MELTON FAMILY

2010-01-15T11:14:00.000-08:00

So I finally have made a new goal to be a better blogger..so here are a few random pics from last year...I really am going to find more time to keep this updated for all of our friends and family.....so happy blogging

STP Ride.....seattle to portland 200miles

2009-08-11T19:51:00.001-07:00

Another year of the STP.....Mark and his brother rode together...lots of headwind this year but they did really awesome.....I got to take wayne three kids my three and we stopped and picked up Erika another niece...we had a blast in the car...it was sooooo much fun to spend the day with all of them.....

McKayla's 5th grade graduation

2009-06-17T15:54:00.000-07:00

What a night...McKayla is officially in middle school....OH MY!!!!! and yes she picked the outfit out of course...IT"S PINK...her signature color!!!!!What a Diva......e are very proud of McKayla and the strength that this young lady has....she has overcome so much in such a little bit of time...there is NOTHING that I believe that she cannot do.....WAY TO GO!!!! WE LOVE YOU MCKAYLA!!!!! Good luck next year and keep up all the hard work and remember if you get all A's you can dye your hair pink!!!!

Natasha's Golf Tournament

2009-06-12T18:21:00.000-07:00

Our family feels so much gratitude....Thank you to everyone that supports Natasha...words will never be enough to express how grateful and blessed we feel...Thank you!

Congrats to Kirk & Heather

2009-05-31T21:47:00.000-07:00

We are so excited to be welcoming Heather into the Melton family August 1st 2009..THEY ARE ENGAGED!!!...looks like they will be tying the knot in the Mt timp. Temple!!!
We are so thrilled for the both of them..not sure what there future plans are about school and where they will be living...but we can only hope its close to Oregon...CONGRATS to the both of you!!! We luv ya!!!

Playing in the snow....

2009-05-25T21:47:00.000-07:00

Our goal here was to find some hot springs but we got side tracked at the snow.....lots of fun playing in it when its 70 out...the hill was very steep so the safest way down was sliding.. Natasha was not too happy but she had the best seat in town...right on top of Mark..he is such a good daddy always willing to make Natasha feel safe and experience things that she more and likely will not in her adult years...we did a little shopping so my fashion diva McKayla had to show off her cute little outfit..I LOVE that she truly has her won style it makes who she is....

1st camping trip of the season....La Pine

2009-05-25T21:33:00.001-07:00

What a wonderful camping trip that we had....we went to La Pine state park in Bend and the weather was perfect...we were able to swim, go running, biking, trail biking, hiking and play in the snow with it 70degrees...we took two of Stacia's friends, and had sooooo much fun!!!! So McKayla being the goof ball she is wanted to find her handsome prince..she kissed that frog like 20 times...so everyone else joined in the fun....Natasha sat in that water forever playing with the frogs and talking to them, it was very cute....

Melton's Hit the coast

2009-05-10T20:42:00.001-07:00

Mark's 40th Bday and Mother's Day weekend family fun!!!

2009-05-10T19:58:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful weekend we spent together celebrating Mark turning 40 and Mother's day...sorry for all the pics we just had so much fun that I could not choose just certain ones.....we stayed in Yachats at a resort right on the Ocean...we ate tons of seafood, saw many tide pools, and did one of our favorite things...agate hunting...and lots of hiking....Mark may be 40 but has the strength of a 20yr old...he carried Natasha on his shoulders most of the time and she isnt getting any lighter...Whew!!! We are so grateful that we get the opportunity to live in such a beautiful state and enjoy all that it has to offer.....

ROAD TRIP.......

2009-04-27T21:32:00.001-07:00

WHAT A TRIP!!!! this is just a small sample of the fun we had...My two fav cousins Tammy and Jennifer came in from Utah to visit me and have a girls road trip....we made no plans except that we wanted to go to the coast...I picked them up from the airport and we headed to Astoria and in three days worked our way down to Florence then headed to Eugene for our last night so they could see my house and the family and OF COURSE saturday market....this was an amazing trip we laughed and talked so much that I have no voice now....we got no sleep except for a few hours and is just what I needed...so going to do this again....I love no plans makes for a very great adventure!!!

What's next for Mr. Ironman Mark.......

