miss mattison grace

 Growing.Learning.Talking.Dancing.Singing.Playing.Laughing.Potting and maybe a little Crying

                                        

She is in the “learn something new every day” stage and I LOVE IT!! She amazes me daily! She constantly has her “2 year old markings”….you know the 2 scrapped knees and at least 1 scrapped elbow. Times are hard on the body at this age but it doesn’t slow her down one bit ;-) She now talks in complete sentences…….well 2 year old complete sentences. She speaks the language that is only understood by Mommy, Daddy, Issy and grandparents! (and very close friends ;-) She counts to 10 and sings her ABS’s. Knows some of her favorite colors like PINK. Have I ever told you she is CRAZY in LOVE with Minnie Mouse! I’ve never seen a love like it. She is a HUGE Daddy’s Girl at the moment and I have a feeling this stage may last a life time ;-) She has the BEST love/hate relationship with her Issy ;-) And well… looks like her mama more and more every day ;-) She is the best little lady. I could not ask for any different!



Love Her ;-)

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nashville, tennessee

For our anniversary we decided to take a quick weekend trip to nashville, tn! Matt had planned the trip which was SUPER SWEET ;-) and he did an excellent job. Friday we just did a little shopping… OK OK OK…6 hours of shopping ;-) Lucky for me Matt doesn’t mind shopping.

Saturday morning we got up and headed downtown to run a 5K….Walk me home ..where I belong….The campaign helps support foster children. They are having a run in KNOXVILLE, TN OCTOBER 7TH and I would LOVE to invite EVERYONE to come and support these awesome people. I have a VERY special little person that I met about a year ago that would love your support. She has touched my life more than most. I can’t really explain it but I LOVE this little gal! She has opened my eyes to so much and I just pray that she never has to experience any of her past again. So with that said please come and support these kiddos and the awesome people that are making a difference in their lives everyday ;-) If you know of anyone that would like to run/walk please let them know and if you have any question please just ask I’d love to get TONS of people! Matt and I had both ran a 5k but not together. Matt and Baylee ran one in Feb. and I ran one at work…So this was another 1st for us! We ran it together….well ok I was a couple steps behind him….. OH well we both finished and it felt great. I am running another at work May 31st ;-)

Before run ;-)

 Hubby checkin' out the route

And we are still smilin' afterward

So back to our trip…we went to a Miranda Lambert concert Saturday night. It was great! We felt like we HAD to go to a country music concert while we were in THE COUNTRY MUSIC CITY. She wouldn’t be our 1st pick BUT we had a super time and loved watching her sing…..Well matt loved seeing her “black” panties….ha.ha. Yes you read that right…. we had pit tickets so we stood right by the stage and he got a little peak ;-) I love that girl’s attitude and personality! She is who she is and that’s it! Love the fact that she is completely comfortable with herself and doesn’t try and fit the 100 lb image that lots put on! We had a great time NASHVILLE! Who wouldn’t with Mexican, shopping, ice cream, cold drink, pizza, live country music and cowboy boots ;-)

We had a great time but missed our girls a ton! They were in great hands with grandparents and friends! Thank you everyone that pitched to help us out!

good things come in 3's

Matt and i are happy to announce 3 new additions to our family..... we are a proud aunt and uncle of a gorgeous gal and 3 handsome fellas ;-) And we aren't done yet ;-)1st i found out my brothers expecting his first baby...its a boy and due date is near September 13th which is a very special day...Aunt Robin's birthday and id love to share my day with that sweet "neu" boy! Next we found out we get to get pink bows for the "wright" baby girl....which is obviuosly what we are use to with 2 gals of our own! Of course we are super excited for colton's little sister! And we just found out there is a melton baby on the way!!!! HOLD IT....Not what you think......we are the AUNT and UNCLE and chris and grace are the mommy and daddy!! we cant wait to go to cali and visit this little baby boy or girl melton! We cant wait to love all these babies;-) I hope there is more to come ;-)

MISS BAYLEE

WOW!!! I cannot believe my little girl only has 3.5 more hours of the 4th grade! Time flies as memories are made. We made lots of memories this year. So many great things happened this year.

