Karisa's Wedding

We've been busy the past couple of weeks. We went home to Cincinnati for the past two weekends for Karisa and Justin's bachelor / bachelorette party and their wedding! It's been alot of fun seeing our family and friends! Petra really enjoyed playing with her cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandma and grandpa!

Also, Natasha celebrated her 3rd Mother's Day! It's amazing how fast the past 3 years have gone by...

One other thing I've been busy with is preparing for my Campaign for Congress! I've received alot of support from those who are aware of my plans. I can't stop thinking about what it would be like to be a U.S. Congressman... But, I remind everyone that there's alot of work to be done before I reach the finish line...

I'll post some pictures when I have more time.

- Kevin

Night before Easter 2011

It's the night before Easter, 2011. It's been a few weeks since I wrote a post for our blog... I've been meaning to, but just never got around to doin' it...

I guess alot has been happenin'... Today, Petra took part in two Easter egg hunts!

We've started "pricin'" airplane tickets for Natasha and Petra to fly to Ukraine, this summer.

This past Monday, I wrote a letter to the County Administrator - informing her of my intention to run for U.S. House of Representatives. I have not yet received a response.

Today was the first time I mentioned my intentions on Facebook. *I made sure to state that I still need permission, before I can officially begin campaigning. (I hope I'm granting permission)!

Hmm, I'll post some pictures

Petra on Slide

Birthdays and Pickin' Flowers

Lately Petra's been goin' to her friends' birthday parties and pickin' flowers that are poppin' out of the ground... I'll put-up some pictures.

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.