Holiday Fun!

We had a great holiday...with "out-of-town" visits from Great-Grandma Daisy, Aunt Kiki and Uncle Chris. The kids loved every moment with each of them. It was nice to stay home and enjoy the time together. The kids are growing so fast and just really love the time of year. It is so rewarding to see their excitement. They loved hearing the story of baby Jesus and had their own manger sets they could play with to understand the story better. Hopefully we are helping them to know the "real" meaning of Christmas, but it is hard at their ages.

Aunt Kiki(Kirsten), Raelee & Kaden

Great-Grandma Daisy & Madyson

Uncle Chris, Kaden & Sarah

Kaden, Sarah, & Brandon with Santa at our ward Christmas party

New pajamas on Christmas Eve.

Here is our Christmas letter!

What a Year! 2009!

We have really had a great year. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs, but the Lord has truly blessed our family through it all. We recently moved from our apartment in The Colony into a 3-bedroom rental home in Frisco, which was just about a 15 mile move. It’s just down the street from Brandon’s office, so he is home frequently for lunch. We love it! There is also a park directly across the street, which is so wonderful for the kids!

Kaden is 4 years old and started Pre-K at the Early Childhood School here. It’s a public school that just opened this year. He absolutely loves it and they love him. He goes everyday from 8-11 am. His dad drops him off on his way to work and he rides the bus to the closest elementary school, where we pick him up. Kaden is such a great big brother and loves all the “boy” stuff. He wants to be a “superhero, builder, power ranger, and a missionary” when he grows up. He now sleeps on the top bunk and just loves it!

Sarah is a very mature 2-year old, and keeps mom on her toes. She can do her ABC’s and numbers almost as well as her brother and sings any song you want her to, even if she has to make it up. She loves her baby sister, Madyson, and is either mothering her or her own baby dolls, while she talks on her “play” cell phone. She also loves to sing and dance to her “wheels on the bus” CD.

Our little Madyson was born this year on June 23^rd and has been such a joy. It has been a very smooth transition with 3 children, because she is the best baby in the world. Really! She is 6 months old now and is the sweetest thing, sleeping 10-12 hours a night. She is all smiles and keeps us all smiling!

Brandon has had a pretty rocky “employment” road this year, with construction being the way it is right now and all. We are so grateful though for his current position here in Frisco at a small company called SFCC, Inc. They work with the Frisco School District on the schools and other public construction projects. He is so happy to have a garage so that he has a place to “build” things. It is one of his favorite places to be. He hasn’t had a lot of time to cycle this year, but he did squeeze in one hundred mile ride in August and did very well.

Maria is just happy to be wife and mom to a wonderful husband and great kids. It is so rewarding! I have been working in primary for the first time this year and love it. I also enjoy my stamping, scrapbooking, music and just “getting out” to the park, mall or wherever.

We are so grateful for all our family and love them all so much. We couldn’t have made it through this year without them! It’s really what life it all about…serving one another, especially our own families.

We thank our Heavenly Father for each of you and for his Son, Jesus Christ.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year! Love, The Brandon Hauth Family

In Memory of Kiddie Kandids

I have used Kiddie Kandids since Kaden was 3 months old for all three of my kids. I was so sad to hear that the company had closed. I was very satisfied with their service and loved that I got my photos in 10-15 minutes after I chose them. It was awesome! Here are the most recent ones we had taken at the end of December (caught it just in time). These are Kaden's 4 year shots and Madyson's 6 month. Sarah will get her 2 year taken in April so she is just in the group shot, which is so adorable!

(the images are real small but hopefully you can still see how cute they turned out!)

Madyson's First Haircut (6 mo's old) 01-05-10

After Photo!

Madyson's bangs were in her face so we gave her a little trim to even things out a bit. She looks so grown up.

Before & During Photos

Kaden's 1st Day of School...Nov. 30th, 2009

Kaden started Pre-K today at the Frisco ISD Early Childhood School. This is the first year that they have been in operation and it is so nice! He loved it. He even rode the bus home...that was his favorite part I think! Here are a couple photos of him and his new school shoes. He goes everyday from 8-11 am. Such a big boy!

Here are some of the notes from his teacher (Miss Seay) his first week.

-Kaden did so great today! We are so happy to have him.

-Kaden is doing so well!! He is such a good boy!

Fun with the Cousins!

We had so much fun playing with all the Hauth cousins...here are some more pics of Coleen's awesome work with the photography! Take a look at www.indiepindiephotography.com ...!!!

MADYSON-3 month old photos

I didn't get a chance to post any of these. Aunt Coleen took them while she was here in October...thanks so much! They are so adorable!

Life is just moving along great...!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at Rani and Ronnie's home with the Hauth's. Here we are with the "Great Grandparents" (Grandma Joyce, Grandpa Hauth & Bonnie).

We are almost settled in our new home...it's so great to have a house, especially one with a 2-car garage. The 3rd bedroom, where Madyson sleeps, also has a ton of storage space. So Brandon has his space for his hobby...and all his tools, and Maria has a space for her hobby and all her STUFF for stamping and scrapbooking...it is so great! The park across the street has been wonderful since our yard is not fenced in...yet. The kids love playing outside, seeing how it is almost December and still in the high 60's. It's just gorgeous. The best part is that Brandon's office is literally 3 miles away and only takes him about 5 minutes to commute. It's great, cause we get to have him home for lunch almost everyday. We all love it!

The kids are doing great. They all love the new house.

Kaden is so grown-up...4 years old and starting school on Monday, the 30th at the public Early Childhood School here, just 5 minutes from the house as well. He will be in the morning pre-K program from 8-11 am everyday. He's very excited and so is mom...just a little nervous too. Dad gets to drop him off and his way to work and then he gets to ride the bus to an elementary school to be picked up afterwards.

Sarah is also just growing so fast. She is now in the a twin bed under her brother. Yes, they got bunk-beds. They love them, but somehow they both still end up in mom and dad's bed somehow before the night's over. She absolutely loves playing with all her baby dolls and her little sister. She's way too smart for all of us. She loves to sing and dance to her fun kid songs...every morning!

Madyson is just as sweet as ever. She's 5 months old now and is just so much fun! She started eating cereal in the high chair and is still sleeping 7-8 hours at night...yeah! She also has very much enjoyed having her "own" room. She loves her bed and doesn't sleep well anywhere else.

We are enjoying are new ward. It is much bigger than our last couple wards, but everyone is so extremely friendly and welcoming. We haven't been given callings yet, so we'll be excited to see where we'll be serving soon. Brandon is going to be helping the stake out with the handcarts for the youth trek in March, but it's a temporary assignment. He's excited about it though.

We are very much looking forward to the Christmas holiday here in our home and hope everyone is doing well also. Love to all!