2009-04-07T09:26:00.000-07:00

Well Mark has decided that he would like to do a full 140mile Ford Ironman in the year 2010 in St. George Utah...this will be the first year that Ford will hold an Ironman there.....he is already signed up and will start training next week...Mark trains very hard for these and it takes all of us to help him and support him in any way that we can...the training hours are very long and hard and he is really good about making sure it does not cut into family time...we are very excited for him to do this triathalon...I believe this was his ultimate goal....we are here for ya babe every step of the way......

Mark's Ford Ironman.....5.25.50 time

2009-04-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

HE MADE IT......Mark did an awesome job this year....he was 20min faster than last year....I just dont know how he does it...he is amazing....I enjoy watching him and all of these amazing athlete's....I actually missed him coming over the finish line because he ran so fast this year....my brother Russ was able to compete also with Mark and he did a great job....I know that Mark really enjoyed having him there...the best part of all of this is the group of men that he goes out with are all younger by 4yrs than Mark and he beat them all.....40 is not old my friends......WAY TO GO MARK WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS....and we will continue to support you!!!

HERE WE GO!!!!

2009-04-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

In about 1 hour Mark and I will be boarding a plane to Oceanside CA....yeah sun!!! but that isnt the only reason...Mark has been training his heart out for a Ford Ironman Triathalon on satruday....if you have seen him lately you may not know who he is....he is extremely skinny right now...but I can promise you that will change after saturday....yeah back to red meat for him!!!!! anyways I am so excited to watch him and watch all that hard work pay off for him.....GO GET EM MARK....and GOOD LUCK!!!! luv ya!

Mckayla..."Dancing Queen"

2009-03-15T18:39:00.000-07:00

So this is the side of McKayla that others never get to see.....she is one of the funniest girls around...she came home after school one day turned on a little Shakira
"HIPS DONT LIE" and went to town...she had us laughing so hard I was crying and so was Natasha...no one on this earth has ever made Natasha laugh so hard except McKayla since she was a baby....I really wish she would let this side of her show more often because she is quite the entertainer....... U GO GIRL!!!!

Stacia's Banquet

2009-03-09T21:09:00.000-07:00

Stacia had her banquet for water polo and swim team...these are a few of her friends...the three of them are really good friends and they tease stacia all the time because she is so much shorter then them....she makes up for it in personality...I got the opportunity to share this night with her and we had a really good time.....

SLEEPOVER NIGHT!!!!!

2009-02-09T18:14:00.000-08:00

so we had a sleepover in the livingroom friday night....we watched Mama Mia...and so did Mark, but I can pretty much guarantee he won't watch it again!!! We loved the music and McKayla totally feel in love with this movie...it's one of my favorites on Broadway....but we really had a good time...needless to say I am old during the middle of the night I went and climbed into my own bed, Stacia went to hers, Mark never did stay and Natasha climbed onto the couch...McKayla is the die hard and stayed on the mattress.....We had a blast and laughed very hard because Stacia and I found out that we are a lot alike and she doesn't know how to feel about that.......

Hospital stay for Natasha

2009-01-30T08:47:00.000-08:00

Wed night Natasha had to go to the hospital for severe dehydration.....this is the 3rd time that this has happened to her and we are not sure why....I have an idea but the docs are not willing to listen...surprise, surprise....so needless to say I am doing some very heavy research and talking to some Doc's back East trying to figure out what is going on....she is fine now but we had to spend the night in the hospital but to give you an idea of how comfortable she is the next morning she was feeling pretty spunky and she told me to unplug her IV machine and she was going to take a walk pushing it around the ward without me...so I said ok if you feel like you need to do that...she was so funny...little did she know I was spying on her...but she was very curious about how to read the IV machine so she stopped and told the nurse and i quote "if I am going to be a Doctor someday I need to know how to read this thing can you explain these numbers to me"......too funny...it took all the strength that nurse had to not giggle at her because she was business like......

Watching History take place.....

2009-01-20T08:55:00.000-08:00

I am watching history take place today with the Inauguration.....Now I was not a supporter of Obama I think he needs more experience and I dont agree with some of his views....now with that being said I am terrified for this man and his very young family...I can't even imagine how many death threats are being made against him and his family a day....it makes me very nervous knowing how many people will attempt to take "him out"!!!! Regardless of my views and personal belief today is a very historic day and I have made a point to make sure that my girls know they are watching history in the making....and this is a moment that they should never forget...McKayla is very excited because she had the opportunity to go to DC last September and she was at the Nations Capitol and on those stairs were they are holding the ceremony...she gets the opportunity to share that with her class and pictures.....very exciting for her.....so I hope that all of you are taking part today in the making of History!!!!!!!

