Marnie Concert

Marnie and Grace are so talented. They are both great students in math and music. We enjoyed a Stanwood Middle School band concert tonight where they both performed.

Marnie plays the clarinet in 7th grade Intermediate Band. I think she is one who will continue to play through high school.

Temple Trip

We enjoyed a quick trip to Rexburg to see Calvin. Our trip's purpose was to take Calvin through the Rexburg Temple. 

The sun was shining!

When we entered the temple, we were shocked to see Braden Anderson waiting for us. He had seen Calvin's name on the schedule and stayed to be his escort. What a sweet man he is.

We caught up with Matt Andelin as well. Teaching seminary really has helped me get to know these young men.

When the temple recorder came to collect us, I noticed his name tag said Br. Sevy. I asked if he was from Escondido and a stunned look crossed his face. I told him I was Kristi McKay. He said, "Don't just sit there. Stand up and give me a hug!" We were able to catch up with his family and mine.

We were lucky to have The Willards come up from Salt Lake for a beautiful day.

Trip to Rexburg

Paul and I went on an awesome trip this weekend. Calvin was performing in a choir concert at BYU-I in Rexburg, Idaho. He is a Music Ed/Vocal major and in Collegiate Singers. The first impressive thing I saw was the organ. Apparently, it is the second largest the church owns (next to the Conference Center).

Here is a shot of the pipes.

And if you look closely at the top, you see these awesome horns!

Here are the boys after the concert. Then we drove to see the Rexburg Temple to see it lit up.

My favorite part was the Wheat windows, which made me think of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frazier's Senior Picture

We ran out into the front yard to take Frazier's senior picture! He's certainly my tallest so far, and super easy-going. A gentle giant.

Computer Restored!

I am happy to report that Paul has rebuilt the computer after an unfortunate ballet incident. Marnie was practicing some moves in front of YouTube when she kicked a cup of punch into the CPU, frying the motherboard.

This cute little wood block project at my entry is an opportunity for the kids to spell anything they can think of with these six letters. 

Christmas Pics

Marnie Birthday

Marnie's Party features Chocolate Fondue. At 6 days before Christmas, Marnie was thrilled to have so many friends come.

Games and Fun!