McAlister Matters

  This is Paul. He turned 6 this week! Sarah made him a lemon cake with green frosting at his request and we had a party for him on Thursday night. The cousins came over for a party. Paul got a cool birthday hat at school. He wore it the whole day! Paul is a cool kindergartener! He's a really good reader and is learning to play the piano. He loves books on cars and bugs. He loves dinosaurs too. Paul is a good big brother to Penny and plays with her and she looks up to him. He is already taking inventory of the plants in our backyard. He loves to count things and keep track of things like days and hours and plants. He's good at building Legos. He's good at math too and memorizing things like scriptures. More pics    

  It was Spring break this last week and we took the kids once again to Moab to do some hiking. This time we braved the Delicate Arch hike with all the kids. They did great and we had a fun time doing it together. It was nice to hike without a kid carrier. The second day was a little more chilly with high winds. We went to Canyonlands National Park in the morning and did a few hikes with amazing canyon overlooks. It was fun to try something new and the kids liked it. The Double Arch is always fun to climb around underneath. The last day was windy too but the kids were troopers. Penny put the wind in 'time out' several times. We went to all the favorite spots including the Devil's garden. We only had a couple bathroom emergencies on the trip but no accidents this time or sickness in the car. :)   We hope everyone had a great Easter! Last Saturday the kids enjoyed the annual egg coloring and hunt party at the Musser's. We also celebrated Grandpa Musser's retirement to