Labor Day Weekend

It was the most perfect day at the lake today. It was so fun to see Paul's kids again. Here is Parker and Payton.

Dayna and Brooke going for a ride on Jim's horse, Butch.

Karly and Kendyl posing so cute while I took their picture.

Jim and Young Ja at the farm.

Payton found a clam.

Drew just hanging out.

Kendyl riding on Butch.

All the kids watching their Grandpa Jim and the horses.

Payton was so good to get in a lot of my pictures. Here he is holding a kitten at the farm.

Randy, Dayna, Brooke and Drew watching the horse show.

Brooke found a new little "friend" at the lake. Look closely.....it's a grasshopper.

Natalie stopped by last night and wanted to hold baby Drew.

I posted a lot of these pictures for Brenda....hope you enjoy!!!

Love these babies

I just love taking pictures of these precious babies. Blake is 5 days old and doing great!

Debbie and Ryan took him outside for a walk today.

Drew is getting so big! He is almost 4 months old.

I was going through some pictures that we took when mom and dad / grandma and grandpa were here and came across these great ones. Here Tyler is saying good-bye after eating at Portillo's.

See how much fun we have with them!

We love your sense of humor!

Birthday Mom and Son

Today is Debbie's birthday....here is a picture of her with her new son....baby Blake....3 days old.

Leaving the hospital

We took the day off of work on Friday so that I could babysit Brooke and Drew. Here I am delivering dinner to Debbie and Ryan with Drew in tow.

Some more pictures of Blake.

Welcome to the family Blake....we love you!

Happy Birth-Day baby Blake

Debbie and Ryan are the proud parents of Blake Ryan Snyder....born today Aug. 20, 2008 at 4:39 pm. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 7 oz. and is 20 inches long. She was induced this morning. She had a great delivery and we are so thankful to have him here.

Debbie is so happy with her new little bundle!

Proud daddy, Ryan!

Tomorrow's the day!

Stay tuned.....tomorrow Debbie will be induced (Aug. 20, 2008).

Wedding Bells

Annie got married to Steve this weekend. It was a glorious time.
I wanted to post some pictures but I have them in no particular order....and some of them might be posted twice. I am watching the olympics and Cubs and posting pictures.

This is a great picture of Mom and Dad and Annie and Steve.
Debbie and Ryan....just days before the baby comes.

Brent and Janette and Mom and Dad.

Grandfatherly advice and a hug.

Me and Tyler

The bride and groom.

The father of the bride....John and Annie.

We took the train into the city for a family barbeque on Friday night.

A good looking family...Brian, Heather, Tyler and Natalie.

All my siblings and most of the spouses were able to make it. Deanna and Terry (Dickson) were not with us.

Here's the original 7 with Mom and Dad.

The kids just hanging out after the ceremony.

Oh...look at this...another family picture of Brian, Heather, Tyler and Natalie.

Annie and Steve again.....Happy life together!!!!

So Sweet

Tyler made this for me....here is the story.

Tyler came up to me after his primary class on sunday and asked me if I had a pocket. I didn't have a pocket in my skirt.....but I told him I had a purse. He found my primary bag and took something out of his pocket and put it in a zipper pocket of my bag....then he zipped it shut.
He said I couldn't open it until the next morning. He then told me he had 2 more "notes" to pass out to 2 more people. He kept his hands in his pockets to protect those "notes".
We had dinner at Tyler's house that sunday evening. After dinner I asked him if he gave his "notes" to anyone else yet. He said he hadn't. He had to give them to someone that he wants to be nice to.
He reminded me that I couldn't look at it until "tomorrow morning". I told him I wouldn't look at it until tomorrow.
Well "tomorrow morning" came and I looked at the "note" that Tyler zipped into my purse pocket.....and this is what I found.

I was very touched. It was so sweet. I called Tyler that afternoon to ask him who he gave the other "notes" to and he said, "Natalie and mom". He had it in his mind that they were for the women in his life. What a smart boy!

At the Lake with Mom and Dad

It was a beautiful day at the lake today. We are enjoying having mom and dad/grandma and grandpa visiting. The weather was perfect today. Aren't they a great looking couple?!

The gang just hanging out.

The kids so busy at play.

Uncle Scott with Natalie and Tyler.

Rub a dub dub...three 3 girls in a tub!

(Natalie, Brooke and Ella) A whole lake to swim in and they all want in the same little tub.

Natalie and Ella petting a very tired Ghost with Jim looking on.

Natalie playing with little Tyler.

A boat ride at the end of the day.
A beautiful sunset on Lake Holiday.