Camping Marley style!

Watching movies on the tramp.

Ehhhh!!! FIRE!FIRE!!!

Mama and boys.

My boys have been asking all summer to sleep out on the tramp. For one reason or another it just didn't happen. Last week I was thinking about the fun summer we have had. When I realized we haven't slept out yet. I marked the calender for the last weekend before school. We roasted hot dogs made s'mores and watched Spongebob movies. (Yes I let my children watch Spongebob. Its pretty funny!) We were having so much fun watching the boys light up with excitement. When 10:00 p.m. rolled around we decided to call it a night. We laid there trying to sleep with all of us sinking to the middle of the tramp, Ryan jumping, and Laney afraid that an earwig was going to crawl into his ear and lay eggs in is brain. At 10:30 p.m. we were all inside sleeping in our beds. Well it was worth a try.

A Wonderful Week!

The Marley's

Ryan and Daddy waiting for Old Faithful to erupt.

My handsome boys!

Boys at a geyser.

Ryan being packed around.

What a surprise Ryan being packed around again.

My sweet Laney.

We saw this old tour bus. It was so awesome. I had to have this pic.

Lane finds hiking sticks wherever we go.

Were cute!

Lunch time.

We sure are a cute couple.

Divide and conquer.

Look Grandpa! No toofesesss!!!

The Zoo.

Lane pouting.

We had a busy week last week. Lane took the week off. We went swimming , to the zoo, to Yellowstone Park, lost teeth, had races, and had cousins sealed to our family. AHHHH .On Monday we took the kids to Ross park and swam with my family. It was tons of fun and the boys had a blast. Then on Tuesday we took off for Yellowstone. We try to do a day trip there once a year. We packed a picnic and took our time. We had a wonderful family day together. We even got suckered into buying $14.00 ice cream at Old Faithful. We got tons of yard work done during the middle of the week. My brother Ean came into town on Thursday. Friday my niece was baptized. She looked so cute in her dress. We are so proud of Samantha. Then on Saturday morning Lane and I had a race. That afternoon we headed up to Idaho Falls. My brother and sister in law had there 4 adopted kids sealed to them. They have adopted six kids altogether. Wow they are amazing!!!!!! At the end of the week we were so sad Lane had to go back to work. Oh ya I almost forgot, Lane lost his 5th tooth! A bucky that was driving him crazy! All in all it was a wonderful week.

Our nature hike

The Marley Family tree.

Hangin tough!

Lane and I on our hike.

Here is Lane and Ryan with one of there many walking sticks.

Daddy and the boys takin a rest.

Me and the boys!

We found our tree that we carved back in "04". We took lots of pictures!

On Saturday Lane and I took the kids to scout mountain to hike around for a little while. There is a little nature trail that's perfect for little kids to hike and explore on. We let Laney lead the expedition. He found animal tracks and walking sticks the whole way. We had a fun family day.

The Swingset!

For anyone who knows me it is not a suprise that I am not a very patient person! Our boys have been asking for a swingset for a while now and I have been putting it off because I hate to put things together. Let me give you an example....try to follow along....step 1. place piece A1-2.2 in slot R2-3.1 and use pieces J9, K12 and B15 to fasten them together. Holy cow man! If Serena wasn't there to keep me sane I would have wrapped those freaking poles around my neck! Thank goodness that wasn't the case! My beautiful assistant kept me hydrated and happy! After 2 hours of sorting through what seemed to be tons of misc. parts and extra nuts and bolts WE got it together! Thanks to my beautiful wife! Thanks babe I love you! The kids love it. No broken arms or legs yet! We're crossing our fingers!

RMS Titanic

Laney drew this picture of the Titanic a few weeks ago.

Our little Lane has been interested in the Titanic ever since he was about 4. When we found out about the Titanic exhibit at the Museum of Idaho we had to make a special trip. It was really interesting and family friendly. I highly suggest checking it out. Whenever we go to a museum we always buy a book. Lane picked out a book full of facts about the famous ship. We had an awesome family day together.

Second race of the year!( Heart and soul race.)

Above: Lane and I at the race. It rain the whole time. Below: Tiffany and I gearing up for the race.
We did the second race of the year. The heart and soul race. My friend Tiffany is doing the races with me too. This one was a killa! There were alot of hills. It was really fun I'm glad I did it! Next race July 19th.