace and knowing the the gosple is really so amazing and as we believe we can see miracles happen. Way to go Sunny Mesa for raising a unreachable bar!

Sunnymesa Enrichment 2008