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This is our 2013 family newsletter that we included with Christmas cards this year (which I was very late sending; they just barely got mailed this week!):

Hello family and friends! Living in Salmon, Idaho means a life that includes lots of travel. We are over 2 hours away from the nearest major hospital, Wal-Mart, and restaurant chains! We go out of town at least once a month for doctor and dentist appointments, sports competitions, shopping, and recreation!

 

Here are 13 Memorable Tolman Travels in 2013:

1. (January) Family trip to Ashton for a basketball tournament Ammon was in. The weather was super snowy, the roads were bad, we barely made it in time, the competition was tough and his team won some and lost some, and Josh almost got kicked out of one game because the ref thought he was making obscene gestures (he wasn’t)!

 2. (March) Josh and Kala took an anniversary trip to Las Vegas. We hadn’t been there since we were dating 15+ years ago! We visited Kala’s Grandma Rose in Pleasant Grove on the way, rode the Big Shot at the top of the Stratosphere, attended the Las Vegas temple, golfed, and went to several shows, including Celine Dion!
 

3. (March) – Family trip to Tremonton for Easter. We played miniature golf in Grandpa’s backyard on his homemade course, dyed Easter eggs with Grandma, and had the Perkins family annual Easter egg hunt. We also got to attend cousin Weaton’s wedding in Brigham City that same weekend.

4. (May) Kala took the younger boys to watch Ammon’s track meet in Ririe. It was a poorly-run meet, and we waited for hours in the cold wind to watch Ammon run. We decided to leave without even seeing him race. We were all freezing and Kala was really irate at the disorganization! Their bus didn’t even get home until after 11:00 that night!

 5. (June) Cousins Camp in Logan. Kala took the boys to spend the weekend with their Perkins girl cousins. We swam all afternoon at the City Pool, rode bikes, had a barbecue dinner, slept in tents in the backyard, and made a gift for Grandpa Perkins for Father’s Day.

 6. (June) Family trip to the BH Tolman Family Reunion in Jerome (except for Ammon who was returning from scout camp). We had a fabulous day at the Tolman family home & dairy. Kanyon loved the chickens, Jonah and Micah played with cousins, and Kala rode a zip line for just the 2^nd time in her life (and didn’t get stuck on it this time!).

7. (July) Kala went with Josh on an overnight trip to Coeur d’Alene for a golf meeting. This was a terrible trip: we ate some awful food, Josh got sick with the flu, and we got into a fight. The only positive thing that happened was that Kala got to visit her Grandpa Perkins in Spokane while Josh was at his meeting.

 8. (August) Family visit to Great Grandma & Grandpa Parsons in Great Falls. The boys played with their dog, Grandma showed Kala her awesome embroidery machine, Grandpa and Josh had a nice visit, we went to buffet dinner with Grandma & Grandpa, and we were treated to a nice hotel stay with a waterslide!

9. (August) Family vacation to Glacier National Park. This was our 2^nd year going there. Our favorite hike this year was Avalanche Lake! We enjoyed hiking together—except that one time when the boys didn’t want to hike with us and they got lost, then Josh & Kala got scared, then the boys were found (and didn’t get eaten by nearby bears) and were in SO MUCH trouble!!

10. (September) Ammon’s Cross Country meet in Rigby. Josh drove the bus for it (his 2^nd job now). Kala took the other boys, but took a wrong turn on the way there and got lost TWICE! We barely made it in time for his race at Rigby Lake where he got a 4^th place medal! It was a warm day and the boys played in the giant sandpit playground.

11. (September) Family camping trip to Sula, Montana for Jonah & Micah’s birthday. We went miniature golfing, cooked food over the campfire, and soaked in the hot springs at Lost Trail until we were getting bitten and eaten alive by some large blood-sucking insects that we’d never seen before.

 12. (October) Josh & Kala went to McCall for Josh’s work meetings. Josh conducted meetings and turned over his reign as President of Idaho Golf Course Superintendents. Kala walked and lounged at the Payette Lake each day.

 13. (November) Kala treated Josh to an overnight getaway for his birthday in Anaconda. We stayed at the Fairmont Resort, soaked in the hot springs, lazily wore our PJs in our posh hotel room, and Josh got a massage at the spa.

We wish you safe travels this Holiday Season and in the year to come!

With love, Josh, Kala, Ammon, Jonah, Micah, & Kanyon Tolman