Merry Christmas 2011
Another
year has gone by…so quick! We have
had a very eventful year, which is most likely why it has flown by for us. We started hunting for houses in
February and were officially homeowners by mid-May. We spent the hot Texas summer unpacking and spending lots of
time in the water at our neighborhood pool or in our new back yard! We feel very blessed to have such a
beautiful home.
On
November 21st, we welcomed our beautiful little Valerie Daisy to the
family. She was 7 pounds, 2.5
ounces and 19 ¾ inches long. She
is healthy and doing wonderful!
Brandon has been
through a lot of change this year; job changes twice, working with young
men/scouts again at church, still riding his bike and starting school
again. He is getting his MBA
during the evenings at the University of Texas-Dallas. He just finished his first semester and
it really went well. He loves
coming home to play with kids, relax and work in the garage if he has time.
Kaden turned 6 years
old in August and is enjoying another year of kindergarten. He is doing so well this year and we
are very happy with the decision. Kaden started basketball this year and is
really enjoying that. He is such a
sweet big brother and such a joy to mom as well. He is still in love with swords and has just started getting
into the “Lego” thing. He is
especially happy when dad allows him stay up late to watch a “John Wayne” movie
or a “Mash” episode with him. He
loves to spend any time he can with his dad!
Sarah turned 4 this
year and tells everyone she will be 5 in April! She attends Pre-K every morning at the same school as
Kaden. They ride the bus together
each morning. She doesn’t really
enjoy it though, because she says, “the bus goes in circles and takes too
long.” Sarah absolutely loves to
draw, color, and craft; basically anything that involves paper, glue, markers
and scissors. She is taking her 2nd
year of ballet class once a week and really enjoys herself. She is in love with her new baby
sister, Valerie, and a great help to mom as well.
Madyson, our 2 year
old, is very busy and also enjoying her new baby sister. She loves to play on her own with her
baby dolls and strollers, but also wants to do exactly what her older siblings
are doing, whether it’s coloring with Sarah or building Lego’s with Kaden. Her favorite person however is her
daddy. If he is at home, most likely, Mady is sitting on his lap or right by
his side.
The
mom, Maria,
loves her job! It is challenging a
lot of the time, but so much fun most of the time. I have enjoyed attending a stamping club this year here in
Texas and am playing the piano for choir and leading the children’s music in
church. I have also started
teaching piano lessons and am thoroughly enjoying it. I am so grateful for an amazing husband, family and support
from so many. I couldn’t do my
“job” without all of them. We are
blessed to live so close to Brandon’s family and have been able to visit my
family in Utah this summer, and have my sister Liz, and her two boys, and my
mom visit as well this year. We
love our amazing family!
We
want to wish each of you a very merry Christmas and happy new year. We are so grateful for the birth of our
Savior, Jesus Christ, and for all that He has made possible for us. We love Him and know that He loves
us!
With
love always, The Hauth Family
