5 months

Ty is 5 months old today! I can't believe how fast the past 5 months have gone. He's changing so much everyday...it is so amazing to me. Ty has been such an easy going baby, which is probably a good thing since he is #4. And anyway I spend most of my days running after Kellen, who is very busy! Baby Ty Ty (as Kellen calls him) generally sleeps pretty good. Down at about 9pm and is up once during the night, but goes back to sleep right away after a bottle. I have just started feeding him cereal and baby food...he loves sweet potatoes, but so messy. His first tooth came in a couple weeks ago, and he has just began to roll around, but gets really mad when he gets stuck on his tummy. When I found out I was pregnant with him it was quite a surprise, but what a great surprise! Ty has been such a wonderful addition to our family...he makes our family complete:-) We can't imagine our life without him.

Spring Food Show

My internet has been down for the past 5 days, but we are finally up and running again! (Sometimes I really hate technology) The Clausen house has been busy as usual...all of the kids have taken their turns being sick, especially Ty who has just gotten over RSV. And to make matters worse his first tooth broke through in the midst of it all:-( Last weekend our crew headed to Omaha for the Affiliated Foods Midwest Spring Food Show. We even got to spend the weekend with Uncle Evan, who drove from Iowa City to meet us. Let me give a run down of what the Food Show is like...it is in the Quest Center (which is huge by the way), and they set it up like a giant grocery store. I know what you're thinking... if you are on a diet the food show is definitely not the place you would want to be. Good thing I am not starting my diet until next week! Oh wait, I said that last week, and the week before that too! Anyway, we had a lot of fun sampling all of the new products, especially the boys. We also did a lot of swimming, and a little shopping too:-)

I really got Spring fever...all of the spring flowers, and this cute little garden. Too bad it wasn't real!
Mike and Uncle Evan took the boys to get balloon animals made. Kellen is now obsessed with his balloon monkey. We did this as a bribe, especially directed towards Cayden our stubborn one, who threw himself on the ground at one point and started yelling that he was too tired to walk anymore.
The vendors at the show really cater to the kids...Kellen started whining at one point, so a lady in the bakery area gave him a whole container of cupcakes and this mini heart cake.
Here are some of the samples we got. Did I mention that on the second day you can take whatever you want? It feels so weird taking things without paying. We are definitely going to have to explain to our children, that it is not okay to do this anywhere else.
The boys love Uncle Evan! He had a meeting with Dean of the Dental School at Creighton while he was in Omaha....keep your fingers crossed everyone! (And a little prayer won't hurt anything either)