McAlister Matters

  The big day finally came for Juniper to be 5! She's been excited for this birthday for a while now because she gets to stay up until 8 o'clock like Kahlan. She also gets to start kindergarten in the fall. We had an actual party for her this year with her cousins and Utah relatives over. It was over 100 degrees! Juniper is an Upstart graduate. She had perfect attendance for her pre-school and earned 9 gold medals. Juni is learning to read and can read several Dr. Seuss books already. She's a good helper and loves to make Penny laugh. She's a pro bike and scooter rider. She loves games and is very good at Dominion and Splender. She builds amazing worlds in Minecraft with Kahlan. She loves pink, unicorns and princesses. Her favorite food is Indian tofu with naan. She also loves lemon pancakes. We love little Juni! We harvested our cherries yesterday. We picked enough for 2 pies and about 20 jars of jelly. The kids were good helpers. It's been a hot June so far so the

  Schools out for Summer so it's party time! We hit the 90's finally this week so it was time to get out the splash pad. Penny loved it! She cried when it was nap time.  Juniper graduated from her online pre-school with 9 gold medals. Kahlan finished her online 2nd grade school year too. Paul has taken up scootering with the girls on our walks. He's getting pretty speedy just like them.  We enjoyed a memorial day bike ride with the kids on the Legacy trail. Juni was able to ride along this time and did a good job on her little bike. Penny and Paul rode in the trailer. Sarah and I enjoyed one of of our favorite hikes last weekend to Grandeur Peak. It's a great hike up Mill Creek canyon with a cool view at the top. Otherwise we've been busy in the yard weeding and planting. We planted 2 new trees this year, a plum and a magnolia. We also planted 2 blackberry bushes and a blueberry bush. We've also had some fun doing electronic music jams at night.  Click for more