I start 1st grade at the end of Summer. I think I’m ready because I did really good in Kindergarten. I even got an award for making it to school every single day.

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No, it’s not some supermarket tabloid headline…Kate Elisabeth Killer was born to Amy and Dave Killer on June 26th, a little over a week early. “We figured she wanted to be here to watch the fireworks for the 4th of July,” said Amy, “In true Killer fashion our little girl arrived early.”

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Watch the video and hear Patrick’s rendition of his favorite character’s theme song. Then listen to the original 1967 version.

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The wedding of cousin Tom Pollard to Adrienne Earl in Farmington, CT was the site of a McClelland—Pollard reunion of sorts. Steve made the flight with father Tom, brother Dan and his girl, Anna. Other west coast Macs who made the trip to witness the wedding were…

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Emily clears up the topics of being too sweet to people, monsters, fighting bad guys and going to jail–all in one thought and just a few sentences.

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Steve spent 6 days in Illinois recently with neighbor and haunt enthusiast Victor Casillas at the Transworld National Halloween Party and Costume Show. The show, considered the premier event for all things Halloween was held at the convention Center in Rosemont, Il, and featured 100’s of vendors showing the latest animatronics, props and

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Realizing that the weather was changing (and more importantly, that babysitter, Jody was going back to work) the McClellands planned a last minute vacation to Southern California including Disneyland and California Adventure. (We have a photo album you can view.) Patrick stayed behind with Aunt Jody and Uncle Mike since he was under the

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Happy Holidays from the Elk Grove McClellands!

Here’s a quick update with what’s been going on with us this past month: Emily turned 5, and her princess party with everyone dressed up was a huge hit. We broke out the Halloween walls (the same ones we use for Santa’s workshop too) and created a castle in the garage.

I played Santa’s elf once again on December 14th for Costco. The job entails

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Mike and Jody Wassermann received a phone call one Saturday night in December. A woman in New York was about to have a baby and they had been chosen as the adoptive parents. The couple flew to New York the following Monday and witnessed the birth of their baby girl the day after that.

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Dan McClelland is neither an inlaw nor an other. But he was the first McClelland to submit a story for McClellandfamily.com. (Thanks, Dan!) Here is his update.

With the nightmare that was marriage behind me, and a good year and a half to clear my sinuses, I’m comfortably embarking on

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