5 DAYS UNTIL DISNEY!!

We are beside ourselves with excitement to head to Disney this coming weekend! We will be leaving early on the 31st and staying until February 7. This will be our second trip and I think Nate and I are as excited as the girls! We will be going with Nate's parents (Mimi and Pops) and it is so much fun for us all to be together and share in the excitement with the girls! We will try to post some pictures while we are there and definitely put more up when we get back. Sweet Sadie will be staying the week with my mom so say a prayer that she holds up with FOUR dogs to take care of! Thanks Nana!!

The Newest Snyder Family Member: Sadie!!

On the way home from Maggie Valley, NC

The girls with Astro - Sadie's Dad

The girls with Maggie - Sadie's Mom

      The girls holding Sadie for the very first time.

I know, I know....who would have thought that Kendall would have been up for another dog.....and yes, Sarge will be coming home from his "sabbatical" at Mom's house....We are so excited to introduce Sadie our Golden Retriever puppy. She is almost 9 weeks old and is so stinkin' cute! The house training thing - well that will take some getting used to, but we'll get there!

My 1st Sewing Project

Nathan gave me a sewing machine this year for Christmas and I have been looking forward to my first sewing lesson today. I learned all about my machine in a private lesson from the store where we purchased the machine and felt confident enough to leave there and head to Hancock Fabrics. I was a bit overwhelmed with the notions, fabrics, etc. but muddled my way through the remnant bin and picked out some fabrics to test out my new skills! I grabbed a pattern for a simple pillow and once I had dinner made this afternoon starting cutting, pinning, and sewing my way to my first pillow. Since I am using remnant (i.e. cheap) fabric to practice this isn't the most attractive pillow but it was a success! It is red on one side and black on the other. I am excited about my first complete project and am seeing how easy it will be to get hooked on finding new patterns and new fabric to create new clothes for the girls or furnishings for our house! YAY!! A new hobby is born!!! 

Dinner with great friends

We enjoyed a night with our dear friends on Saturday night! We had fun eating a meal together and making smores outside!

Goals for 2009

We discussed family and individual goals at our recent family meeting. Thought I would post what the girl's thoughts were on what they want to accomplish in the coming year. It is amazing the depth and insight a 4 and 5 year old will have when given the time to think about a topic!

Claire:

1. Learn how to ride an electric scooter

2. Learn to be a teacher

3. No pulled sticks for bad behavior at school

4. Learn my letters and Alpha Friends so I can read better

5. Learn not to yell when playing with my friends.

Camdyn:

1. Learn to listen to God

2. Save a tree and hug a tree

3. No talking to strangers

4. Listen to Mommy and Daddy

5. Grow a little bit bigger

6. Learn to be a doctor

7. Always love my Mommy, Daddy, Sissy and myself

Happy New Year

Can't believe it is 2009, but am so looking forward to what this year will bring our family. We have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to. Here are some pictures from our New Year's Eve party with our neighborhood friends. We gave it our best effort to stay up until midnight but didn't quite make it! :)

Christmas at Mom's

We had another fun day of Christmas "togetherness" at my Mom's house on Saturday. Cayce and her family and Mom and Greg along with the four of us had fun opening gifts, eating, and being together. Mom gave the girls a Wii which we have ALL had fun playing and I gave mother a recipe collection that I put together of my grandmother's recipes. Mom loved it! Cayce and Jason gave Nathan and I a beautiful framed print of our personalized wedding vows. It was the most precious gift I received this Christmas. I am so thankful for my family more this year than any other year of my life. I love all of you!