Top 40 Hits of 2013

I like to review our family's life at the end of each year. It's fun to remind ourselves of all the good times we've had, and see how much we've progressed.
So, here it is:  the annual list of the
Tolman Family's Top 40 Memories of 2013 (in chronological order)!

1. Ammon turning 13, and as an official teenager, he received the long-awaited for phone and privileges to open his own facebook!
2. Sledding by our house and seeing Kanyon go down the hill alone for the first time, then building a snow cave at the base of the hill!
3. Jonah winning the scout pinewood derby, and Micah getting a 4th place finish in the races.
4. Watching Ammon's basketball team win several of their games, and having Kala sing super loud during one of the games "this team is on FIRE!!" which totally embarrassed Ammon!
5. Hosting Kanyon's first birthday party with friends, and creating a fun Angry Birds theme for it.
6. Spending Easter with the Perkins family in Utah--Josh found the silver egg in the adult hunt, and Jonah found the golden egg in the youth hunt!
7. Playing miniature golf in Grandpa Perkins' backyard on the course he made just for our boys!
8. Josh & Kala celebrated 15 years of marriage by visiting Las Vegas and enjoyed touring Hoover Dam and seeing Celine Dion in concert.
9. Kala writing and directing a Shrek Musical for her 5th graders, and seeing their outstanding performance completed her vision!
10. Kanyon feeding chickens at Miss Shanda's daycare.
11. Jonah and Micah completing a year of Par Kour, and performing their routine at the Spring Dance & Gymnastics Recital.
12. Kanyon graduating from Kindergarten.
13. Josh finishing his 5-year term on the school board.
14. Going on a family 4-wheeler ride to Janoa's (dog included!)
15. Jonah, Micah, and Kanyon passing off their swimming lessons.
16. Attending the Tolman Reunion at the Tolman Dairy in Jerome.
17. Swimming with the Perkins girl cousins at the Logan Pool.
18. Kala going with some friends from High School to see the play "Avenue Q".
19. Getting our new dog "Tiki" from the pound after our previous dog Shorty died.
20. Ammon completing his Eagle Scout project of building bridges for the golf course.
21. Going to a hot rod car show and a nice pizza restaurant afterward.
22. Jonah, Micah, and Kanyon scoring goals during their soccer season.
23. Kala & Ammon floating down the murky Salmon River with cousin Tanisha.
24. Having our own firework show with the Tolman family in Ed & Kathy's backyard, and Josh accidentally shooting an exploding firework at all the family members observing the show!
25. Entering a Pumpkin Patch float in the 4th of July parade.
26. Josh floating down the Salmon River with all of his siblings and his mom for her birthday.
27. Kanyon learning to ride a bike without training wheels!
28. Kala going for daily evening summer walks with her friends.
29. Hiking to Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park.
30. Visiting Great Grandma & Grandpa Parsons in Great Falls, going to dinner with them, and staying at a nice hotel with a big waterslide.
31. Camping with friends at the Ward Campout.
32. Ammon hunting a deer all by himself.
33. Camping and soaking at Challis Hot Springs & watching Ammon run a cross country race there.
34. Josh & Kala spending 3 days in McCall.
35. Managing another successful pumpkin patch.
36. Playing in the leaves and on haybales with Uncle Malachi, his friends, and our neighbors and friends.
37. Josh & Kala going to Fairmont Hot Springs Resort for Josh's birthday.
38. Spending 2 days over Christmas Break relaxing with the "big cousins" in Stanley.
39. Celebrating Christmas morning at home, and Kanyon waking up first to enjoy the festivities
40. Going sledding with the Entrikin cousins on New Year's Eve.