Simple, But Memorable

This past weekend, Nate, Elyse, Caleb, my mom and I headed 11 hours east to visit my brother, sister-in-law and adorable niece in Michigan. We enjoyed our entire time there. It was a very simple, but completely memorable trip! We did so many fun things and I am going to let the pictures do the talking this time.

Thank you Steven, Kim and Chloe for having us. We really had a great time and miss you already. Love you lots.

The Pink Tutu

This is what happens when I leave Elyse alone with her brother for less than a minute to go to the bathroom. He must not have been too bothered by it since he was not crying.

Verdict in...Sentenced to Life

This morning Caleb was sentenced to life as a Klauser! That's right, Caleb had his court session today; everything went great and really fast. The judge asked us if the information on our documents were accurate and if we were going to be good parents to that special boy. We lifted our right hands, gave him nothing but the truth, and promised to try everyday to be the best parents in the world to him. We have always believed and trusted God that Caleb is our son, today just provided the documentation showing that. We couldn't have had a better morning.

We want to give a special thank you to God and Caleb's birthmother for making today happen. We are forever grateful.
Another special thank you goes out to some of our best friends, Kris and Kristi Brown. Thank you for getting up early on your day off to share in our day. We love you guys.

Emergency Surgery

My tiger, Rajah cut his neck open, stuffing was coming out like crazy, and so while I was visiting Grandpa and Grandma Klauser, I made sure to page the on call veterinarian. Dr. Grandpa Klauser rushed in with his medical bag and sutured him up in record time. Rajah is still recovering but doing much better since he was ordered to rest a lot. Thank you Dr. Grandpa Klauser for taking care of my tiger, you are the best.
-Elyse

The Special Visitor

Like I mentioned in the previous post; while visiting Nate's parents, my best friend and maid of honor who lives 45 minutes from Keokuk stopped by to visit. Mrs. Joni (Stauffer) Bowman and her beautiful daughter, Jemma (2.5 months) came to spend the afternoon with us. Joni and I talk at least once a week, but nothing compares to talking in person. Those two hours flew by and both Nate and I were so sad to see her and Jemma leave.

Joni, I love you lots and can't wait to see you again, hopefully sooner rather than later. Thank you for coming down to see Nate, the kiddos and I.

Father's Day Weekend

This past weekend, we headed down to Keokuk to visit Nate's parents. While there we also were able to visit with a close friend (post to come). We had a wonderful time and did a lot of fun things as you can see from the pictures. Special thank you to Mike and Kathy for an amazing and memorable weekend. Love and miss you guys already.

Happy Dada's Day

Dada, thank you for all you do for us. You are the best Dada in the world and we love you so much! We hope you have a Happy Dada's Day.
Love, Elyse and Caleb

Hope all Dads reading this have a great and blessed Father's Day too!