dreaming of a white christmas

hope you all had a great holiday!

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CLICK HERE to see pictures from our christmas!!!

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more december pics...

merry christmas from our family to yours!
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holiday time...

hey everybody!

we hope you're having a great holiday season! it's been so fun this year with hudson during the holidays...setting up the tree, decorating the house, making christmas cookies, and all the other fun stuff. one of his favorite things to do is to drive in the car and look at all the christmas lights. it's so fun to watch him become more verbal and he learning new words everyday. he's very into reading books and loves to play the most with things that really aren't toys (like utencils, cups, boxes, etc.). we're thinking that when it comes to opening christmas gifts, he's going to play with the paper and boxes more than the gifts themselves. that's okay...we had better enjoy that now!

rebekah is doing great with baby boy number two on the way! she is 25 weeks pregnant and is enjoying every moment of it. This little one seems to be very active and likes to kick mom and hudson all the time! by-the-way, if you didn't know already, our new bundle of joy will be named greyson cooper! it's not a family name or anything like that...just one that we both really liked! we are so excited for his arrival and are thrilled to have a brother for hudson to play with. please keep praying for rebekah and baby greyson!

we have some more pictures to share with you. CLICK HERE to see them! enjoy!

it's a boy!

we found out a couple weeks ago that we're having another boy! we are very excited and can't wait for him to arrive. :)

it's been awhile since we've updated the pictures so here are some of the latest ones to check out...CLICK HERE.

pumpkin patch

we made a trip the kingsway farm in hartville today to visit a pumpkin patch. hudson, who is now 18 months old, had so much fun! he especially liked the hayride out into the pumpkin patch where we got to pick our very own pumpkin. he also loved watching all the tractors and farm animals. he was so funny picking out a pumpkin...he went up and down each aisle and would look at each one carefully. finally, he found the pumpkins "his size" and tried to give them all to mommy to take home. at the end of the trip he was exausted and fell fast asleep in the car on the way home. we can't wait to do it all again next year...then we'll have "twice" the fun!!!

CLICK HERE to see some of the pictures from our trip to the pumpkin patch!

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an update on baby number 2 - rebekah is finally beginning to feel better after a first trimester full of nausea and morning sickness (that lasted all day, everyday). she is finally starting to "pop" a little bit (even though nobody else can tell just yet). she feels the baby move and kick all the time and hudson knows that there's a "baby in mommy's belly" (he lifts up her shirt and points to her belly when you ask him about "mommy's baby"). we have an appointment on NOVEMEMBER 5th and hope to find out the sex of the baby. we'll keep you posted!!! thanks for your continued prayer for a safe and healthy pregnancy!

the apple orchard

can you believe it? two posts in two days (that never happens)!!! don't forget to scroll down and check out the previous post to see the recent pictures we added yesterday.

anyhow, we went to an apple orchard today and had a blast! hudson was soooo funny...he just couldn't figure out why there were so many good apples all over the ground! needless to say, we had to make sure he didn't take a bite out of thoses ones! We wanted to share the pictures with you! enjoy!

CLICK HERE to see the pictures from the apple orchard!

Be sure to watch for the nitorious pumpkin patch pictures soon, too...we are planning to go in a couple of weeks. you won't want to miss them.

baby #2

hello, friends & family-
if you didn't know already, we are thrilled to share with you that we are adding a fourth member to our family in march. rebekah is just about 15 weeks pregnant and doing great! she's finally getting over the sickness and is now beginning to feel the baby move. hudson doesn't really understand yet why we keep telling him "there's a baby in mommy's belly"...but hopefully he'll understand when the time comes. hudson absolutely adores babies so we just know that he will be the best big brother.
by-the-way, hudson is almost 18 months old and is as healthy as can be. he weighs 25 pounds and is 32 inches tall. it is such a joy to watch him grow and continue to discover new things each day. he has such a sweet, fun-loving personality and loves to play and laugh and "talk" all day long. one thing that's certain is that he loves MUSIC! he loves to dance and groove to the beat anytime he hears it...it's hilarious!!!

To see some recent pictures, CLICK HERE!!!

Don't forget to bookmark this page or add it to your favorites. Check back every once in a while and we'll keep you posted on all the lastest news from our "growing" family.

graduating...again!

hello friends & family~

this past week was a busy one! if you didn't know already, after all his hard work over the past 2 years, andrew graduated this past weekend with his Master's of Education in Educational Administration in the area of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development. we were very proud of him! hudson wasn't quite sure what was going on with the cap, gown, and hood, but he was rather intrigued by the tassel. we celebrated with friends and family all weekend and then the two of us took a weekend trip up to Crocker Park. we had a blast despite all the rain! if you're looking for a fun (shopping) getaway, crocker park is a great destination.

to see some graduation snapshots....CLICK HERE!

you'll also notice in the pictures that hudson loves to play outside in the yard. this week he decided that it would be fun to eat dirt! he was a mess but we had to snap a couple pictures because he was so cute! also, his new favorite place to play is under the side tables in the family room...what a goofball! have a good week everyone!

first trip to the zoo

Today was Hudson's first trip to the zoo. We had a great time! We went with Aunt Darby and her gang, Grandma Smith, and Grammie Snavely...5 babies altogether!!

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Be sure to check out the zoo photos...CLICK HERE!!!

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little helper

CLICK HERE to see some more pictures. This week Hudson helped Dad and Uncle Nick clean up a huge tree branch that fell during a storm. We also went to Jackson Park and had fun in the play area...Hudson especially enjoyed the water table and the slides. Instead of riding in the stroller and enjoying the view of the pond, he decided to push it all by himself. He loves anything he can push around!

new pics

CLICK HERE to view some new pictures!!!

first "real" haircut

hope you enjoy these new pictures...CLICK HERE.

hudson did really well getting his first "real" haircut this past week. we figured it was time to turn him over to the professionals...no more trims from mommy! he looks like such a little man now! :)

hudson has also discovered his belly button in the past few days. mommy and daddy made the mistake of showing him that we have "belly b's" too so he feels that it's necessary to lift up our shirts all the time...just to make sure they're still there!! it's fun to see him discovering new things every day.

summer fun

hope you all are enjoying the summer and had a great fourth of july! after an eventful day of picnicing with friends, hudson slept through all the fireworks (thank goodness!).

hudson also went for his 15 month checkup and now weighs nearly 24 lbs. and grew another 1 1/2 inches. he is a strong, healthy boy!

to see some recent pictures...CLICK HERE!

new snavely website

hey friends and family-

we promise this is the final website we will be using to update you with the latest snavely family news and pictures. we were having problems with our Bundle of Joys account and Yahoo! Photos is discontinuing its service...so this will be our new (and final) website. don't forget to bookmark this page so you can check back every week or two as we will continually be adding pictures and updates.

click here to view the latest pictures of hudson. we hope you enjoy!