Pictures of Jack and Kayla

pictures of Levi will be posted soon

Baby Levi Reagan has arrived

Happy Birthday Aunt Brandi!

New pet?

More puppy dog fun...

Kayla does not make the most complient of doggies!

That is a smile on her face...our wood floor makes for some good sliding fun.

Jack had his turn too!

What do you do on rainy days?

Yes that is my daughter wearing a baby harness and running through our house. It has rained all week here in Ohio and we have been forced to get a little creative in our activities. The best part has been that Jack and Kayla have come up with all of their ideas on their own! This day they started the morning playing "train" by lining up rubbermaid drawers in the living room. There were three drawers lined up, leaving an empty one between Jack and Kayla. Jack turned to me at one point and said, "you're too big to fit mommy". Thanks for the reminder buddy!

They ended the morning by playing "doggy". Jack had his turn too but I didn't capture it on video. I will post some pics later but for now enjoy this video! It sure made me smile! :)

Some days they truly love each other....

I had to leave the room for a moment and returned to find them snuggled under the blanket watching their video. If only every day was this peaceful.

Baby #3 Note: Obviously Snyder #3 has not made his entrance yet. Mom-maw says he keeps hearing all the noise on the outside and decides to stay in another day! We will keep you posted!

Have you had your daily serving of fruits and veggies?

Our neighbors dog got loose the other day while I was picking some of our tomatoes. I laid the tomatoes on our mail bin on the side of the house while I walked the dog across the street. I returned to find that Kayla had taken a bite out of every tomato I picked and then had gotten her brother to share in her bounty. So like every good mother I went and got the camera and let them eat till their bellies were full! And then I had to promptly strip them in the garage and bathe them before lunch...not that they were very hungry after their snack!

"Uh-oh Kayla, I think we were caught!"

The Columbus Zoo

Today we got to go to the zoo with Laura, Lenda, Emily, and Noah. This was Kayla's first time to the zoo and only Jack's third visit. All of the kids had a great time watching the animals! One of the highlights of the day...at least for Jack..happened right after we got to the zoo. Mommy and Jack had to make a 'pit stop' and while we were in the bathroom I noticed a baby frog in the stall with us! I carried it outside for the other kids to see and then released it. After that Jack checked for frogs everytime we went potty!

Checkin' out the baby elephant. He is now 5 months old and weighs a whopping 752 lbs!

Baby elephant shot for Aunt Brandi! :)

Kayla cheesin' after she noticed the camera.

All of the kids loved the little model train in the Asia quest building.

This is Kayla at the petting zoo...petting the animals with Laura.

This is Jack at the petting zoo perched on the highest spot he could find!

Kayla and Emily peaking through a tunnel.

In the manatee building...

Jack enjoying the Dragon, and Emily reminding him it is her turn to ride up front!

Checking out the turtles, and no we did not line the kids up, they did that all on their on!

While we anticipate the arrival of baby #3 I thought I should update the blog with some more pictures of summer!

Our little Diva

My attempt to capture her pigtails...

Playdough fun...

Jack and Kayla have really been developing their imaginations lately. And for the most part they play together very well....for the most part... Here they are reading their big truck book and pretending to drive.

Eye level with Jack

Eye level with Olive

Lego fun

Daddy playing with the camera...

everyone seems to be deep in thought.

This is how we found Jack one night when we went to check on him. My internal thermometer has been a little high with this pregnancy and Brian has been accusing me of freezing him at night. Apparently Jack has been cold as well!

Jack and Kayla being silly. Note: The white shirt Kayla is wearing is part of a newborn outfit. She thinks that all of the baby clothes that are around now are for her and her baby dolls!