Paul played great again this weekend! It was a close match with them only breaking 2 of the other team’s serves! Paul played with a different teammate, Manny. They made the game look fun…
Tennis is here!
Paul’s fall tennis season has just started, and he played amazing this past saturday. He’s playing doubles with his usual teammate Cahn. They had a slow start to the first set, but they took…
Lilly’s 5 Months!
Our little girl is finally 5 months! She’s getting so big, and she’s starting to become more mobile. She can roll from side to side on her back, and she can roll from front…
Lilly’s Birthmark
I took Lilly to the dermatologist today, and the visit went great! We found out that she has a port wine stain birthmark, and they aren’t worried about it at all. It’s showing no…
Lilly’s Rolling!
Lilly’s officially 4 months now! Lilly rolled over for the first time this Tuesday! She’s really good at turning from side to side while she’s on her back, and she’s just started rolling from…
Mr. Beer!
Paul got the world’s coolest Father’s Day gift from Lilly and I, and we got to taste it for the first time this weekend. Paul got a home brew kit to make his own…
Tennis
Paul’s finally reached the end of this season, and they finished it out with a win for the whole team! The past 2 tennis seasons for us have been filled with advancing into better…
The Cats!
Before we went down to spend the 4th with Tom and Tammy, Kaiser and Dolph brought me a present from their adventures outside! Kaiser came proudly in the bedroom to bring me a very…
Lilly Monster!
Lilly is now a little over 3 months old! She’s smiling and cooing at everyone. She’s just started yelling the past couple of days! We have to teach her to use her inside voice…
Landscaping Project (Update 4)
Tom was busy again this weekend with getting the front yard in order. We all went to the nursery to pick out plants. Picking out the plants was the easy part, and Tom and…
4th of July
We had a wonderful and quiet fourth! Lilly got to enjoy Grandma and Grandpa’s pool for the first time! Of course she was in her adorable bikini again!!! At first she wasn’t enjoying the…
Florida!
We had a wonderful weekend in Florida getting to know Grandma Malone’s side of the family. Lilly got to meet her other great-grandmother along with great aunt and great uncle! Paul got to see…
Lilly’s 2 Month Check-up!
Lilly went to see the doctor today, and we have a growing girl! She’s weighing a healthy 11 pounds, and she’s almost 24 inches long! She’s now in the 80’s as far as percentiles,…
First Family Outing!
We went to Anna Ruby Falls near Helen, Georgia with our friends the Johnsons. It was the typical Georgia weather which included isolated thunderstorms and high humidity. We hiked all the way to the…
Landscaping Project (Update 3)
Tom has been slaving away up here in the front yard, and it looks amazing! Things are not quite finished, but we’re getting close!!! Looks like shrubs and grass are the next things on…
Lilly Check-up!
Lilly had her second doctor’s visit, and she’s gained over a pound since we left the hospital! She’s also grown about an inch. There’s a margin for error on the length because they lay…
Lilly Grace Malone Part 2
Starting with the visit we had on Thursday, I was getting really excited only to find out that nothing had changed from the previous week. I was having contractions and doing everything I could…
Lilly two days old at hospital
This is the first video footage of Lilly. It was taken while we were still in the hospital only two days after birth. As you can see from the video, Lilly was born at…
Lilly Grace Malone Born April 3, 2007
I suppose the story starts nine months earlier, but I’ll stick to the last few days leading to birth. Last Thursday, March 29th, Laura was told she was still only 2cm dilated, same as…
Lilly Update Part 2
Paul and I went to the doctor this week, and nothing has changed since the previous week. We are walking a lot more to try to encourage her out! Paul has a wonderful method…
Lilly Update!
Lilly and I went for our weekly check today, and found out that I am almost 3 cm dilated and 38 weeks! Paul and I are really excited that this means my contractions aren’t…
Landscaping Project (Update 2)
Well, the status of the front yard is coming along nicely. You can tell we really busted our butts and did some serious shoveling. Na, we hired a frontloader operator to come over and…
Landscaping Project (Update 1)
After a few days of digging, 4 blisters, 3 scrapes, 6 gallons of Coke and 2 mental breakdowns we think we figured out what we want. We think building (3) two-and-a-half foot tall walls…
Crazy Pregnant Lady Part Deux
To begin, I must admit I love when Laura starts a conversation with the phrase “you won’t believe this”. I drop everything I’m doing and prepare myself for the whopper she’s about to lay…
Some Advice is best kept SILENT!
So I’ve heard from all my girlfriends who have previously had babies that random people will offer you advice that you could do without hearing. I’ve had a pretty wonderful and uncomplicated pregnancy from…
Landscaping Project
The picture to the right is our front yard as of only a few weeks ago. The picture doesn’t do the severity of the slope justice. You have to have the agility of a…
Crazy Pregnant Lady
So Laura went to the doctor the other day and was asked if she’s had any strange behavior. She replied “No”, which still makes me laugh for many reasons, but mainly for the one…
Homerding Chronicles
Quite some time ago I decided to write some memories down I had about a buddy of mine. I really need to go back and fix a few things and tell the story better,…