Snow Leopard will not boot on new SSD

I purchased a 120 GB SSD for my 2007 MBP (A1226) and installed it. The old drive crashed and I am looking for a clean install - not time machine. I have tried to boot from the OSX 10.6 Install Disk but it keeps getting stuck!

1. I power on the MBP

2. When the chime sounds, I hold down the option button

3. The screen gives me the option to select the disk

4. The apple logo is displayed and the little spinning wheel thing goes on for a while

5. It goes to a light blue/gray screen and then doesn't do anything.

I'd really appreciate some guidance. I am not proficient at computer repairs. I'm just trying to get this machine spun up for my wife and kids to use for email/internet.

Thanks!

Finch