Baby He Three...29 wks

This is my daring shot of the year...with the help of photo shop I was able to present this on our blog without offending anyone :o) We are still narrowing a names...and as of now have it down to about 10. Morgan has her favorite 3, I have my favorite 2 and Jon has his favorite 2.

If you have any suggestions feel free to email them we've had tons of great, creative names come through. The name needs to end in an 'n' and the middle name will be Allen or Dean.

A HUGE thanks for everyone's help!

Gavin's New Thing...

Gavin started doing this whenever he wants more of whatever it is he' s eating...It's just too darn cute & irresistable!

The Reason for the Season...

by Jon Klaus

Here we are ready to go into another Christmas holiday season. The lights are up, the decorations have been set out, and the caroling has begun. The problem is, no one is listening. We are all out shopping – running from store to store and mall to mall. We are extremely concerned about what we will get Uncle so-and-so, or our spouse, or our kids… or even what we will receive ourselves. But what about Christmas? Not the season for consumerism in America (if it weren’t for Thanksgiving our country would begin advertising in August) – but what about the actual meaning behind it?
Many would say the meaning of Christmas is gift giving. Our children would say it’s about Santa, or getting the perfect remote control car, or setting up a tree; but mainly about presents. And who could blame them? They have eyes, they watch mommy and daddy drop hundreds of dollars at the mall.
Many would say the meaning of Christmas is family. The fact remains that Christmas is one of the most stressful times of the year in our country. Air travel, car travel, gas prices, money, and least of all trying to find a way to get everyone together in one place at one time….. and then to get along! But who doesn’t want their children to remember their first couple of Christmas’ as being surrounded by relatives and good food! This is what I distinctly remember as a young boy.
Some would say the meaning of Christmas is all of the above rolled into one, and certainly this isn’t far from the truth. But I seem to remember one more thing. It seemed to involve a woman named Mary, and a manger, and something about a savior-born-as-child. I believe there were wise men, and a large star in the sky, and a good deal about reverence and holiness. Or was this just a nice fairy tale?
In fact, the reason for the Christmas season is Jesus Christ (Christ mas). It is the celebration of the birthday of the most important person in all of creation. It is about giving, but not presents. It is about family, but not just a gathering. It is a remembering of the all-important gift of God to humankind. It is interesting not that Americans celebrate it, but HOW we celebrate it. Did I get what I wanted….. did he/she get what she wanted…. have we saved enough money to meet these demands….. were there enough Tickle-Me-Elmos to go around, or will there be mothers fighting in the isles of department stores…..
Where is our head, where is our heart? So this season if you are one of the lucky ones, and you had enough money to get everyone a new such-and-such, and you will share this wonderful day with loved ones, and you don’t get stranded in a snow storm or caught in a department store feeding-frenzy on Christmas Eve, then don’t forget to thank God. But more importantly, tell your kids to do the same.

God Bless you this holiday season! ~ The Klaus Haus

Gavin's Ready for Christmas

Morgan's Ready for Christmas..

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O...O...O...Barak Obama & Oprah

This was a first for me and a very unique experience. I'm so glad I went. Oprah was of course Oprah...awesome! She's a very talented orator, and can speak like no other! Very motivating. Barak has some very lofty goals, and you can tell is sincere in his want to CHANGE the way our government is running. This was just a get fired up before the caucus in January, so no a lot of substance on how he wants to make his changes. He touched on many great subjects...I was interested in what he had to say on changing our current government operations, healthcare, education, and helping our environment and taking a stand on global warming.
I haven't made any decision as to who I'm voting for. Billary I'm a little leary about, due to her involvement with payoffs by insurance lobbiests and I don't know that she has the American people really in her mind. I like John Edwards but he was a lot on his plate right now with his wife. I think he's going to surprise people. Barak...has a lot of potential. Charisma, and a sincere want to make change in our Oval Office. Hmmmm....
My sister was closer than my mom and I and could grab these photos over all the heads :o) Quite a memory...