Little Homemaker! (Minus the dreadlocks:)

This cupboard was made for my mom by my great grandfather, Fred Matz. This apron was also my mom's when she was little. They suit Petra well!

The Denver Zoo

Our good friend Greg and former resident of Denver is an avid Zoo goer. He told us a while back that the Zoo in Denver is a good one. Today, Joseph, Petra, Jeff and I decided to do away with naps all together and check out the wildlife. Petra can now say "monkey" with great accuracy. We saw a lot of cool stuff and will surely be back.

More friends from the hood....

This is Jocie and Sarah. They are our good friends that live on our block. Sometimes Jocie comes over to play, and Jeff and I watch Petra's world slowly crumble as she realizes that she is no longer the center of our universe. These visits make us see the importance of maybe having at least one more child.

The man pictured here is another neighbor. He and his wife own the exact same van as Jessi and Jesse, and you can find pictures of the sibling vehicles on their website at spacevan87.blogspot.com. Neighbor: "Oh what a special rock you brought to me. It's special because it's smooth and shaped like a moon!" -Petra then walks away, walks back, hands him the rock, "Oh what a special...." and this was repeated about 20 times. Petra loved it.

4th of July Block Party

Since September, we have lived in this really cool neighborhood on the edge of town. Every year, the neighbors have a big potluck, beginning with a parade, and ending with games for the kids.

Petra walked up to a woman that lives across the street from us (who she has never met before), demanded to be picked up, and would not come to Jeff or me willingly after that. It was very funny.

Finally, some real friends!

While on Pearl Street today, Petra met some kids that she really connected with. Even though they were made out of bronze, she really enjoyed their overall compliance with her commands and poking. I see some play dates in the future!

In Style Summer Edition

Petra would like to extend a gracious thank you to all of you who have made it possible for her to have a stylish summer this year. Without you, she would just be a cute face with ugly clothes!

Baby Model of the Year!

We have been encouraging Petra to work on her headshot "looks" early on in life so that her modeling career can really take off. I realize these don't even compare with "Blue Steel," but here's a preview of her looks entitled "Pink Summer," and "Blazing Sun," (both of which we shouldn't even be talking about right now....)

megapixel shmegapixel

We took Petra to the Pearl Street Mall this morning for a bit of free entertainment. Jeff's ancient camera of 2 meggapixels takes better pics than our other with 10! Guess there's more to cameras than pixels!!!