We Can't Stop Taking Pictures of PJ

Because she is do darn cute! And snugglie too!!
But she also gets out her angry-eyes when needed.

All PJ All The Time for Thanksgiving 2009

A great Thanksgiving holiday with PJ and family. Little P loving the backyard and the cute-factor is a high 10+ at all times. PJ has her special blue-blanket for snuggles and was a champ visiting Jerri and Bren's for a play-date with the kids. PJ has also gone for many car rides, but is not allowed out for walks until all the shots are completed in a few more weeks. I've decided PJ's nickname should be Little Questionne as the white blaze on her forehead looks like a question mark with her nose as the dot.

PJ Saves the Nash Family from Vicious Lemons

Long Day and PJ Goes to Bed

An exhausted PJ has no more energy to play. Night Night all. That is her snuggle-buddy "Stuffy" next to her in bed.

The World Now Revolves Around PJ

So we were up and out at 8:30am to pick up PJ Nash, our newest member of the family. QUITE a day was had by all. First we stopped at Jerri and Bren's for a short visit to introduce PJ to Lucy and Charlie. Then home to show PJ around the back part of the house, where she will be hanging until the potty training is complete. We had much fun in the backyard, where PJ decided the hose nozzle was quite scary and needed to be attacked. Then tons of time running around exploring the yard. Several good naps, lunch and dinner and two textbook wees outside. (And one less than textbook wee inside. It won't be the last I'm sure).

New Moon Opening Night

Yet another successful girls night out to see New Moon at the Arclight in Hollywood. In the end there were 13 of us, up from I believe 8 for Twilight. Jacob and Edward action figures, dinner, drinks, more drinks, New Moon Trivia - the fun never ended. Congrats to Sharon, Jerri and Mary Beth as our top three trivia winner. I've already called the video release party at the Nash house. Dates to be announced soon.

Love the Pasadena Arboretum

One quick shot from a recent visit to the Arboretum with Jerri, Lucy and Charlie.

Jessica Pollock

Just putting the finishing touches on Jessica's room and the final piece of artwork is now complete. Using the mad-skills she learned at LACMA art camp, Jessica produced a very cool piece of artwork for her room using the accent colors. A large mess, but a great painting was the result.

PJ HAS BEEN FOUND!

After much research and many phone calls, we think we've found PJ - our new Cavalier King Charles puppy. We met PJ and her litter mates, and mom and dad today in Arcadia. We are IN LURVE with her already and we can bring her home at Thanksgiving. I suspect PJ will be starring on the blog once she arrives.

Jess Rocks the School Project

Jess had great fun doing one of the first big school projects for the year - The California Topographical Map. Working on assignments over seven nights, Jess created her map from clay, painted the elements, created a Map Key and a Compass Rose. Then she had to label the various locations. This was great fun for Jess since she was able to make mom keep HANDS OFF and uber-perfectionist mom had a bit of difficulty not participating. The final product was fabulous and grades in today were straight A. Well done Jess!! Well done school for creating projects that can actually be done by the kids, instead of the parents.

Trick-or-Treating 2009

Big thanks to Laura and Samantha for joining us tonight for trick-or-treating. (We missed you Bruce!) A great night and who knew how well tomato bisque would go with dark chocolate Reeses. A few neighbors really stepped up the decorations, but one house was so scary even Jess would not go to the door.

Lovin' The New School

And a quick moment to comment on how much I love the new school. A few shots taken whilst at the Halloween celebration. A very cool project was up in the hallway. All the students had a partner and they told the partner about themselves, and then they each had to write a story and illustrate each other. Loved it. It was a two-tissue moment.

School Halloween Celebrations

A festive half-day at school with Halloween games, parades, pizza lunch and parent participation. Great fun watching all the classes in a mini-parade in the gym.Then back to the classroom for lunch and the most amazing cupcakes I have ever seen. Not sure exactly what Jess was for Halloween, but it was some kind of goth fallen angel ensemble. Whatever she was, it was a very fun day and now the countdown until trick-or-treating begins.

Fun Shots From TPT

Jess had no shortage of fun at TPT this year. As I sift through the many thousands of shots, I'll pull the good ones of Jess (although, aren't they all good, I think they are). And big props to Sharon for dealing with giant flamingos. Those buggers did not want to stay inflated.

TPT Is Over For Another Year

We're back after our usual TPT hiatus. It's a Black Hole at the Nash house for 2-3 months, but another year is done and we look forward to getting back on the blog with photos. Coming soon . . . updates on the arrival of a Nash family addition - currently named PJ. We are on a quest to find the perfect Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - a tri-color female. No confirmed puppy yet, we have to find a good breeder, but we hope soon. Here's a pic of what we are looking for.

Halloween 2009

Halloween in Los Angeles wouldn't be complete without a trip to the pumpkin 'farm' in Culver City. Good fun with Addie getting pumpkins and feeding the livestock. More pics to come of our cool pumpkins once we finish carving.

Our First Soccer Season

Despite some strong protests, Adrian managed to convince Jess to join a soccer team this summer. After two practices and one game, Jess loves it. Skills need some work since we've never played, but having great fun learning the game.