• Baylee had her 1st boyfriend…and they are still going strong ;-) Joe
• Went to Chicago
• Got her a phone
• Got an ipad and loves it.
•  Ran her 1st 5K and won for her age group. (ran with Matthew)
• Hit 2 homeruns in spring softball ;-)
• Started playing AAU basketball and loves it.
• Took 4 dance classes at Arts in Motion
• Donated ALL birthday presents to Girls Home in Oakdale (Baylee and Haveyn for their 10th Birthday) So Very Proud! This truly makes my heart smile!
• Went Zip lining in the Smokies
• Played Kingston City ball with Coach Matt
• L.O.V.E.S. Wasabi’s and Menchies ;-) perfect family date in Baylee’s eyes
• 1st time a Best Friend moved away ;-( we still keep in contact and get to see her though.
• Size 10 in clothes and 6 in shoes
• Rode the Screaming Eagle at Dollywood….awesome ride btw!
• Dressed up as a nerd for Halloween
• Got a character counts award at school.
• Got most improved Reading award
• Got Math award….she has ALWAYS been pretty awesome at math ;-)
• Got social studies/science award…Matt claims some credit to this one! Many study lessons together ;-)
• A/B honor roll
• Physical Fitness award
• Attendance Award
• Had 3 AWESOME teachers! Baylee adored them all! Thank you thank you! This truly means the world!
• Shot a gun
• Went to 1st UT softball camp
• Stayed at Disney Animal kingdom and Disney Vero beach
• Helped feed the homeless for Thanksgiving ;-)
• 4-H Club President
• Received 4-H award

I will stop there….I have so much more but you get the point….We are so proud of the little lady you are becoming Miss Baylee. Since the day you were born…you have had a way of making me laugh out loud everyday! You are special Kid! I love your outgoing, crazy and wild personality. Keep up your determination and hard work and i promise the sky is the limit! Dream…..DREAM BIG! Love you more than you will ever know Pumpkin!!!

Now it’s SUMMERTIME!!!

5.16.09

A moment in my life that started the rest of my life ;-)

This was one of my HAPPIEST moments. At 2 O’clock....I was officially Mrs. Matthew Melton ;-) I married my love and best friend! I could not ever ask for any more than what I have! Matthew is perfect for me! He is an incredible husband and an amazing Daddy to our girls! We are 3 lucky gals! And the past 3 years have been beyond words! We have experienced so much in the past three years (smiles, tears, laughs...even some angry moments) and I am so thankful that I have shared every bit of it you Matthew! I can’t wait to see what the next 50 bring us ;-)  Thank you for livin', lovin' and most of all laughin' with me ;-)

Mommy Day Weekend ;-)

This past weekend was a lil’ busy for the Melton crew! First we started off with an AAU Basketball Tournament in Maryville Friday night. After getting home somewhere around 11 that night we had to be back up there at 8 on Saturday morning. Baylee had two games on Saturday…games went great and the girls played hard ;-) We got home at 4 and had to be at Roane State by 6 for Baylee’s Spring Dance Recital. After the Recital we went and ate at Redbones with our friends Jess and Aaron and some of their family! We love them ;-) Sunday morning we met my mom and brother for some good ole Cracker Barrel breakfast = THE BEST!!!(Matt got off lucky without having to cook me breakfast)Then off to our last recital. Finally we ended the evening visiting with Matt’s parents! I hope all you lil’ Mommy’s had an awesome Mommy Day weekend!

I am truly blessed beyond words!

I can think of a million and two reasons why I LOVE being a mommy ;-) No I won’t list them all for you…. It’s a one of a kind relationship that words can truly never explain! I became a mommy at a young age….it was definitely a shocking surprise to both myself and my family. One month before I graduated high school I found out I was pregnant at the age of 16. Lots and Lots of emotions ;-) I would not change a single second even if I could…. Baylee Elizabeth was born shortly after I turned 17. It has been an AMAZING 10 years! I am so proud of that little gal. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t the easiest thing growing up ASAP at 16…but it’s not a choice at that point and everyone makes a decision…and I had a baby girl that needed 100% of me. Luckily my mother supported me from day one… It seems there are so many teen parents that are not raising their children and this breaks my heart. Being a mommy is not an age thing….It’s a person thing ;-) Just love em’, hold em’. They grow fast! Now Baylee shares her spot with Miss Mattison Grace. I thought that parenting may be different as I got older(having baby at 17 vs. 24)….nope…I am still the same mommy! Life is perfect! Love my girls ;-)

LOVIN

Just want to put a little update of the people I love most.....

 This little love bug is growing so fast!  She is at the cutest age!  Everyday is something new and I am having a blast watching her grow and learn.

 Baylee is in the middle top row of this picture!  I L.O.V.E. this little gal's personality.  She is super fun and never meets a stranger ;-) She loves having fun and puts a smile on my face everyday!! I can not believe she is already 10!  Time flies by so fast....so be sure to make the best of EVERY moment (yes even the frustrating times.....will be missed)

Most of all...my husband and best friend! He makes all of this happen and I couldn't do it without him

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