Katie turned the big 16 this year. She recently wrapped up her sophmore year in high school and her volleyball season. She’s not terribly interested in driving yet, so you’re all still safe one…
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Caribbean Cruise
This spring break we went on a 6 night cruise to the Western Caribbean on Oaisis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. Our first destination was Royal Caribbean’s private island, CocoCay in the Bahamas….
Tybee Island
In the spirit of trying something new, we went to Tybee Island for fall break this year. Tybee is a small city near Savannah known for its wide sandy beaches and a famous lighthouse….
First Day of School 2024
As the title suggests, it is another First Day of School, but for Lilly it’s the last first day of high school. To keep this up, I might have to photoshop her in the…
St. Thomas, USVI
We spent spring break in St. Thomas this year and stayed in a villa in Lovenlund. I affectionately called it the Drug Villa. It is on a cliff above the ocean with 180° ocean…
Mexico
This year for fall break we embarked on a cruise from Galveston, Texas to Honduras and Mexico on Allure Of The Seas with Royal Caribbean. I know it sounds cliche, but the ship was…
First Day of School 2023
Things are getting back to normal. Covid is still around, but it’s not a major talking point anymore. The most popular song on the radio is “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift and the most…
Hilton Head
We visited Hilton Head for Spring break this year and had a great time. We played volleyball on the beach, rode bikes around town, and ate entirely too much. I even found some time…
First Day of School 2022
It’s been another interesting year. COVID is still around, but an afterthought for most people. Inflation is around 9% on the year and the economy is in a strange place with most people trying…
First Day of School 2021
The girls are starting another school year. Katie is 12 going in 7th grade at South Forsyth Middle School and Lilly is 14 going in 9th grade at Lambert High School. We officially have…
San Francisco
This year we decided to mix it up and head west to San Francisco. We packed in as much tourist stuff as possible including: Though not an actual tourist attraction, my favorite part had…
First Day of School 2020
Lilly is heading to 8th grade and Katie to 6th, which means they’re both going to middle school together. The next time they will be in the same school Lilly will be driving and…
Myrtle Beach 2020
This year we decided to rent a house in Myrtle Beach with the Wiles and Jessica to avoid the crowds and more so the Caronavirus. We had a great time. We swam in the…
Final Daddy Daughter Dance
This is Katie’s last year in elementary school and therefore our last Daddy Daughter dance. I’m really sad we won’t get to do this again. No more getting dressed up with our friends and…
First Day of school 2019
Another first day of school in the books. Lilly is starting 7th grade and Katie is starting 5th grade. Rather than me telling you about their summer let’s try something new. What is your…
First day of school 2018
Another summer flew by and the Malone girls are headed back to public daycare, I mean school. Katie is headed back to Brookwood elementary to show 4th grade who’s the boss and Lilly is…
St Thomas 2018
This summer we decided to go on a two week vacation in St. Thomas. We stayed in the same villa in Peterborg that we stayed the last time we were there in 2016. Below…
Daddy Daughter Dance
We had another great time at the Daddy Daughter Dance. We met with a group of other Daddies and Daughters in our neighborhood to take pictures then we went to eat at Windward Tavern…
Camping 2017
We went camping with our friends the Wiles this fall at the Sawnee campground on lake Lanier, or should I say glamping. We had a great time, but we weren’t exactly roughing it. There…
Total Eclipse of 8/21/2017
We were lucky enough to witness a Total Solar Eclipse at 3:36pm on August 21, 2017 in Helen, Georgia. We decided to travel a bit north to be in the path of totality and…
First day of school 2017
Today was the last first day of elementary school for Lilly. She is going into fifth grade and Katie is going into third grade. Another summer flew by, though it was full of activities….
Daddy Daughter Dance
The girls elementary school hosts a Daddy Daughter Dance every year. This year, for the first time, both of the girls wanted to go. First, we met for group pictures at our friends house,…
2017 New Year Vacation
This year’s vacation was courtesy of Lilly’s wish to go on a Disney cruise and some Christmas magic. As it turns out, our friends were the recipient of the same Christmas magic, which coincidentally…
First day of school 2016
This year Lilly is going into fourth grade and Katie is going into second grade. Once again, the summer flew by, but we are ALL looking forward to school this year. We managed to…
Katie turns 7 at Disney World
We, and by “we” I mean Laura, decided to go to Orlando to visit the parks and take part in a timeshare presentation. I wasn’t sold on the timeshare idea, but Disney sounded like a good…
Lilly turns 9 in St Thomas
Well, as you know my Dad passed away in early January. His wish was to be cremated and his ashes spread in St. Thomas. We (Mom, Laura, Lilly, and Katie) decided to make the…
Disney Cruise
We had such a good time on our first Disney cruise we decided to go on another. This time we went on a 7 night cruise to the Eastern Caribbean and visited Tortola, St. Thomas and…
First day of school 2015
This year Lilly is going into third grade and Katie is going into first grade. The summer flew by. Laura and I both work full time and the girls are involved with gymnastics and soccer….