Monday, July 25, 2011

Hauth Cousin Slumber Party!

As a child I made many wonderful memories with my cousins having sleepovers at Grandparents and other places. It was such a fun thing for us as children and we built great relationships because of it. We have been wanting to have all the Hauth cousins over for some time. So since Ava & Violet are going to be moving shortly to Austin and school will be starting soon we decided to have it last night. We had lots and lots of fun. The kids played charades together, button-button, and London bridges. We had popcorn and chocolate milk and watched Tinkerbell. They all slept very well and there weren't any "accidents" during the night. They had waffles and strawberries for breakfast and enjoyed spending some quality time together. We love our cousins!

Violet, Kaden & Jeremy
Mady, Raelee, Ava & Sarah
Everyone at breakfast!

Ready for the movie...no, they didn't all sleep like this.
By the time the movie was half over, everyone except Kaden, was back in the bedrooms playing.


Sunday, July 24, 2011

A Little Update

This morning at 7:45 AM before anyone else was up, in walked Sarah to the side of my bed all dressed for church. She needed a little help doing up the back of her dress. Then she went in the bathroom and did her hair. She even has her shoes on. (Church doesn't start for 3 hours mind you.) It was so sweet and she is such a great example to her siblings. Here is a shot I took of her. She is coloring and making her own craft creations, which is something she does most of the day if we are at home. She absolutely loves it and can't get enough.

Here she is in her dress coloring at the table.
Kaden & Mady have really gotten close over the summer. Here they are sleeping in a box I had recently unpacked.
The girls love posing for the camera. Here they are ready for the pool again!

We can't believe that July is nearly over and that our summer will soon be coming to an end. We have had a great time the past few weeks, swimming, organizing at home, spending time with Dad, and hanging out with the family. Sarah and Kaden were able to have 2 weeks of swimming lessons with their cousins, Ava, Raelee, & Jeremy out in Denton. They had a wonderful time and learned a lot. I have been getting closer to being completely unpacked and organized...almost there, but not quite. Brandon has been very very busy with work and extra side work, but we have very much enjoyed the time we have been able to spend with him. The kids and I have already gotten most of the school shopping done and they are very excited about school. Kaden and Sarah will both attend Lakeview Elementary. Sarah will be in the Pre-K program and Kaden will be a Kindergartner (we feel very sure that it is going to be best for him). The kids have spent lots and lots of time with their Hauth cousins and families. Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Kiki even took them to the movie yesterday. They loved that!


Thursday, July 7, 2011

Baby #4 is GIRL #3!!!




We let the kids come with us to the sonogram today so they could be there when we found out what baby #4 would be. Grandma Jeanette agreed to come help out and Daddy took lunch early to come be with us. After all the measurements were taken to make sure baby was good and healthy, we found out that we're expecting a little girl. Sarah got a huge smile on her face and Grandma said to Kaden, "it's ok you've got dad." And Kaden said, "ahh it's ok, someday it will be a boy." It was so cute. We are all very excited! Due date is still Nov 26th!


Tuesday, July 5, 2011

A Happy Weekend!

We had such a great time celebrating the 4th this year with the Hauth family. We spent most of the weekend together, well at least every evening (Sat, Sun & Mon). Saturday, the 2nd we all met at our home and had a BBQ and let the kids play in the backyard with the new pool Erin brought. They had a great time. We all then headed over to the famous Double Dip on Main in Frisco and treated ourselves to some yummy custard. Afterwards we drove over to the see the fireworks in Frisco. They were awesome just like last year. Sunday evening after church we had a great visit and dinner at Grandpa & Grandma's. Monday, the 4th, Brandon spent some time over at Erin and Bryan's helping with the tile in their kitchen. The kids and I had so much fun during the day, swimming, planting flowers and making cinnamon rolls together. Later we all met up for dinner again at Grandpa & Grandma's and then headed over for the show at Erin's house. It was an exciting night, as most of the adults had to run over to a field to help someone put out a fire they had accidentally started. The kids loved the sparklers and we all enjoyed the night together after all the excitement. Happy Birthday America! We love you!

Sarah & Mady ready for the pool!

Helping Mom make cinnamon rolls
Daddy & Mady enjoying the fireworks in Frisco
The kids all watching the fireworks in Frisco
They were awesome! (thanks for the great pic Raelee :)
Mady didn't slow down once...she just loved all the excitement!

Here are a few from the photo shoot we took on Saturday before all the excitement started!