After Naps

Everyday after Caleb's nap you can usually find him and I working on his tummy time. Once Elyse wakes up we spend the rest of our time waiting for Nate to get home either doing a princess puzzle or reading. Nothing too exciting, but sure do love hanging out with my loves.
Favorite parts of the video, how attentive Caleb is to Elyse while she reads to him and the precious kiss at the end. :)

Special Company

Last week, Nate, Elyse, Caleb and I had someone very special come visit us, Rande, Caleb's birth grandmother. Rande was in town all week for business and made the hall up to our house to share the evening with us. It was very short but wonderful. We LOVED having her here and catching up. A special thanks to Rande for coming to see us.

No Fear

I'm amazed at how one year can make such a difference in the life of a child. Last year, Elyse went to the park almost everyday, and was very cautious of things. She loved to climb, but slides were a different story. Hated them, especially the tunnel ones. She also wasn't a fan of swinging on the big swings. This year however, everything is different. When we were at my dad and stepmom's we visited the park a few times. While there, Elyse couldn't stop going down the large slides, tunnel slides, swinging on the big swings, climbing and doing the monkey bars. Glad she isn't afraid anymore, but I think she is going to keep me very busy at the park this summer

A few random pictures of Caleb I took while in Las Vegas too. I maybe bias, but he sure is one handsome little guy! :)

Fun in Vegas

For the past few days, we packed up and headed to Las Vegas to visit my dad and stepmom. The kiddos did wonderful on the flight and while there. The weather, hospitality and trip was perfect. In fact, this morning Elyse stated she was not ready to go home. That is probably because we left with two lightly packed suitcases and returned with two extremely packed suitcases and a carry-on full of things. That's right the kiddos were spoiled rotten! We just wish we wouldn't have to wait so long to see them again.

A special thank you to my Dad and Carmela for everything. We had an amazing time and miss you both already. Love you and really appreciate everything you did.

Repetition

So much of our day involves repetition right now. Everyday we do something different, whether therapy, church, play dates or shopping. Although for the majority of our day it involves play and reading books. However, as you can see from the smiles on the kiddos, they don't seem to mind too much. Patiently awaiting spring!!!

Unproductive

This weekend was very unproductive and low key for us. Usually that would be a negative thing, but since we have been so busy lately it was really nice. We spent our weekend, reading books, playing and giving lots of hugs and kisses to one another. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend too.

Sorry for the "cheese" smile from Elyse; that's her way of smiling if Mama and Dada aren't making her laugh, oh well.

SPRING???

Yesterday was the first time since November that our yard had no snow on it, only grass. It was beautiful and us Klausers were so excited that spring was here. Well we went to bed with that thought and woke up to the disgusting sight of another 6-7 inches of snow.

Needless to say that our plans today were cancelled. Can't complain too much though, since I spent majority of my morning watching two people I love so much do this: