The Redwood Forest

My mom and sister came to visit us!! We love having visitors because it gives us an excuse to do touristy things. We first went kayaking on Whiskeytown lake and that was my mom and sister's first time kayaking and it was a lot of fun. Our tour guide was a crazy person but we had fun anyway. Then the next day we went to burney falls(our second time). Then it was off the the Redwood Forest for 2 days. It was a short 2 hour drive to the coast where we stayed. The Redwood Forest isn't all talk...it is AMAZING! So much beauty in one area! There is the ocean, wildlife, freaking huge trees and perfect weather. We had a great time!

Isaac's 1st Birthday

Isaac was so spoiled for his first birthday. First he had his aunt Morgan and Grandma Tolman here to visit the week before and they gave him some cute presents! Then we had a little family party on the day of his birthday where we took him to his favorite restaurant (red lobster lol)where he got to pet a lobster! Then we came home and opened some more presents and had cake and ice cream. He LOVED his cake and wanted to share too. That weekend we went to Sacramento to celebrate with his cousin Emmett(his birhtday is 2 weeks later). He got a lot of construction trucks and a real soccer ball from dad and a few clothes. I'd say he was very spoiled for not even remembering it in a couple weeks!

Sawyer's Birthday!

Sawyer's Birthday was on Aug. 19th. It was a friday and we celebrated by going on a date to all you can eat seafood and the local casino! We definately ate all we could then tried our luck on the tables! Just kidding we watch people bet their money away so that was more fun than loosing the money ourselves. The wednesday before his birthday we had a mutual activity that was a surprise birthday party thrown together at the last minute. I wanted to make him a cool cake but I didn't want to have to eat it all so we shared with the youth. I also made him a candy cake and it was my first one and it was really cute, it would be a good present to anyone.

Triathlon Season

This summer Sawyer has really gotten into riding his road bike. He has been looking for races and he decided to do a few triathlons where you swim, bike then finish with a run. He did his first one with his brother and friend. It was really fun to watch and he did really well! Then a few weeks later they had talked the girls into doing one! It was a sprint triathlon so it wasn't as long but it was still hard and fun! It was 1/4 mile swim, 8 mile bike and 2 mile run. Sawyer, me, Robby, Cami, and Shelby were all in it. It was miserable at the time but now I look back and say it was fun!


Getting ready and really nervous!

The girls starting. We are in the middle in two black tanks (me and Shelby) and Cami in pink







Our cheering section!

Fun in the Sun!

This summer has been really fun for us! We have gotten to do a lot of fun things with family and friends and most of them were outside under the sun.

One of the first things we did when we got to Redding was went to see Burney Falls, and the Lava Tubes. They were both really pretty and Isaac loves seeing new things, he is very observant.

























On one of the many trips to Sacramento we went to six flags. Isaac was a very good boy given the circumstances of being really hot, not riding any rides and getting pushed around in the stroller the whole time. It was fun to ride a few rides with the other kids though and we saw lots of animals and a whale show!
















Next was the Tolman Cabin Trip. Sawyer wasn't able to go with us this year so it was mom and Isaac flying to St. George for 4 days! The plane rides were amazingly really good. Isaac slept on almost every plan. (we were on four different planes, 2 there and 2 back) He even had his own seat on one and was making sure he knew what to do in an emergency! Here are a few points about the cabin that you need to know. There is good food, good hiking, and playing lots of games! It was fun to see everyone and Isaac loved going on hikes.