Tolman Family Reunion

Maddie's brother-in-law is a police officer and has a lot of guns. The one Sawyer is shooting is a M-16 Assult Rifle. He looked like a kid at Disney Land while he was shooting it and looking back with a silly grin. Maddie is shooting her grandpa's 12 gauge right at the clay pidgen and not a bad shot I might add.

On the 4th of July we spent most of the day on the lake with all the siblings and all the kids. There was a huge three person tube that got drug around by the boat. Sawyer was able to get in a little bit of his wakeboarding and skiing fix. He still has it! Rock was unsuccessful in trying to throw us off the tube! The holiday was finished off with dinner and fun with the family.

The cabin is in Pinto, UT 45 minutes Northwest of St. George on a mountain side. We decided to climb to the top one day with everyone including my sister Joey's baby Britt. Sawyer was a gentleman and voluteered to have the baby on his back most of the way up the mountain. On the way down Britt fell asleep and his head was flopping back and forth but enjoyed the ride and slept through it.

One of our favorite things to do at the cabin was ride 4-wheelers. Every night we would end our day with a nice ride through the mountains sometimes riding together and sometimes on our own.
It was fun to be reunited with the whole Tolman family. Even though it was only a few days we had a great time and got away from our busy lives at school. Can't wait for next year!

The New Edition To The Family

The best event of the summer in Rexburg is a big hick fest of a demolition derby. The 10 dollars we spent got us an annoying drunk lady wearing half the clothes anyone would wear, that wouldn't keep her mouth shut about her boyfriend that was 8 years younger than her, while leaning back and practically resting on Maddie's lap! About half way through Sawyer looked down from the top bleacher we were sitting on and saw that the support underneath was bending slightly. He said to himself "oh, it will probably hold us but that's not good." Well one minute later the bleachers started falling sideways and Sawyer jumped off the side and helped me up after they hit the ground. The lady sitting next to Maddie got her foot caught and probably broke some bones. There is an experience we can say we had but will never do it again!


On a good note, we were able to go golfing at the local Municipal Golf Course and played nine holes. Sawyer did well for not playing since before the mission. We had a good time in the sun and Maddie learned a lot about golfing, including that eleven shots on one hole is not good!


The "New Edition" to the family is a 2007 DRZ-400sm. Sawyer found a good deal that he just couldn't pass up, well maybe we could have but it is a nice ride to school and not worry about parking and in a small town like this they're not too dangerous. We enjoy going for rides through the farm lands on the old farm roads and looking at all the potatoes grow ha. Sawyer has always loved motorcycles and has finally gotten one of his own and knows that it is only temporally and when children come, the bike goes.

Home Sweet Home!

We finally have our own home!! We moved in on April 20, 2009 in Rexburg Idaho, the arm-pit of the world because there is not much here but we are managing to survive. Our apartment has two bedrooms and one bathroom. It is just the right amount of space for the two of us and we love it! Rexburg will most definately not be our permanent home. Right now we are going to school so we can get out of here. Maddie graduates in July and she will get a job and put Sawyer through school for another year. We enjoy our time here in the summer when it is bearable outside. Sawyer is on a soccer team and we are both on a co-ed softball team with friends.

Easter 2009

We celebrated our first Easter together at grandpa and grandma Walker's(our home at the time haha). We of course went to church and celebrated Christ's resurrection and then came home and enjoyed hiding the eggs and playing with our nieces and nephews. Helping the little ones find the eggs was a lot of fun. Grandpa was very generous this year with the money eggs and the grand kids loved getting those. In the beautiful California weather we ate a great dinner with everyone there. We also dyed Easter eggs as a family(just the two of us). It was a very nice way to celebrate Easter with our family.

AMGEN Tour 2009

Last Saturday the 14th we attended the 2009 AMGEN Cycling Tour with Robby, Cami and the boys. It was a very cold and very windy day but luckily only a few raindrops fell. It was a pro-log time trial in downtown Sacramento and only covered a few miles of closed down street. It was enjoyable to walk around and stand feet away from the riders as they warmed up and also take free hand-outs from all the tents set up. A cyclist (like the Walker boys) appreciated the very expensive bikes that cost over $10,000 (like Lance's bike which was stolen that night outside his hotel). Lance Armstrong has returned to ride again and made the event very exciting. Although he finished tenth it was thrilling to see a national hero like him in person and ride. Robby and Cami's boys did pretty well considering how cold it was. It was a lot of fun and we look forward to going to the event in future years. In the photos are Lance Armstrong and last year Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre.

First Vacation!

When we had our first 3-day weekend we took a road trip to Monterey/Carmel, CA! This was the perfect way to get away and relax by the beach. While we were there we enjoyed The Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Fisherman's Warf, 17 Mile Drive (Pebble Beach and more famouse golf courses), and plenty of shopping. We walked along the beach and watched the beautiful sunset. We were sad to leave but it will not be the last time we visit!

Our Wedding!

A December wedding is not usually recommended by anyone that lives in a snowy place. Sawyer and I were no exception. We got married on December 19th in the Bountiful, UT Temple. After a beautiful temple wedding we went outside to take pictures and the weather was horrible. The wind wouldn't let up and it was a freezing 28 degrees. We resorted to taking more pictures inside and when we were done inside it was beautiful outside, light snow, no wind, and a good photographer. It snowed all day, so by the time the reception came around it was wet and slushy and miserable driving weather that limited the number of guests in attendance. We will always remember our special day, not even a snow storm could stop us from getting married!