Friday, December 31, 2010

Tolman Top 40 Hits of 2010

You know the "Billboard Top 40 Hits"?

Well, this is a similar list--except that instead of a list of top songs, it's a list of our top moments from the year. I started doing it last year, and it's a nice way to summarize the year and remember the best of its times!

I don't remember most of the specific days, but I remember the moments: moments dear to my heart, moments I cherish, moments that have become favorite memories, special moments that are worth recalling.

So, here it is, in no particular order...

The Tolman Top 40
Momentous Hits of 2010!!!
40. Ammon and his friends running around at his birthday party.
39. Taking Kanyon miniature golfing in Boise.
38. Cheering from home for Josh's favorite NFL team, the Saints, as they won the Superbowl.
37. Floating in a boat across Wallace Lake.
36. Finding frogs while camping at Painted Rocks.
35. Watching our old trailer home being pulled off the property.
34. Walking through our new home for the first time.
33. Driving to Anaconda, Montana as a family and observing the beautiful fall foliage along the way.
32. Celebrating Christmas all by ourselves in our new home.
31. Exchanging homemade valentines with each other.
30. Kala finding the gold AND silver eggs at the Perkins annual Easter egg hunt.
29. Jonah and Micah enjoying their first birthday party with friends.
28. Ammon competing in golf tournaments with his new golf clubs.
27. Playing group games with the Perkins family at Easter.
26. Visiting my dad on his last day of school before he retired from teaching.
25. Walking through the Lewis & Clark Caverns together.
24. Attending Jonah and Micah's kindergarten graduation.
23. Walking through IKEA alone with Josh.
22. Celebrating the 4th of July with both the Tolman and Perkins families.
21. Camping at Craters of the Moon with the Perkins cousins.
20. Sledding with friends over Christmas Break.
19. Going trick-or-treating with the boys.
18. Spending time with family on the Bear Lake beach at the Perkins reunion.
17. Listening to the boys sing a somber happy birthday to me--while walking in a funeral-procession manner!
16. Watching Ammon trying to catch a chipmunk over and over while camping!
15. Spending time as a family at Grandma and Grandpa Parsons' home in Montana.
14. Watching the Blue Angels air show with the boys.
13. Cheering for Jonah and Micah as they scored goals for their undefeated soccer team.
12. Spending time alone with my Grandpa Perkins at his home.
11. Laughing and eating and riding in a horse-drawn wagon at the Tolman reunion.
10. Being surprised by Josh with a new bed, and surprising him with a scare after he unloaded the truck!!!
9. Watching Ammon play football on the high school field under the lights, and hearing his name over the loudspeaker.
8. Taking Josh to dinner for his birthday and then soaking in the hot springs after.
7. Carving pumpkins.
6. Selling pumpkins on a beautiful fall day.
5. Watching the boys playing hide-and-seek tag with the neighbors and Gideon & Alyssa in the haybale maze.
4. Going on a date with Josh to karaoke and dancing, along with friends Amanda and John.
3. Seeing Muse in concert.
2. Winning the New Years Eve radio contest (again) with the Tolman family!
1. Being completely moved into our new home!

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