Tolbert Travels

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  • Oconee State Park

    On the first weekend of May, we tent-camped for 2 nights at Oconee State Park with our 3yr old and 4-month-old. We booked it spontaneously when a deal through the SC State Parks service popped up & the weather just happened to work out perfectly (only rained 1x all weekend and for only about 10… Read more

  • 1st Camping Trip with 2 Kids at Dreher Island State Park

    We took the kids on a short, 2-night camping trip to Dreher Island State Park over Spring Break and enjoyed the change of pace. For our first camping trip with two kids … Elias was almost 3 years old, and Arya was almost 4 months old! We made sure to pick up Arya’s free SC… Read more

  • A New Era of Motherhood

    Not only because of my own myriad feelings about it, but this post is difficult and yet delightful to pen. I am entering a new era in August, as I recently sent in my resignation letter to my principal. I will decline my teaching contract for the 26-27 school year for the first time in… Read more

  • The Birth Story of Arya Noelle

    Due Date: Tuesday, December 9th // Birthday: Sunday, December 14th (3rd Sunday of Advent – Joy) We told Michaela and Martayez our boy name and our girl name as we passed off the envelope from the anatomy ultrasound to them. They are the best secret keepers and planners, so I shouldn’t be surprised that they put together… Read more

  • Gatlinburg, TN

    Fall Break 2025 led us to Tennessee for the first time, and we really soaked in the three-day weekend. Tennessee was Elias’s 12th U.S. State he’s been to & the Great Smoky Mtns National Park was his 5th National Park. It was my second time to Gatlinburg, but K and E’s first time. Where did… Read more

  • Nursery News

    Theme: woodlands, forest, adventure, natural We had a great time preparing Elias’s nursery for him, but didn’t really start using it until he was around 13 months old. We gave our parents the queen bed that was in this room and sold the glass display case to make more space. We started with nothing except… Read more