McAlister Matters

  We can't believe Kahlan is nine years old! We had a party at our house with, you guessed it, cake and ice cream. Kahlan wanted 'something fantasy' for her birthday. So she got a lot of things with unicorns and dragons. Kahlan is very independent but loves people and activities. She recently attended the primary activities day camp and had a fun time. Kahlan is full of energy, enthusiasm and excitement. She leads her younger siblings in most activities (mischief included). She has a beautiful singing voice and is still progressing on the piano. She has taken ice skating lessons recently and is good at learning and practicing. She has exceptional reading skills and loves to read especially fantasy stories. We love you Kahlan! We had a visit from Grandpa Bob and Grandma Ingrid recently. We went with them to the aquarium in Layton and had a fun time. The kids got to see lots of fish and animals and touch and feed some of them. We've also attended a few parades this month

  Last week was the big Musser family vacation in Yellowstone where we celebrated Sarah's birthday and her parent's 40th anniversary. Just a week before we arrived there were historic floods that closed the park. Luckily we were able to spend 1 day in Yellowstone park. We had a really great time at the cabin with Sarah's family and lots of kids. We stayed in a town called Island Park, about 30 minutes outside Yellowstone and 4 hours from Bountiful. The cabin was in the woods and large enough to comfortably fit all 22 people. It was named 'The Gathering Place' by the owners. There were some game rooms and lots of play areas for the kids. There was a pool table, basketball court, karaoke machine and fire pit. We played tons of games and roasted marshmallows.  On day 1 we went to Big Springs a few miles from the cabin. We fed some big trout on a bridge and went for a nice hike through the woods to an old fire tower. Then we checked out an old cabin that was built by a