Domesticated Momma

I live a very domesticated life. The truth be told, it is exciting to get new appliances!

Here is our old microwave:

Notice the cracks. The one on the door was probably dangerous! It will explain the extra toes we grow later in life:


Here is the new one:

SHINY inside!


Here is the old dishwasher we should have chucked out when we first bough the place!

Check out the crap-catcher! Ewe, I didn't notice the yellow ring -I should have called in the Cat in the Hat to remove my yellow-dishwasher-ring:

Yuck!
Here is the new and improved dishwasher(no gunk catcher -it goes straight to the disposal!):


And yes, I did bribe the kids to model with the appliances(like The Price is Right ladies).

And just to prove the domesticated momma point, look at these cookies: Martha would be proud!

Isobel Gets Baptized

Last Monday Isobel got to share a very special experience with her cousin Haley. They got baptized together. We are so proud of the choice Bel made. And happy to have had so many family members there.



Especially glad that Mike's Grandma Betty got to be there!

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.