March 29, 2011

I was thinking about it, and I thought I would make a record of what Petra and I did yesterday, after I picked her up from school... Natasha was shopping in Fredericksburg, so I got to pick-up lil' Pepa! Since it was some nice weather, I decided to take Petra to Lake Orange. When we pulled-up we saw some geese, so we got-out and tried to feed them some cheese curls... When those geese ran-off and swam away in the Lake, we drove to the other side of the parking lot and saw two more geese. These ones were hungrier and less afraid. Then came-up and ate a few of Petra's cheese curls. Then, Petra threw some rocks in the water. Then, we got back in the car and drove back to Town. On the way back, I noticed a herd of cows near the fenceline, along Route 20. So, we parked the car in the County Bus Parking Lot, and walked across the street to get a closer look at the cows. Petra couldn't help herself, and had to stop and pick flowers along the way. She LOVES flowers! - Our "nature girl!" Then, after watching a couple of the cows go to the bathroom - which Petra calls "ca-ca!", we stopped-off at the Library. In addition to pickin' flowers, Petra really LOVES the library! One of her favorite things to do is put together puzzles that the library has in a couple different baskets. She LOVES those puzzles! Then, we grabbed a couple books and 3 movies (1 about a surfing Penguin, 1 about Ernie Davis, and "50 First Dates"). After making it home, I worked on cooking dinner (frying some meat, noodles, frozen vegetables, and garlic bread - which I forgot to put in the oven at the beginning, so I had to wait for the oven to heat-up to 450). I gave Petra a string cheese stick to eat, while I made dinner. Once Petra made it home, we sat-down together and had a nice dinner! Just a typical day in our lives... I really enjoy being a Dad! Petra's in a stage where she likes to call me "Kevin" instead of Papa or Daddy. I don't mind. I remember thinking, it's not what you say, it's how you say it. If there's sarcasm in your tone, you could be telling someone you love them, but if you don't mean it - then it's no good... I know that Petra loves her mom and dad very much! We're lucky to have such a smart, caring, loving, intelligent, energetic, healthy - gift from God! Love, Momma and Papa

Update Mid March 2011

Time for an update. It's mid-March, 2011.
I've been meanin' to post something, but just haven't made the time...
What have we been up to?
Natasha bought a new car! A 2011 Red Prius II! We ended-up goin' to Maryland to buy it, since the dealer in Charlottesville wasn't willin' to work for our business...
What else have we done lately?
I'll have to look through our Photos.
I'll post some...

I remember, a few weeks ago we gave a Presentation about Ukraine to a Boy Scout Group, at Orange Elementary. Natasha did really well teaching about

her homeland. I know the kids learned alot of new information that they would never had known otherwise...

Mid February 2011

It's the middle of February 2011. Not much exciting is happening. Natasha and I are thinking about buying a car, but we want to get the best deal possible...

Last Saturday I took Petra to a "Father - Daughter Dance" at the Orange County High School. (I was there to volunteer with the Orange County Youth Group).

Petra had alot of fun - dancing!

I'll put-up some pictures.

Groundhog Day 2011

It's February 2nd. Not much new. Everything's goin' fine. Natasha started her college classes, again. Last week was her first week, but her classes were cancelled both days...
As usual, Petra's getting smarter, everyday!
She loves books!!! And, she really loves dressing-up like a princess (high heeled shoes, necklaces, tiara, sunglasses)...
We're still looking for a car to buy. (We can't make-up our minds)...
Well, not much more. We're just waitin' out the winter...

1 week after Petra's 2nd Birthday

It's one week after Petra's 2nd Birthday! We had a really fun time celebrating last Saturday! Alot of our friends and Petra's friends came to our party. The best surprise was that my mom, Kara, Heidi, Braden, & baby Bella all showed-up to surprise us on Friday night!!!

It was really nice to have family visit us!

On Sunday, we went to "Fun Land" in Fredericksburg! (The funnest part was getting a bunch of tickets and buying toys).

Then, we went out to dinner at Denny's! I had breakfast, for dinner...

On Monday morning, Natasha went to work (Martin Luther King Day), and me and Petra played at home...

I'll post some pictures.

Petra tip toeing on blocks

Petra 2nd Birthday and Didyc Mikhael passed away

I wrote the same on my facebook page - Today is a bitter-sweet day... It's Petra's 2nd Birthday! But, Natasha also learned this morning, that her Grandpa passed away yesterday (and was buried today)...

Petra and I took Natasha some flowers and a card to her, at her office. She had an important meeting, today, so she's atleast going to work a half-day.

I know she wishes she could be with her family, in Ukraine - But, it's just not a good idea to travel at this time (work, weather, money, etc.).

I imagine Natasha and Petra will visit Ukraine this summer. So, she will have a chance to visit his grave...

Tomorrow we have a party planned for Petra. It will be a sad and happy time...

We marked on the wall in Petra's closet how tall she is. She's like 6 inches taller than last year. (I'll take a picture)....

Natasha's been busy fixing-up and painting some of the rooms in the house. It's her hobby to decorate...