The wacky world of the Klauer Klan!

So busy lately it is hard to get on the computer. So last weekend we got our family photos done.. Very exciting. Christmas Cards to come soon.. I am hoping to get them out on the 1st of December.



Our Christmas Family photo



Isaac Jacob



Noah Edmund



Adam Michael



All 3 handsome guys.


Saturday was my husbands birthday. The big 27! lol So we pretty much hung around the house except for our trip to Target to get a few supplies for dinner. I surprised him with our friends Chris and Becky and their 3 children over for dinner and so Wii playing fun. We had a great time hanging out with them like we always do and it was super nice to be able to let the kids run from upstairs to downstairs and let them play with the toys down there. It was a busy day for the Wii since we picked up two new games. Wii resort and Wii fit plus. Isaac is absolutely hilarious on the Wii resort game (fencing) He was yelling " I like hitting peoples!!!" We had to rein him back in with the explination that we only hit pretend peoples on the Wii game. That we don't hit people in real life.

Last night was exciting. I got to get out for almost 3 hours without any of the kiddos (to go see New Moon! Awesome movie much better than the first..) Thanks to Nick who had our 3 boys plus a friends daughter to watch over. Luckily it fell around bedtime so that as the evening went on it was easier for him.. On Sunday I pumped a couple oz and we tested out a bottle on Adam, I also did it again yesterday morning to get him more used to it.. And while I was gone he drank 3.5 out of the 4 oz that I left him. He was also asleep when I got home which made me nervous to go to bed thinking that he would be up any minute but I put him in the bassinet another not usual thing and he slept for another 2 hours.. Very Nice! It is also nice that he is becoming more tolerate of letting others hold him and being put on the floor play mate or in his crib for brief periods of time. Yesterday Adam was a super smiley guy.. I consider these his first smiles since he did them over and over. Sorry the photo is so dark but he hates the flash and I was pretty close to his face.



Well this week is Thanksgiving weekend and we have a very busy schedule planned. We are heading down bright and early to my mom's on Thursday to hang out a bit and then head over to my Aunt Janet's for Dinner. We are going to spend the night at my mom's then on Friday we are going to go to Lancaster and visit with Nick's mom at work and let him pick out his birthday present from them. We then are planning on stopping by and saying hi to my Grandma Fuerstenberg. And then we will head down to Cassville and spend the night at Nick's parents to hang out with them. And then back to madison on Saturday night so that we can relax on Sunday! BUSY BUSY!! SO Happy Thanksgiving everyone

So today Bloggers are writing about a premature baby close to their heart in a bloggers Unite for Premature Awareness Month. My Niece was a premature baby and we prayed and prayed for her and her family as they went and are going through the Ups and downs with her. Better to explain her story is her mother herself so please check out her story at http://4klauers.blogspot.com/.

So HAPPY VETERANS DAY yesterday... What a fun and busy day.. Adam is 4 weeks old..

The boys and I went to play and learn in the morning.. Wooohhhoo Was that fun by myself. I had to throw Adam in the Sling just to keep up with Isaac and Noah. We had a great time playing. I am glad we have this outlet every Wednesday morning because winter is closing in fast and it is nice to get out of the house and run off some energy.. The ladies (teachers) are great. I feel like I need to learn spanish though since it is a English/Spanish group and I am definitely in the minority. I also like that the teachers are keeping me updated on the progress of Madison getting a 4K.

Nick came home early so after nap time we packed up the boys and headed out to Toys R Us and I am so excited for all the goodies we got. Right now they have a sale on classic fun preschool games. So we picked up 8 games for $3.99 each plus all 8 came with a $2 mail in rebate.. So that was like 8 games for $1.99 plus since the total was over $25 we got a $10 gift card to use on another trip.. But I also got some christmas presents getting my bill up to $75.25 so I got another $10 Gift Card to use another time. So after the 2 gift cards and mail in rebate I got $75.25 worth of stuff for about $40 AWESOME I feel so frugal it is great.

Then we hit up Applebee's who was having a Veteran's Eat free night for Veterans day.. Plus when we got there the hostess told us it was kid's meals were $0.99 each.. GOODNESS what a great day! We had a nice meal for a really skimpy price. To add to the fun the Miller Lite Girls were there handing out samples of the new beer that was made to compete with the microbreweries. So we each got a sample and then Nick got an extra sample. He drank all 3 so it was like a free glass of beer for him. What a nice day to feel like we are living large on a tiny budget amist the crazy economy.. I hope we have more days like this.. I am really enjoying clipping coupons and finding the deals and making our money stretch.. Because seriously COUPONS are money in your pocket! Well I am going to keep watching the Frugal blog and taking notes from her playbook and hopefully I can get really good at it with out spending an insane amount of time trying to find the deals..

