Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hope you are all enjoying Christmas with family and friends. 

Love,

Joey and Lindsey

New Camera...

Equals lots of Blog updates (hopefully)!!

Yesterday made the rainy drive down to Capistrano Beach to visit the Higerd family. 

The girls have gotten SO big since we last saw them and we loved meeting the newest addition to the Higerd clan. 

Caroline still has Joey wrapped around her little finger. We watched from inside the warm house while the two of them played outside in the rain and mud. 

A perfect mixture of her parents...cute orange toenail polish and muddy feet. 

Annabelle preferred cuddling with her Dad inside. 

Mari...how did I end up without a picture with you in it?

Can't wait for these guys to move out here in a few months so we can spend a lot more time with them.

It's Here!

CHRISTMAS week!

And the Olsens are starting the week off right. 

Schmitke/Baker family Chocolate/White chocolate/Pistachio/Cranberry Bark.

And the Olsen family English Toffee (my first attempt this year, but I think it came out pretty well!)

We both work through Thursday and are hoping this week flies by so we can get up to Oregon with the family! 

Happy Christmas week to you! 

hot hot hot!

I had to take this picture yesterday on our way to visit Joey's grandma.

90 degrees in the middle of December!?!?!

 Enjoying wearing shorts, t-shirts, and flip flops for a few days before the cold hits again.

"Lazy Boy Lifts" and a prayer request

Today was a good one. I had a good day at work, came home and got a lot done around the house, and I decided I would get a good workout in before Joey came home. I popped in my workout dvd and did the warm up/stretching activities, when I reached around for our remote so I could turn the volume up and...

To the floor I fell....and stayed.  Awful back spasms and pain that I haven't felt in years.

Thank God that my sister lives so close. I was able to crawl over to the door to unlock it so she could come in and feed me motrin, make me a bed of ice, and keep me company while I was helpless on the floor until Joey got home from work. 

After almost three hours on the floor (I refused Joey's offers to take pictures for our blog), I finally made it up to an upright position. I have become SO incredibly thankful for the "Lazy-Boy Lift" chairs that we inherited from Joey's grandparents! I dont have to sit down or stand it, I just back right in and it does the work for me. SO great!!!

Enough about me :)

More importantly,

My dear friends Clint and Haley are going to meet their baby boy tomorrow for the first time. PLEASE keep them in your prayers! Haley's c-section is at 7 in the morning. Check out their blog to learn more about their little family. 

Meet Philippe

Our cute little Christmas tree. 

He is a little bit lopsided but I guess thats what you get when you buy a tree that is still wrapped up in the rope. We decided to take the risk and love our "special" tree. 

Our Christmas shopping is done. Christmas music is on. Christmas candles are lit. 

Christmas here we come! 

Our little chef

Myles came over tonight to help me make our pizza for dinner. He definitely took control and made us a great meal! 

And he was pretty precious while doing it. We are thankful we have such a cute little nephew.