Some more pictures from our trip to the Smart’s

These pictures are some that Sam & Janae took:

more teeth

Marlee has 12 teeth now, well I think she does, she freaks out when I try & check.

love this smile^

sat & sun

Laun bid on some auto parts recently & got a lot of stuff. So he used what he needed for our truck & then we sold some of the parts at the swap meet saturday & he has sold some online, too. It has worked out well because we have earned all of the money back he spent on the auction & we have made money & have parts we needed. Plus he is still selling more online-Gotta love ebay & craigslist!

Here is Marlee at the swap meet "driving" the truck & a little sunburned. I thought I had sun screen in the car but, I didn't. Luckily the kids are all pretty olive skinned so they only got minor sun burns, unlike me who got a pretty good sun burn.



Laun took this picture of a cactus in our backyard-who says the desert isn't pretty?


The baby bunnies have grown & grown. They are now 6 weeks old so we can start selling them.
And Rexie had 3 bunnies but, they all died the same day they were born (kind of like Salts did)-2 were light & 1 was dark. Hopefully things will go better next time, they did for Salt.


And speaking of bunnies, Marlee loves these:

Marlee is not suppose to have dairy or soy right now & is on zantac, because she has been having similar problems that Porter had as a baby. She has lost some weight but, we know more this time around & are surronded by good doctors so, all is well. The hard part is finding her food that she can have. I found these bunny treats for her & they are pricey but, she is worth every penny.

I like how she has them piled on her^

I'm still sick so, I had the dr. call in some meds-hopefully I will be better fast. So besides the swap meet, I was pretty lazy this weekend. We watched some movies & the LOST finale-this show was on for 6 years so, I am kind of glad it is over. Now I'm looking forward to the Biggest Loser finale.

Schools out for summer

I can't believe that the school year has already come & gone! The boys have learned so much & really worked hard. They were lucky to have good teachers. I love watching my kids grow but it kind of makes me sad too, time flies by so fast!

Ms. ZumMallen & Porter- Kindergarten


Mrs. Bigelow & Clay- 2nd grade


Clayton had the kids in his class sign his shirt^

We went out to eat to celebrate their last day of school. The boys chose Golden Corral- they like it because it is a buffet & they get dessert & Laun & I don't like it because it is a buffet:)
We are looking forward to summer break!

She may be cute but she is not innocent

Who would think that a cute little girl like this could be so naughty?
Here she is bugging Porter on the couch-she kept taking the remote control away, which would mess up his movie. She kept getting in his "personal space"-anyone who knows Porter knows how much he likes (needs) his own space sometimes. Let the fighting begin.


Other hobbies Marlee enjoys, climbing on the kitchen table- I think I'm in for it.

The 17th Street Market

We heard about this store that sold foods from around the world, so we checked it out:


The kids really liked these chocolate treats:


Here is the food we came home with:

I love Botan rice & we got some stuff to make curry, sushi, & egg rolls with.

Jonathan got this drink that came in a cool bottle-when you open it this little glass ball falls, allowing you to drink it. To bad the pop wasn't as good as the sweet bottle it comes in. I am still sick so I can't taste real well but, I guess it tasted like medicine.

Lake Powell = picture overload

Ryan & Kami were kind enough to let us join them at their boat house at Lake Powell last week.



On our way there we stopped at a jewlery stand & Laun bought me 2 pairs of earings. The ones I am wearing are made out of cedar berries.



Here are the boys going down the slide on the boat house-the water was so cold:

This is called the relaxation station:

Laun & Port going down the slide:

We ate dinner on the top part of the boat house, it was such a pretty night

Marlee loved riding on the boat & it was a good thing because we went out for 8 hours that day. Suprisingly she didn't seem to mind wearing the life jacket.

Porter got to drive the boat & he thought that was awesome.

The boat rocked Marbar to sleep:

We went through a real narrow part & did some swimming & a little fishing:

The water was so cold & all of us screamed as we jumped in.

this is how Marlee fishes:

We got off the boat for lunch:

And when we were getting the boat tied up, we looked over & Alissa was on top of the rock, if you look closely you can see her:

Laun went up w/ the kids:

Even Marlee got in the water:

Kami & I enjoying lunch:

Then we went to see Rainbow Bridge:

It was a good little walk & the kids all did a great job.

Rainbow bridge was so pretty:

The kids thought the dinosaur print was pretty cool:

Marlee didn't have any fear on this trip & we had to watch her 24-7 like hawks.

Everyone was checking out the fish, there was so many of them.

Clayton & Alissa were busting out their dance moves to Ryan's 80's music, it was pretty entertaining.

We stopped for treats at a floating city & Porter made himself comfortable:

Marlee was fascinated by this:

Here is a fish that Laun caught & it has already been eaten:

On the way home we stopped by Flagstaff. Laun & I spent half of our dating life in Flagstaff because we were going to NAU at the time so, we have a lot of memories there. We stopped by a restaurant called-The Place, Mike & Rhondas. It is a popular spot in Flagstaff & is known for their big breakfast, The Hungry Man Special. As you can tell from this lovely picture, Marlee liked the food:

And no that is not Porters pink sippy cup, he was holding it for Marlee.

On the way home we went through Sedona because it is such a pretty drive. Although I didn't see much of the views because I had a sinus infection & was all drugged up.

We had a great time & a big thank you goes out to Ryan's Family for letting us tag along.