A Few New Videos!!

Here is Victoria after a bath a few nights ago! You can see her scar from heart surgery has really healed nicely.

Natalie absolutely loathes the camera. Here she was asking me for some more ice cream. You can hear her say “want some” right when I started videoing her. She then puts her head down and starts crying. I’m such a cruel mother to think it’s funny to torture her with a camera in her face, aren’t I??

Mark was singing “Jesus Loves Me” with Natalie. This is a new song that she has been singing a lot lately. She didn’t realize I was filming her so she did much better singing freely!

Natalie was cruising around the dining table singing, you guessed it … “Jesus Loves Me!” She cracks me up sometimes with what a cheese ball she is!

Last but not least, Victoria is such a mover and shaker! Here is a video of her shaking her legs and enjoying her “floor time.”

Hope these videos made you laugh today! They sure made me! And, who doesn’t need to laugh a little each day?? I’m glad that God created laughter! It keeps us all from going crazy!

October 16, 2008
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The Pumpkin Patch

This past week Elyssa was supposed to go to the Pumpkin Patch with her 3K class. Unfortunately, it was rained out. We decided to go as a family and really enjoyed ourselves! Here are a few pictures from our outing.

Oh how I wish Natalie would take a good picture for me!
I finally got her to sit down for a moment and took a quick shot!
Elyssa loves taking pictures and she always looks so cute!
This pumpkin had lots of warts on it. The sun was really bright … can you tell??
Another warty pumpkin!
Elyssa with Paw Paw on the hayride!
Here is a new, cute photo of Victoria at our house before we left for the Pumpkin Patch.
October 14, 2008
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My Three Angels

Victoria Jayne
What a sweet little one
You are such a joy

A bright ray from the Son
You show me so much
How to love and to trust
The great One above
By Whom I’ve been blessed

My blue-eyed, Nat Nat
What a beauty so rare
You grow and explore
Live your life with no cares
You love on your sisters
Give sweet kisses and hugs
You’re always the one
To pick up Love Bugs (and try to eat them!!)

My eldest, Elyssa
You’ve grown up so fast
You’re now a school girl
And you love your new class
You are such a helper
Your teacher says so
You are very loved
We always want you to know

My three little angels
Sent from heaven above
I could not imagine life
Without your love

So while I have time
And breath in my lungs
I’ll kiss you a lot
And give you my love

*** I want my girls to know, especially today, how special they are to me and how much I love them! I count it a priviledge and honor to be their mother.

PS – Mark’s dad, O’Neal, came over last week. He and Mark worked on the backyard fence. I got a great picture of him with his granddaughters sitting on our swing after he had worked “hard in the yard!”

Here is a photo of the fence! It looks GREAT!
October 7, 2008
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Life With The Messicks

God has truly been blessing us with some wonderful days here at the Messick home. Let me give you some examples!

Mark and his dad are building a fence in the back of our yard and we are so excited about it. I’ll be so glad to know the girls can play in the backyard without being able to wander into the street at the front of the house or the creek at the back of the yard. I love already how it dresses up our yard and it’s not even complete yet! Mark and his dad are doing a wonderful job and I’m so impressed with how great the fence is turning out since they have never built a fence like this before.

Victoria continues to do well. She will have her next round of therapists come in the next few weeks. I am hoping they will have good things to say about the progress she has made. She still cannot sit up on her own and is still very small, but she is gaining strength and weight progressively. She is a strong little girl and is very active. I believe she will continue to amaze us all as she grows and develops!

This past weekend Mark and I were able to spend a FREE night at the Battlehouse Hotel in downtown Mobile.
The Battlehouse Hotel is a newly restored old hotel and it is absolutely beautiful! Before we checked into our hotel room, we went to see a new movie called Fireproof. It was such an inspiring movie and I found myself weeping during several moving scenes. You have gotta check it out! After checking into our hotel room, we used a gift card to eat at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and certainly enjoyed our dinner there! To top off the whole weekend, Mark arranged for me to have a massage at the new spa that the Battlehouse opened up about 3 weeks ago. Talk about being pampered! It was awesome! I love massages and haven’t had one in a very long time, so this was very much appreciated! We had a great, much needed break from the rat-race of life and were able to recharge and reconnect. I’m so thankful for a husband that recognizes a need to get away with his wife every-once-in-a-while! He is a gift!

We are so thankful for how God continues to walk with us on our journey of life. No matter if the times are wonderful or terribly difficult, we still find Him by our sides. He never leaves us and at just the right moments, we feel special reminders that He loves us so much. I think sometimes … I don’t know how people live this life without Him!

PS – My heart goes out to a lifelong friend, Allison Woodruff Rich. She lost her mother, Shirley, to cancer this past Saturday night. Mrs. Shirley was always a special friend of my parents and she will be missed. However, we are comforted by the fact that she knew the Lord and is finally free of the bonds of her aching, earthly body. She is finally at peace with the Savior that redeemed her and we know we will see her again one day!
September 29, 2008
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