MELTON"S all together......

2009-01-05T16:33:00.000-08:00

Kirk, Teresa, Greg Debra, Mark and Wayne...yes I know that Mark is the shortest!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year with all of Mark's family. We have not all been together I think in like 5 years or something crazy like that......the picture of the girls are Natasha, McKayla, Kylie, Chloe and Tataina......Then one big family photo is everyone except Mark's mother Joyce who passed away....what a legecy she has left behind.....we really enjoyed seeing everybody, playing with all the kids, the family drama, and playin guitar hero..

HAPPY HOLIDAYS..........

2008-12-25T16:51:00.000-08:00

We are so very blessed in our lives and we want all of our family and friends to know how much we care for them and how much we love them all.....We want all of our family in Utah to know how much we miss you every holiday season since we left 10yrs ago it seems to get harder every year, but you are always in our thoughts and prayers....grandma and grandpa loveless thank you very much for the wonderful gifts that you send to us every year we appreciate all that you do for us and love you very much....

MERRY CHRISTMAS.....a few photos from this beautiful day!

2008-12-25T16:42:00.000-08:00

As always we had a very wonderful christmas.....I can't express enough how much I love spending time with my family and playing....I have found that I am totally in love with guitar hero world tour...I can rock baby.....

CHRISTMAS EVE...

2008-12-25T16:36:00.000-08:00

OOOHHHH grandma I think these are a little big.......kidding
Every Christmas Eve Grandma and Grandpa Loveless give pj's to the gilrs...look how cute they all look....Natasha was cracking us up with pulling them to her ears....

Let it snow....Let it snow

2008-12-19T08:07:00.000-08:00

So snow really does not happen very often in Eugene....so when it does snow its crazy around here...today will be the girls 3rd day of school closure, so christmas vacation came early for them and they couldn't be happier...only problem they will have to go longer in June.....but why burst there bubble.....is is very beautiful right now...my only complaint is that people around here DO NOT know how to drive in it and it can be very frustrating!

Natasha is home.......

2008-12-06T16:13:00.000-08:00

We are home now and as always Natasha is doing fantastic. I just don't know where this little girl gets all her spunk and how she can bounce back so easy. She is very sore and they had to do an extra incesion through her belly button but as always her spirits are as high as the heavens. I also wanted to let you know that because this was last minute we had to cancel McKayla's birthday slumber party that was suppose to happen on this same day. I just want to say that I have been very blessed with three very special young ladies each in a different way. As heart broken as McKayla was over the party she showed me how grown up she is becoming. She understood how important this was and how serious it could be and yet was more concerened over the well being of Natasha than her party. I could only imagine how hard that was for her to try to understand, she may only be turing 11 on Monday but she sure taught me a lot........

Natasha........drama drama

2008-12-05T14:58:00.000-08:00

I am sitting in Portland in the waiting room waiting for Natasha to get out of surgery. This poor little girl has been to hell and back in the last 2 days with the end resort being surgery at the last minute. It is a very long story of how this all happened and I do not have the energy to type it out. She will be fine and this all has to do with a routine cecostomy tube change that went bad. I just wanted to let all of our family and friends know what is going on with her. We are so grateful to all of you that love our girls and care for them. As always thank you for all your thoughts and prayers that go out to Natasha. We will keep you all updated when we get home and settled. THANK YOU!

Emergency room trip......

2008-11-17T10:25:00.001-08:00

So on Sunday we got to go to Portland to the hospital for Natasha. It started on sat she was complaining of a headache, but she had a fever so we didn't worry to much, then on sunday after church to started to cry really hard and complained her head hurt, so very quickly we called the doc, packed a bag and went to Portland. After 8 hours of testing and tears and lack of sleep the conclusion was that it was not shunt malfunction (thank heavens, that would mean surgery right away) she was very dehydrated and her potassium was way too low which we have to address with her doctor because something is causing this and it is not good. Needless to say we got home at 1:00am and we are all very tired, but very grateful that this was not shunt related......... she was a real trooper as usual....