[ANOTHER] NEW PUPPY!

It's official, WE ARE CRAZY!!! On Sunday we got another dog. He is sooooo SUPER cute! His name is Jeffery and he is a Pomeranian Poodle mix, or PomyPoo. Mom really wanted a dog that we can have indoors, so a poodle was the perfect match. They are hypoallergenic and they don't shed! He is a wonderful addition to the Cosgrove family. He is overall the perfect indoor dog. He goes to the bathroom outside, and isn't skiddish. His only problem is that he doesn't like to be in his crate, if he is in there he will WAIL! But I guess that is a good thing, it means he is a people person. Another plus is that he absolutely LOVES Lyla! He is such a wonderful little guy. I will attach a few pic's! And you don't have to tell us, we know we are insane! =D

LYLA'S DEDICATION TO THE LORD

As you all know, Lyla got dedicated on Sunday. It was such an amazing and emotional time. It was truly wonderful. Most of the family cried, including me. I know Lyla had no idea what was going on, but I was still so proud of her and of the woman she is going to become. It was weird to see how far we have come in this last year. It has almost been a year since I found out I was pregnant. But standing on that stage while Lyla was getting dedicated I was the happiest I have been in a long long time. I just love Lyla so much and I am so excited to see her grow and change. I will attach a few things with this post including the video for those of you who couldn't be at the dedication. I apologize in advance for the video. One of my friends from church was taping it but she didn't know it was on video so you see her lap a lot. LOL! But you will get the majority of it Enjoy!

SORRY...

I am so sorry that I haven't posted much lately. I have been extremely busy with all of the usual stuff. So, I bet you want to know what is going on in the Cosgrove house hold? Well for starters Brandi got home safely from Bahrain. She is now driving around in a new Mini Cooper (it is adorable BTW). Alexa is almost done with her first semester of high school. Dad just celebrated his 55th birthday. Mom is super busy with work, but is very thankful to have a job in this dying economy. Lyla is growing like a weed and can now grab things and put them to her mouth. She also loves gumming her tongue. She is getting dedicated to the Lord on Sunday (will post pic's). And me, well I am just chillin' as usual. I am really excited to have 2 weeks off, and am still loving being a mom. So that is what is going on lately in Congress. I will post some random pictures just for fun!!! Love ya all!

ALEXA'S 2008 CHRISTMAS CHOIR CONCERT

Last night was Alexa's first choir concert of the year. It was a very enjoyable performance, though it was odd to be the spectator when I am usually the one up there, nevertheless I had a very wonderful time. Alexa was awesome. They did a song with some choreography and she was the best of them all! They also had the privilege of featuring a very famous pianist, Alpin Hong, in there concert. He was also their accompanist. So here are a few pictures from last night and also the front and back of the program. See if you can find Alexa's name! Sorry that the pictures are kind of bad quality, you know how it is in a theatre!! =D

A BLAST FROM THE PAST...

So I thought that I would share with you all a very awesome, and old, picture of my dad. Yesterday my Aunt Cathy sent us a Christmas card, and inside there was a very cool picture of my dad as a teenager. He was about 15 or 16 when the picture was taken. He is playing his favorite sport-football-in his backyard. When he first showed me the picture he said, "See! Here is proof that I was skinny once!" I though it was a very good picture of him, he was quite a handsome young man. Love ya daddy!!!