SOME PICTURES OF THE BACKYARD

So some of the fam has been asking about what our backyard is looking like sense we have been adding to it. We are not completely done with the face-lift, but it is coming a long. We added grass all along the back, but one side isn't in yet. We also added some planters to the front of the patio, and Dad added a lean-to for the dogs during the summer. So anyways, here are the pictures. I also added some of the pretty flowers that are starting to bloom! Yay!

GREEN MOHAVE RATTLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, so, the title says it all....WE HAD A HUMUNGO RATTLE SNAKE IN OUR YARD TODAY!!!! It was crazy! The Siberians both started freaking out and howling all of the sudden, so mom goes to check it out. She practically runs in the house and screams, "THERE'S A RATTLE SNAKE IN THE DOG RUN!!!" So needless to say, I ran out there too. And there he was, the biggest rattle snake I have ever seen. We have a peach tree in the dog run that has a fence around it so they Sibes wont rip it up. Well, Mr. Snake was coiled up right inside the tree well siting in the water. Sasha and Ivan were trying to get at it. Finally, we let the dogs into the main yard so they wouldn't get bitten, and mom pulls out the BB gun. First shot she misses by a hair, then the next shot, BAM dead center in his back. Mr. Snake tries, and fails to slither away. He rests his head on an elevated dirt mound, and mom shoots again. BAM! Right in the middle of Mr. Snakes head. IT WAS AWESOME!!! Who knew Mom was such a dead eye? She is our very own Annie Oakley!!! LOL! So anyways, that's our snake story. It was very invigorating! =D Here are the pic's of our little [big?] friend!

YOGURT MELTS

Yay!!! Yesterday Lyla tried her first official "solid" food!! I bought her some of those Gerber yogurt puffs that melt in your mouth. She LOVED them! Being a first time mom, I was worried that she might not know what to do with them, and she would choke, but she proved me wrong. =) She "chewed" 'em up really well, and when she was finished with the first one, she opened her mouth REAL wide asking for more. It was so cute!!! It is really exciting now that she is finally starting to eat really food. I also have her a small piece of bread, and she loved that as well. So, I just wanted to share her latest milestone. As always, here are some pictures! =D

FINALLY STANDING W/ SUPPORT!

Today Lyla stood with support for the first time! I cannot believe it! She has never been much of a stander, but I just decided that I wanted to see if she could do it. She fell down the first time, but they I stood her up again, and she stood there for like 2 minutes! Ah! I cannot believe it! She was cracking herself up! She loved standing. So hopefully she will be doing it more! She can also almost fully sit up by herself! Geez! This is crazy! She is achieving more milestones every day! Yay Lyla!

HAPPY EASTER!

Last post for the evening! LOL! I just wanted to say Happy Easter to everyone! I hope you all had an amazing day, and I hope you all stopped to think about what Easter really means. =) The Cosgrove's had a very enjoyable day. We went to church this morning at 7AM for the Sunrise Service at our church, and then we ate breakfast and shared in some fellowship with the congregation. Lyla did amazing, and had a great first Easter! She had the prettiest dress EVER! She is a bit young to understand the meaning of Easter, but she had a good day nevertheless. Well it's almost midnight, and I'm starting to ramble so I'm going to wrap this up. LOL! Happy Easter to all, and I pray that God blessed greatly on this Holy day.