Christmas Day

We had such an awesome Christmas. Jesse's dad comes over on Christmas eve and spends the night and enjoys Christmas morning with us. We have done that for a few years now and I am really glad he comes.


Hunter got a power wing scooter from Santa.

Garrett got a new bike.

It was a blizzard on Christmas, but that didn't stop the boys from trying out there stuff! This is Garrett riding his bike.


Yes, he's still in his pajama's!

The boys also got Rockband from Jess and I. I was actually surprised how fun it was! We spent most of Christmas playing it!

My brother Chris, what a nerd!

Jesse singing.

So I am posting this video because it is HILARIOUS! (With my mom's permission) My mom, Dan, Chris and Danielle came to visit Christmas night. Well of course they wanted to join in playing Rockband with us. Now being the good sport my mom is she wanted to sing. We tried to pick a song that she would know, but even this song she wasn't real familiar with. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to turn the video so sorry you have to watch it sideways.

You may ask yourself why is Ginnie growling while she sings, well that my friends is her "rocker" voice. As you can hear we all couldn't quit laughing! Seriously how many Grandma's do you know that would get up and do this?!?! My mom did say she wants to come back over and redeem herself for this one, but I think it is awesome! Thanks for the laugh mom and being such a good sport! Stay tuned for more video if mom really does come and perform again! :)

I am just so grateful for the Christmas season. I am glad that we can all reflect on Christ and his birth. I am so thankful that I was able to have such an awesome Christmas with my family. Jess and I didn't buy each other anything this year (partly because of him being gone and partly because we didn't really have the money to spend). Jess was really worried about it and I told him as long as I had my family home for Christmas I didn't care! Just being together was the best Christmas present I could have ever asked for! In years past we have kind of gone overboard with presents, and this year we just tried to keep it simple and I am so glad that we did! Isn't it interesting the things we learn as we start to get old! ;) he he

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and a great New Year!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas eve we always go to my mom's for yummy food, a nativity, and presents. My mom is so great to cook for all of us. Thanks mom, it was delicious!



The kids dressed up in there nativity costumes.


As you can tell Garrett is getting a little big for the nativity costume! When he put it on we decided that 14 would be the age that the kids would get to sit and watch the nativity instead of participate. Garrett was thrilled! He just wished that 13 would have been the cutoff age instead!


Jesse and my brother Nate.

Dad and Nate's baby Nico. He is so cute I could just eat him! (Nico not my dad!) he he

Maleah, Brynna and Stella in the beautiful pj's my mom bought them. Spencer was very excited!

Chris, Dan, Dad and Garrett.

Hunter, Brynna and Stella enjoying his new toy.

Garrett loved his basketball!


Nate and Nico in his new pj's.

Honestly I managed to get the kids smiling why can I not get my husband to!

Visiting Santa

Every year my mom likes to get a picture of all of the grand kids with Santa. Garrett did NOT want to get his picture taken with Santa but after much discussion (and threatening!) he agreed to be in the picture. I did tell him he didn't have to actually sit on Santa's lap just be in the picture.

All of the Snyder grand kids minus may brother's daughter Danielle. (She is 17, need I say more?!)

Eating lunch after visiting Santa!

Jesse really was happy to be here! He just NEVER smiles in pictures!

Garrett and Josh watching a movie on Garrett's ipod.

Hello again!

So I have been a totally lame blogger! Jess was out of town for a month and I have come to find out that my life shuts down when he is gone! The one positive thing about him being away is I am so much more grateful for him to be home. How pathetic am I! It takes my husband being gone for me to really appreciate when he is home! I am really going to try and always remember to be grateful for those that I have in my life! Another thing I learned this month (which is a no brainer) is that I need to be SOOOO careful not to criticize others because you have no idea what trials they could be going through behind closed doors. I just didn't function very well with Jess gone and so some things in life didn't get done and I had people really annoyed at me. They had no idea that I was struggling so I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt but it just goes to show you that you just never know why someone is being a flake. Again I know this is pathetic that it took me this long to REALLY get this! A huge thanks to all of my family and friends for listening to ALL of the whining! I really think it probably got to the point that they all wanted to stop answering the phone when they saw it was me! But Jess is back and life is back to functioning normally (as normal as my life can function that is) ;)

The night that we picked Jess up from the airport we stopped to see the lights at temple square. It was SOOOO bitter cold we only got one picture! It was so beautiful though I am glad we took the time to stop.