Klinglers Galore!

We had a great big group of family members(35 of us) gathered here in Sacramento for the first Rodney S. Klingler and Mary Ann Klingler family reunion. Siblings came from all over the States(Arizona, Colorado, and Florida) and endured many hurdles(gas prices, car troubles, handling 3 small children alone, etc.) to get here. I think we'd all agree it was worth it! "Good Times!"

The Originals:

All 18 grandchildren at the Jelly Belly Factory:
The whole ruckus crew (If there was any doubt that we are a mormon family, notice the accordion divider used as the back drop):
We missed you Bob, Jason & Harley!

Tooth Status

Just to emphasize the gap in ages in our family, I wanted to share the status on Ellie and Ian's teeth. Ellie has her first two bottom teeth and Ian just lost his bottom two teeth! (Ellie didn't want to show them for the picture. When I pulled her lip down, she just kept licking my finger)

Update on the wee-one

Like my friend warned me, I have stopped blogging since I had Ellie. I am going to go back a bit and update you on some things that have happened:

Ellie reaches for things in May:


She rolls over the end of May:


Finds her feet in June:
And like me she got her first 2 teeth at 4 months old! Eleanor is such a great baby. She is very pleasant. She is happy 99% of the time!

Ellie Influences the Kindergarten Play

Ellie got to go to Kindergarten with Ian. All the little kids loved to see the new baby. We all went on a walk to the American River and I carried Ellie in her sling (that I made, by the way, -super fun! I made one for everyone in the house, it was so much fun!). The teacher, Mrs Annie put Ellie to sleep and laid her in the play cradle. Boy, the little kindergartners loved that! Some of the girls were rocking her and gently petting her. For the rest of the week, the children were playing with the baby dolls and pretending they were carrying their babies in slings!

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Such A Happy Baby!

Ian's Shinner

Ian recently forgot to remember his Mom telling him over and over not to climb on the outside of the tunnel-slide, and fell and got the biggest knot on his eye! I don't think he'll climb on the slide again, for a while, -or at least 'til his eye heals.

I'm on to this Flash Back Friday thing!

Two years ago we celebrated some of the many May birthdays at Disney Land. Isobel turned 6, Ian 4, Danika 3, Ruben 1 (April).

We also went camping with the Steenbliks on a warm summer's day. Little did we know during the night we entered the Twilight Zone! We woke-up to freezing temperatures and
snow all over our tents!

One last thing, my sister Molly started her Guide Dog training career in
2006 with Navarone!

Ellie's Blessing

Ellie had her baby blessing at church last Sunday. She got to wear the Christening gown that her great grandfather wore. It's nearly 100 years old! Ian wore it too, for his baby blessing. (He's embarrassed that I put him in a girl's dress!)