Working out

Everyday we give Ethan several sessions of tummy time to help build up his neck, shoulder and back muscles. Now he is able to hold his head up for several minutes at a time! Like any other workout session, though, he's pooped afterwards and definitely lets us know he doesn't like working that hard!

Happy Birthday, Colleen!

This past Saturday the Snyders drove up to Lake Zurich to help celebrate the 30th birthday of our friend, Colleen. It was a great chance to have a mini reunion with Vicky's Chicago Posse who she misses so much! We had all but one in attendance! Plus it was an opportunity for Ethan to meet all the ladies :) The celebrant is wearing the lei around her neck.

During the drive home we had to stop once to feed little Ethan. Though travelling with an infant can be tough, he was a sport! He's a good sleeper :)

Happy Father's Day

Happy FIRST Father's Day, I should say! Today after church we went out to lunch with our little family in tow. Then after putting Ethan down for a nap, we had a short game of badminton out on the front lawn. It was a nice, lazy afternoon...Here is father and son.

Turns out father and son like to do more than just play. Looks like they share the same affinity for TV. Yikes!

Marla's wedding

Our friend Marla got married this past Sunday. She was a beautiful bride and it was a beautiful ceremony! Here is the happy couple, Marla and Rob, with their parents.

We enjoyed ourselves a lot. There was a huge buffet line, and probably about 7 or 8 choices of wedding cake! Ethan was well-behaved, too, at his very first wedding!

Getting to know you

Now that David is on summer vacation, he's got plenty of time to help out with little Ethan! Here they are during playtime and bathtime. Ethan has started cooing and gooing and it's adorable to hear him talk to us!

We're doing the best we can to introduce Ethan to everything we like to do. Just yesterday we had our first family hiking excursion at Lake Evergreen. Ethan did beautifully!

In review

Ethan is nearly 3 months old now. Since we are a new family I thought it was appropriate to start a new blog to chronicle all the goings on in the Snyder household. Here a few noteworthy things in the past month...

June 5, 2006 Weekend Getaway


To celebrate our 2 year anniversary David and I and little Ethan took an impromptu, last minute trip to Galena, Illinois. We had been wanting to go there since the pregnancy but couldn't manage it until now. What a great trip! We took the scenic route along the Mississippi River and enjoyed seeing the rolling hills and small little river towns along the way. In Galena, we stayed at a Bed and Breakfast called Captain Harris Guest House. We were able to secure their largest suite which enabled us to set up a pack n play for Ethan and give him some privacy during his naps. What a fabulous time... Here we are enjoying breakfast in our room.


On the drive back, we decided to hop over the Mississippi to check out Dubuque, Iowa. We stopped at the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium and saw these gigantic catfish!


May 28, 2006
Memorial Day Weekend

Welcome to our Memorial Day-housewarming-meet the baby-Happy Birthday Eric and Tim-beginning of summer-BBQ. Or something to that effect. There was a lot to celebrate and David wanted to throw a BBQ. I was a little stressed out what with hosting a party and taking care of Ethan, but David was great and assured me he would do the hosting. It was a great time. We all sat outside under one of the trees in the backyard, had burgers and all sorts of side dishes (a la potluck). There were tons of kids to boot, too. It was a veritable family BBQ :)


Then the next day (actually Memorial Day) David played a concert with this orchestra in Peoria. He insisted I bring junior to hear the patriotic tunes. I think Ethan enjoyed them :) Here he is intently listening...