Gorgeous Memorial Day at the Beach

Fab day at the beach on Sunday, enjoying the sun and the long holiday weekend. Jess gave up five minutes for a few quick shots, although she is hoping for a modeling fee. Jess and Adrian will be supplying the Holister company a few shots for their upcoming catalogue.

Lucy's Ballet Recital

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The best evening EVER seeing Lucy in her first ballet recital. Very exciting and Lucy was amazing. Back to Jerri and Bren's for pizza post-performace.

Page School Picnic 2009

End of year is here and the three musketeers had their final school picnic together.

Mom's Day 2009 Rocks Muffin-Style

The best surprise EVER on Mother's Day when Sprinkles Cupcakes arrived at our front door. Not sure who was more excited, myself or Jessica. We had a three day cupcaking-eating-extravaganza thanks to Donna Clarke. You rock DC!

The Orthodontics Roller Coaster Begins

So Jess is now two weeks in to her new expander. We had one visit to take 3D panoramic x-rays, another two visits to make molds, and then presto-chango, Jess has a cool retainer looking thing that will expand her upper pallet to make more room for teeth - and fix the cross bite she currently has. Every night we have a special screwdriver that we use to 'turn' the expander. 16 turns this month should do the trick. Once the upper pallet is wide enough, we then get braces on the bottom for about three months to straighten the teeth that have already caved inward a bit to compensate for the cross-bite. This will all be done in six months time and we'll then re-evaluate her teeth in the early teen years to see if she needs more work. We're hoping this work now will prevent heavy duty work when she's older.

Those Naughty Aztecs

A fun school journal entry from Jessica after they had a chapter on Mexican culture and the Aztecs. Mistakes left in. I love the segways.

"In Mexico everyone has something to sell. I think going to Mexico would be alot of fun. They do cool traditions. They have lots of spicy foods in Mexico. I like the dancing people. I think their dances are really cool. I think their mueseums are pretty. I think that because they have so many beautiful things. They take people and put them on top of a Aztec and killed them. They also do rodeos. A rodeo is when you have a bull or a horse and you half to ride on them. And they half to try to get you off by bouncing and jumping.

Does This Wetsuit Make My Butt Look Big??

Lest I forget to brag, I was brave enough to join 11-year-old Jackson in an ocean scuba. After a 1-1/2 hour lesson in the pool (with our hot Argentinian instructor), off we went in a boat (with our also very hot British instructor) for a 30-minute dive. Windy conditions and high waves ALMOST made me chicken out, but the Clark-Kent'esque accountant type who was with our group (complete with pocket protector and pierced nipples - go figure) got me under the waves and over my fear. Or perhaps it was my fear of what I'd say to Sharon if I let Jackson go without me? Either way, I did it! Quite amazing really and under less windy conditions I might try again. I'm predicting spring 2010 in Hawaii . . . any takers?

The Perfect Resort - Dreams Puerto Aventuras

About an hour down the coast from Cancun, toward Tulum. Not too big, not too small . . . just right. Great ocean and marina views.

Jessica had a Great Time!!

Endless things to do for the kids. Jess enjoyed the animals around the pool and feeding the fish bits of bread. As you can see, the fish weren't shy.

Sharon Cooper - my Partner in Crime

Let's see. If Sharon and I combined the number of hours we spent planning this holiday, and then spent even half those hours working on something useful . . . perhaps we might have found a cure for the common cold.

Plenty To Do, Great Weather

Bungee jumping, great beach, ocean trampoline, giant chess, swimming with dolphins, bottomless banana smoothies . . .

Another Great Fishing Trip

A bad economy worldwide translated to good fishing prices for the Nash/Cooper clans. We all enjoyed a half-day of trolling, snorkeling and bottom fishing with the boat all to ourselves. The bottom fishing was the hit of the day and the kids 'caught' many fish with help from the crew.

The Best Husband EVER!

Surprise, Surprise - two days before we leave for holiday and what should happen to turn up on the doorstep from Amazon?? A NEW KINDLE!! Wow, totally over-the-top, but incredibly beloved! Carroll thinks Adrian is the coolest, most fabulous husband EVER!!