Snyder Family Vacation Ko Olina Hawaii 2009

We sure had a great time in Hawaii with my family. Hawaii is just so magical and relaxing. Papa & Nana hanging out at the pool with the grand kids eating shave ice.

Enjoying a relaxing day in Hawaii

Watching the sharks.

Daddy and his girls.

Kahuku golf course

Gretta

Eliza 10 months old

The Fors family

Sisters

Aren't they cute kids!

The Snyder's

The Bartoo's

Nana and Papa,
Thank you so much for taking us to Ko Olina!!! We sure had a great time.

Love, Gretta & Eliza

Ko Olina February 2009

Eliza 10 Months

Eliza turned 10 months old on February 17, 2009 while we were in Hawaii. Here is a belated photo shoot. I think we might have a problem getting the rest of the pictures with the sign next it her. She was defiantly more instead in the sign than smiling for the pictures. Oh well.

How does it taste?

Here is a picture of the sign because you can't read it in any of the other pictures.

"Mom, I can still see it."

"Can you see it?"

Gretta getting into the action too.

Interesting facts about Eliza at 10 months.

Eliza ...

1. weights about 23.4 lbs.

2. can now officially crawl.

3. is also cruising and pulling her self up.

4. plays peek-a-boo.

5. likes to imitate the sounds her big sister makes.

6. claps.

7. put her own pacifier in her mouth.

8. feed herself peas, chicken, beans, bread, bananas, strawberries, and anything else you put in front of her.

9. has 3 top teeth and 4 bottom teeth.

10. loves to grind her teeth together and make her mom cringe.

11.smile at her big sister.

12. steals her sisters blankie.

13. had a great time with her cousin Jackson, Nana & Papa, Aunt Anna & Uncle Gabe in Hawaii.

We love you Eliza! You are growing up to fast.

Photo's by Gretta of Gretta

While I was finishing up packing for Hawaii Gretta found the camera. Here are some more pictures by Gretta. The are pretty artsy if you ask me.

The tragic part is that when I took the camera back from her I didn't realize the lens wasn't closed so the battery was dead by the time I figured it out at the airport.

Which meant we didn't have a working camera in Hawaii.

Luckily Mom & Dad and Anna & Gabe took some pictures for us.

Happy Valentine's Day from Gretta!!!

Gretta made you a Valentine. Enjoy!

Ava's 4th Birthday Party

A little girl, Ava, in Gretta's preschool class had her 4th Birthday party at Montrose Bowl. Montrose Bowl is a little bowling alley that you can rent out. Gretta sure had a fun time trying out bowling, and playing with her classmates outside of school. Plus it was fun for me to get to know some of the other parents a little bit better. We sure had a great time! Here is Gretta showing off her stuff.
"I think I can. I think I can."

So excited!

Yeah! The ball is going to make it all the way down the lane.

Watching all of the action.

Happy 90th Birthday Papa!!!

This weekend we celebrated Eric's Grandfather Herbert Goodrich's 90th birthday. He had a party on Saturday and 59 people came. I hope if I live to 90 I will still have 59 friends to come to my birthday party. He and Hilda loved to socialize and have many friends from church, bridge, Jolly Rogers, and the Retired United Pilots. It was a great party. Gretta stole the show when she sang, "Go tell it on the Mountain" for the whole group. It was a fun birthday party.

Plus this marks the 5 year anniversary for the first time I meet the whole Fors Family. I came down from Provo with Eric for Papa's 85th birthday party when we were dating. Not only did I get a great husband when I married Eric, but Eric has a great family and extended family as well.

Happy 90th Birthday Papa!!!

We love you.

Gretta and Aunt Brittany

After all the guests left we had a co-ed bridal shower for Lauren and Dan.

Dan and Lauren are going to get married in April. We played the newlywed game, and a get to know Dan game.

Then Rod set up the Karaoke machine and everyone started to Rock out. Gretta loved Karaoke. She wouldn't give up the microphone all night even though she didn't know the words. I think she is on track to be the youngest "American Idol" ever.

Eliza with Uncle Rod

Go Gretta go!

Gretta and Papa

The whole family

Back row: Darron, Gretchen, Eric, Rod, Allison, Lindsey, Lauren, Dan

Front row: Brittany, Dennis, Linda, Gretta, Herb, Debbie, Spencer and Leesa

Photo of Lindsey by Gretta Dennis and Linda with Alan and Noreen Songster, Herb's nephew.

Papa and Eliza

What a fun night!