Speaking of deals I am already getting the BLACK FRIDAY updates.. Target has the Tom Tom on sale for $97 regularly $249.99 if anyone is interested in one. :D Well Hugs and This was my VETERANS DAY SHOUT OUT!! sorry it is a day late but after our adventure yesterday I was ready for bed...

It has been a few days since I have gotten on. Mostly due to the fact that our Internet has been el LOCO! For some reason our router was being a pain.. But we moved it into the middle room and now we have signal again.. So I am back and having a grand ole time going through the insane amount of messages and stuff in my email. :D

Last week Tuesday my Grandma Fuerstenberg came up to meet Adam with my Aunt Mary Lou. It was great for them up. On the way back through Mary Lou dropped off some of my Grandmas Applesauce and an Apple PIE YUMMY



Adam and His GREAT GRANDMA Fuerstenberg

So today is the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday. So giving a shout out to all my Marine friends a Happy Birthday Marine!! This weekend Nick's Unit celebrated the Marine Corp Birthday Ball. Nick went but I stayed home with our little Adam. It was sad to miss but it was nice having Adam/Mommy time. Isaac and Noah went to visit both sets of Grandparents last weekend. And from what I hear had a great time.

This Monday Nick went back to work so I am back to an amended version of my old schedule. Monday the boys and I went to the park with Becky and her younger children for the morning and then had a picnic lunch. It was great. The best part was that Isaac said mommy I need to go poopy and I said Isaac can you hold it please we will run over to the bathrooms! Which were about 100 plus yards away.. I am so impressed he held it and went potty on the toilet.. YAHHHH ISAAC!! I was so excited. We have been doing amazing at home or at a house but out and about is a little touch an go! Especially at play and learn where he get so wrapped up in playing and forgets to listen to his body so it was a big leap forward and I just about burst out of my skin with excitement. CRAZY how him pooping on the potty can be such a excitement but it was.. :D So we played and had lunch and then went home for Naps. Isaac and Noah passed out and it was just Adam and I awake.. So no nap for me but it was peaceful.. It was a great day.



Isaac about to pounce like a tiger.



Isaac and his Gal Pal Lydia.

Today I ran to Target with all 3 boys all by myself. It really wasn't to bad. I am excited that at Target I found some nice Sweaters for our family photo (which will be taken on Friday). Then we were going to go out again since the weather was supposed to be so nice but it didn't really warm up till later. So Becky and her younger children came over and we played in the basement. The kiddos had a great time playing down stairs while Becky and I hung out and chatted.



Isaac and Noah enjoying outside.

So right now I am just doing my quick little update while Isaac and Noah are outside playing with their Uncle Kody while Adam is taking a quick snooze. So Enjoy and tomorrow is Veterans day so Thank and Hug your Veterans you know.. I know I will.



He wasn't happy at the time but it is such a cute outfit (thanks Aunt Mary and Uncle Kris and Troy and Rylee).. And he only got to wear it 2x he is already too big for it.. SAD.

It was a busy week.
Wednesday- Adam met his God Mother Becky at her studio and got some photos taken. Then we went to his 2 week Check up.. I can't believe he is 2 weeks old. Well 2.5 now.. but still.. He got weighed and a quick look over. He looks good and is a pound heavier than his birth weight.. No surprise he is just like his brothers and eats all the time.



Adam meeting his God Mother Aunt Becky at her studio...

Thursday and Friday we got a lot done around the house. Leaves all raked up. And the closet finally has rods and shelves so I can take the clothes downstairs and maybe finish the transition of our old room to Adam's room.

Saturday was Halloween.. We had 3 Adorable Fire Chiefs. We went over to Becky and Chris' house for dinner and then the dads and kiddos walked the street for Trick or treating.. The report was they had a blast and got some really good loot. Someone was handing out full sized candy bars.. But most of the pumpkin contains my favorite.. Mini Kit Kats.. YUM!! My response will be "I have no IDEA where the HALLOWEEN Candy went?" SHRUG!! :D


Adam meeting his God Father Uncle Chris.



Our 3 Handsome Fire Chiefs Noah-Isaac-Adam



The gang out going door to door.



2 Monkeys and 3 Fire Chiefs (Lydia-Henry-Adam-Isaac-Noah) The oldest of Becky and Chris' Children Madalyn was an American Girl doll from the 70s but she was still out with her friend when this photo was taken.


Well it is November 1st I can't believe how fast this year has flown by.. Well don't forget to set your clock back an hour today. Soon Turkey day will be upon us and Black Friday.. Then Christmas and New Years will be around the bend. I hope life slows down a bit it is going to fast for me.. I love enjoying this time with my family.