McAlister Matters

Kahlan is in kindergarten now. She's a very enthusiastic student and a great learner. Check out her cute school picture!

It's hard to believe that our little sweet Kahlan is 5! Kahlan has more energy and enthusiasm than a box of firecrackers and she's the best singer in junior primary. She's very inquisitive, observant and funny. She's extremely creative and LOVES to draw, paint, make up songs and build with Legos. She's a girly girl. She loves every princess movie and wears dresses and skirts whenever possible. Kahlan is simply a delight to have around and we are so thankful to have her in our lives. We celebrated her birthday at a park with cupcakes and ice cream. It was very warm.       Her Utah cousins were there. Grandma Mimi came too with Aunt Leslie. Kahlan received many fun gifts. (Click for more pictures)

Well I finally sold the old Honda. It got me to work for 15 years and only stranded me in the desert once. I think it found a good home.  Thanks Mom!

(click for pics) Little Juni turned 2 on Friday! She's growing up fast. We love her hugs and cute 'nyes' answers and compliant 'OK's. She practices her ABC's (most of them). She loves nursery and primary songs and taking care of babies and dolls.  She's very observant and helpful and loves to get Paul's binky for him when he's sad. For her birthday dinner she chose Macoroni and Cheese, her favorite! We had a party at the park for her. All her Utah cousins came. Juni was very excited for her cupcake and ice cream cone. Kahlan helped with the gift unveiling. Juniper was content to swing the whole time.

We are huge fans of our bright and talented Kahlan's artwork. She has a delightful style that is sweet and simple and at times epic. She definitely wants to be like Sarah who also likes to draw and paint. Kahlan creates characters and tells stories with her drawings. She talks and sings while she works on many of them. You know in her mind they live in happy worlds filled with song. Some things to notice... Fancy Dresses Big Hair Spiky Shoes Smiling Faces I created a video montage of some of her work from this year. Enjoy!

It's been great having visitors at our house recently. Paul is getting bigger now and we've ventured outdoors for some outings. (click for more photos) The weather in Utah has been great and we've got our garden planted.   We learned that Juniper can dribble (all of a sudden). The kids saw their great Terry grandparents on memorial day. We did some bowling with the kids at cousin Emily's birthday party. Aunt Heather and grandpa Bob and grandma Ingrid stayed for a few days so we had a picnic at Farmington Pond with Aunt Emily. We also spent last Saturday at the zoo. The girls loved it. We got to see the amazing bird show and most of the animals put on a good show. (click for more photos) Paul got a blessing on Sunday so we had a little party at the house. Paul was pretty relaxed for his blessing. We ate sloppy joes and the kids played in the yard the whole time. Kahlan tried to get some of the kids to perform for the adul

It seemed like this year so far has just been a wait for him to arrive. Paul Ryan McAlister was born last week on April 11th. He shares a birthday with my sister Stephanie! It was a pretty smooth deliver at LDS hospital in downtown Salt Lake City. We came home the next evening.  Paul was a healthy 8 pounds! He's been a pretty mellow guy, eats and sleeps like a champ. We are so happy he's finally here! The girls love Paul. Juniper just wants to hold him all the time, Kahlan sings primary songs for him. Click here to see the album