The Big Move!

Well, its official.

My blog is moving to its new home! I'm sad to leave this place...I've been posting memories since June of 2006. 378 posts. I started here when Jackson was 4 months old. He turns 6 in March. This place has seen the birth of two of my babies and thousands of giggles. It's seen heartache and celebration. It's bittersweet to leave.

So, if you'd like to stay up to date with our family, simply visit www.ataleofthreecities.com. It's where we will be from now on!

I'm leaving this blog up to reference to when needed. I *could* move all the posts over to our new home, but that would take forever, so I'm leaving it here for the time being.

See you soon!

Blog Changes!

I know, I know....long time without a post!

I'm actually just jumping on to let you all know that I am in the process of creating a new blog at a new host site. As soon as its finished I will post the link for you all to visit. While I'm sad to leave this site, I've found one that is much easier to load pictures on and keep all the content in a place that is easier to navigate. There will be a section for recipes, homeschooling, DIY projects, and even some photography stuff!

So, stay tuned!!! :)

And, here is a pick to keep you happy until then...


Much love!
The Malloy Family

The Green Alligators!

We've dived headlong into organized sports! The year has finally arrived for soccer, with much anticipation for its commencement around this house. Jackson has been involved in gymnastics for the past few months and LOVES that, and was a bit intimidated with the thought of moving into soccer. As you can tell, however, he enjoyed every minute of it. Out of every picture I took, there isn't one where he doesn't have a grin from ear to ear!

And, let's be honest: we loved it. It was a first; our first child's first game. It was AWESOME being able to cheer for him from the sidelines and watch him enjoy playing such a great game. It was so fun picking out shoes and his shin guards, getting his jersey washed and ready, and prepping him for his big day. It was chilly, perfect morning!

I really can hardly believe it. Look how big he is! Old enough for sports? Really?! I have the minivan, and now I have the soccer player. With the insane schedule to boot! Gymnastics is overlapping for a few weeks, so we have gymnastics, soccer practice, and a game that we are adding into our already nutso schedule! Thank goodness we homeschool or I have no idea how we'd get it all done!

Grandma Visits!

My mom came in from Pennsylvania to visit us this past week! We had a very busy week, including a trip down to Tucson. The kids loved having her around, and kept her pretty busy! I didn't get a lot of pictures, but I think this one is adorable. It is pretty much how pictures look with my three kids...everyone looking different directions.
Thanks for coming, Mom! We had a great time and can't wait to see you again!

Joe's

It is a beautiful fall day here (73 degrees!!! For a high!!!) so we decided to take my mom, who is visiting us from Pennsylvania, out to our favorite restaurant. Joe's Farm Grill has made several appearances on my blog before; we just love the atmosphere and the great food. The kids run around and play, and I get to munch on the best sweet potato fries that have ever been made. As you can see, Brooklyn also enjoys a good orange fry!

Jackson and London love the cheeseburgers there, so they split one with orange fries on the side. They eat as fast as possible so they can get back to playing. Jackson made a friend named Haley who picked him flowers. It was a budding romance; too bad we had to leave before they could make plans for an arranged marriage.
Poor Haley. She really missed out. I mean, who wouldn't want to be married to a ninja chef?

Greg got to come along with us for lunch! London perched herself next to him as she is a big Daddy's girl. I love this picture of them, minus the sun spots on Greg's face. Let's pretend they aren't there, mmmkay? Every photo can't be perfect, but the memories behind them can be.

This is what happens every time (every. single. time!) I try and take a picture of the girls together. One is this way, one is that way, one is crying, one has her eye closed, etc. One day I might get a decent shot of sisterly love. For now, you get London distracted by a bird and Brooklyn trying to figure out how to put another orange fry in a mouth already stuffed with 5 of them.
She figured it out.

Anyway, we had a lovely time! I will be so sad to see it go back up to 98 next week...I could really get used to this "being outdoors" thing!