He Is Risen

We just wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter. We pray that you take a moment and reflect the true meaning behind Easter. We are so thankful for our Lord in Savior, Jesus Christ who died for our sins and rose again so we could be free.

So on behalf of the Klauser family, may you have a blessed Easter!

Couldn't Resist

Just before Kallen was born I came across two identical shirts in both Caleb and Kallen's sizes and totaling under $3, so it's no surprise that I couldn't resist not buying them. I don't plan on always matching my boys, but I also know this will not be the last time I do it. It's one of the many reasons it's great to have two children of the same gender.

Tot Time

Almost every Monday and Tuesday, our local YMCA hosts a "Tot Time" for kids under five. It's a great activity that involves an open gym with trikes, tents, tunnels, cars, balls and other gym activities. It's open for two hours and only costs $2 per child. We often join our friends which makes it even more enjoyable. I would really recommend attending a "Tot Time" if you live in Anoka County.

Elyse spent most of her time playing with the buckets, bouncy ball and running around.

It's no surprise that Caleb spent most of his time in the cars :)

And Kallen spent majority of this time doing what he does most, sleep

Grandparent Weekend

This past weekend, Nate's parents headed up north to see the kiddos and meet Kallen for the first time. The weather wasn't the best, but the company was perfect. Our time was very simple, yet memorable to say the least.


One of the highlights, especially for the kiddos was going to the Easter egg hunt. A local church put on a free event for the community. The event had tons of eggs for the kids, food, blow up jumpers, music and firefighters/trucks. Only bummer was that it was chilly outside, but we still had lots of fun!


Special thank you to Mike and Kathy for coming up and spending your weekend with us. We loved having you and look forward to doing it again soon.

Why "Kallen"?

Remember this post? It was what I wrote when Caleb was born regarding why we choose the names we do for our children:
For the most part, people pick a name for their child for one of couple reasons, they like the name, its meaning and/or a family significance. So it was no surprise that many people have asked us, "How did you guys come up with the name, Caleb?" In fact, I can remember them asking us the same thing with Elyse, and I had the exact same response. We chose the name because of the reasons above. We love the name, they can not be shortened, for instance, Samuel to Sam, but more importantly, we love the meaning.

Elyse Irene: (Elyse) God is my oath, (Irene) peaceful
Caleb William: (Caleb) faithful and devoted to the Lord, (William) will to desire and protect

Now onto our newest blessing:
Kallen Samuel: (Kallen) Blessed, Holy and Pure, (Samuel) God heard or Requested of God

Therefore, when we discovered the meanings and how uncommon Kallen was we did not hesitate that it was perfect for him.

Kallen's Birth Story

I never imagined that I would be posting a blog post on one of my child's birth stories. I have been asked by a few mothers to share Kallen's story and I couldn't be more excited and willing to do it!

As I have previously stated, I loved being pregnant. My pregnancy was super easy and I did not take anything for granted. Therefore, when the time came where Kallen would make his appearance into the world I was not trying to rush him. He not only made it to his due date he was over by three days. Kallen's birth began on the end of day two. Nate and I just settled ourselves into bed at 10:20 PM and that is when I felt a major kick throughout my entire stomach. About two seconds later my water broke. I looked at Nate, told him and ran into the bathroom. We then called my mother who returned home that afternoon since I had not one contraction. While Nate loaded our bags, continued to get things ready and wait for my mom, I began having contractions. At about 11:10, we timed them, one minute durations every three minutes apart. We then knew we really needed to go. We checked in at the hospital at 11:58 PM. When we got into our room they checked me at being a four to five. Kallen's heart beat was low so they wanted me to remain on the bed for monitoring. They then checked me again about 30 minutes and I was at a six. My midwife said I was able to go relax in the bath at this time. I was in for about an hour and my contractions were very intense. Nate actually said he saw Kallen move down in my stomach. My midwife checked me again, I was now at a ten and ready to push. Thanks to my amazing husband, midwife and nurse, I pushed for just under an hour. I clearly remember Nate looking at me and telling me I was so close and just one more. I opened my eyes to see our son's face appearing from below. He was perfect! After Kallen's head and shoulders were successfully out, Nate finished pulling him out and placing him on my chest. I just remember crying tears of joys. I was very blessed to have a quick, successful and memorable labor. I give all the praise to God who has had this planned from day one.

Today Kallen turned one week old. I can not believe I gave birth a week ago and that my baby boy is already a week old. I am so thankful for the last nine months and just like I did with my other precious babies, I am treasuring every minute with Kallen.

Life As a Family of Five So Far

Kallen has been home for two days now and so far things are going really well. Elyse can not get enough of him! She constantly wants to hold, sing or be next to him.

Caleb on the other hand prefers to just play with all Kallen's baby stuff :)

Lastly a picture of our newest family member, Kallen, three days old