McAlister Matters

  We leave for Paris tomorrow! We're looking forward to a grand adventure. We leave at noon and arrive in Paris 14 hours later + 8 hours in the future. The kids are very excited. I've been brushing up on French since the beginning of the year with Duo Lingo. My 75 day streak will definitely pay off. After Paris, we head to Nantes, then Brive, then Lourdes, then Carcassonne, then Barcelona. We get back on the 7th of April. Paul lost his two front teeth last month. Both on the same day! He matches some of his friends in the same grade. Paul has been attending Primary Activity days this year and enjoys it. Juniper was a newsie in her schools production of Newsies Junior. She did a great job and had fun. She was the best in the cast! Kahlan had another round of concerts for orchestra and choir. She did great and was 1st chair again! Penny is turning 6 this week. We had a party for her last weekend at our house. She wanted a remote control car. We'll celebrate again in Paris! Au...

Since our last post we enjoyed a fun Christmas break in California. It was nice to hang out and see everyone for a little bit. We made gingerbread houses, went bird watching and jumped on the trampoline. We wish it could have been longer.   January is a cold month and we mostly stay indoors playing games. The kids invented a game with the bird matching cards called Predators and Prey. It kept them busy for at least a week. Kahlan has been busy with choir, orchestra and Young Womens. Juni has been busy with ice skating, play practices and cooking weekly meals. Paul has been practicing piano and improving his ice skating as well. Penny is a star reader. We got all the kids their own children's bible since we are studying the Old Testament this year. It's been good so far. I had a good birthday last week. I'm a 49er I guess. I got my own pair of binoculars to match Sarah. We went out to Indian food and hit a couple bakeries. Sarah and I have been planning our trip to France an...