Stockless in Seattle

sunday, sunday

2009-11-04T21:37:00.000-08:00

petra had been asking for a pink dress for her birthday for some time, we ordered one but it didn't get in on time. when it arrived, it was a big hit.

I got this photo...

then it turned to this. "nough pictures."

until I let her spin like a princess

rill-bot gets rice cereal for the first time

petra was very into helping

and my face, so you can remember what I look like.

outings in october

2009-11-04T21:28:00.000-08:00

rilla at snoqualmie falls. it was raining and the rest of the pictures are terrible.

petra hugging the pumpkin at the patch

rills.

typical petra face these days

daddy and little girl

"please?!"

laughy happy girl

getting sleepy

another typical look

riding the barrel train

pretty young lass

run run run

good times in the corn fields

petra's birthday

2009-11-04T21:12:00.000-08:00

it started out at the park. we had cupcakes.

then we went to red robin for some dinner and dessert.

rilla had fun too

sisters, they like each other I swear

in love with the giant ice cream, scared of the singing wait-staff.

presents! pink, of course.

heart cakes. three, for obvious reasons.

(also shown, snow white, picked out by petra at the disney store)

blessing day photographs

2009-07-12T11:44:00.000-07:00

sisters who love.

adorable, right?

she's a looker.

"now, look like you are day dreaming."

dressed to the nines.

smiles!

we are all looking at the camera at the same time!

this is called, "I have had enough."

and other random happenings

2009-05-07T15:50:00.001-07:00

lately we also attended the tulip festival, which really includes us driving around up north looking at fields of gorgeous tulips and buttercups.

petra was just as happy with a dandelion, seeing as taking a buttercup would be stealing.

petra's first pig tails. it took a while for me to convince her not to take them out... she looked adorable if I do say so myself.

from time to time petra likes to pick out all her own clothes. note the two different bow clips, the stripped jacket on top of the stripped dress on top of leggings under polka dot rain boots. I think she looks perfect.

and oh yeah, I got really, really pregnant. (believe it or not this was the least embarrassing one)

mostly the last few months have consisted of rainy days, surviving pregnancy, and getting ready for a new little sister. I am sure a new little face and the new combination of big and little sisters will prompt many a photo op. in the mean time... let this tide you over.

easter

2009-05-07T14:36:00.001-07:00

easter started the week before with a party at daddy's work. it was actually really fun and very generous of the company, as she made out like a bandit by the end of the day.

an easter egg hunt

the bunny himself

pictures to color

and a photo op in the John M Fluke. Sr. Memorial Museum

then on Easter Sunday we had our own egg hunt

and a basket with a strawberry shortcake "berry blossom queen" crown and movie. she loves it, can you tell?

oh and some extremely creative cupcakes I decorated... pita helped too...

it was a fun day, short activities, but all the traditions I wanted. new dresses, eggs, baskets, small gifts, and goodies. of course, we had a great lesson in nursery too... we do remember the REAL meaning of Easter after all.

pictures of the spring

2009-03-24T09:17:00.000-07:00

here are some photos... pretty much just a bunch of petra looking adorable.

loving being outside on a snow day

throwing snowballs at mom.

making snow angels

trying to get up from snow angels

showing me her snow balls... got some dirt that time

beautiful-to-watch kind of day

to slide or not to slide...

misty and rainy

getting the hang of it again... and loving it

swinging is fun

my new cute rain jacket

sad face in new cute rain jacket

she is growing like a weed and is even more beautiful than ever.

the holidays at last

2009-02-17T19:21:00.000-08:00

I never got around to blogging about the holidays, so here are some highlights, and some photos to remind yourselves of how cute Petra really is.

cousin j and petra over thanksgiving

a fountain at a mall in downtown portland, where we spent thanksgiving

petra decorating christmas cookies with grammy and aunt sarah... mostly eating decorations

cousin a, petra, and cousin t hanging at the christmas eve gathering

christmas morning with aunt sarah, awaiting gifts

pita, tree, presents, happy.

happy birthday petra!

2008-10-25T10:27:00.000-07:00

petra's birthday was a few weeks ago...

we treated the princess to her "bertday tara" first thing in the morning... including princess wand and jewels.

then the princess and her mother, (the queen?!) made cupcakes... petra's favorite treat.

the princess is a very skilled decorator. she had princess theme sprinkles to put on her cupcake... appropriate.

the spoils of a hard days work.

when daddy, er I mean, the king, got home, we had presents!

then the candle and song.

lining up the princess shoes nana sent her... she loves them, thanks nana!

all in all it was a great birthday...! the smiling, chocolate-covered face gives it away...

where HAVE we been?? p.2

2008-09-23T11:37:00.001-07:00

Most of these photos are just random cuteness captured. Pure Pita overload.

This is a dress I found at the thrift store. I LOVE the color, the fabric, the style... so I took a thousand pictures of the muse.

(curly, curly hair... lots of "shirley temple" references lately)

We found footsie pj's at Costco, I thought she would love 'em because of all the animals, but when we put her to bed she started to unzip it and said "no jammies!" I think it's not quite cold enough yet, and she was too warm! oops. Sure looks precious though...

Pita ready for bed another night, gathering all her bed-fellows.

(pictured :: monkies, bo-bo, and elephant)

So I am sure you now have enough images of Petra to last a lifetime. Or at least a month or two!

where HAVE we been?? p.1

2008-09-23T11:22:00.001-07:00

Summer has been good to us, and since I know you all are just dying for more pictures of Petra, here are a ton.

Jeff's company picnic. Lots of fun stuff, Petra liked to food.

She insisted on holding the popcorn, then wouldn't share. Or let it go. All day.

pita and popcorn on a train

pita and popcorn on a tractor

pita and popcorn at the petting zoo

pita and popcorn on a train again

Mardi Gras theme.

After the picnic we headed to Kirkland to meet some friends, and found an awesome park in the process.

Just another day at the park.

Haven't had your fill yet? Don't worry, there's more.

there's nothing more american....

2008-07-04T23:46:00.001-07:00

than bike parades and baseball.

our ward put on a fourth of july breakfast for us at a nearby park. the weather was to die for. seriously, I think it was the world's more perfect day. 70 degrees, slight breeze, big billowy clouds.... we spent hours at the park. eating, chatting, trying to break out of our socially awkward shells... the weather was just perfect. sorry, arizona friends, family, but I think we were nearly half the degrees you guys were. (okay not quite, but still...) ooh, it was delectable.

we started the fourth all smiles, and red, white and blued

(pita's dress look familiar kays? I got compliments on it all day, thank you!)

we headed to our ward breakfast at the park, petra was pretty excited to see her friend, Lucy

petra's new favorite skill is going down the slide by herself

good times all around. I was so grateful to have somewhere to go, and have such a good time with my little family, and my ward family. I was a little disappointed that our day might be over, on such a gorgeous day. but alas, we also were kindly proffered another invitation for the rest of the day...

later we went to a bbq at our new friends, the Henry's

the men bonded over a game of bocce ball.

I couldn't help laughing every time the herd migrated...

more sliding for pita, of course.

pita gave an expression art piece, entitled

"independence day :: freedom from boxed oppression"

and explored her own new frontiers

then, of course, the day started to fade, and so did she

we spent the rest of the night at home, eating ice cream and watching tv fireworks. (also very american, I think)

we've been listening to the sound of fire works for hours, nay, days, and it's made the whole day seem festive.

I am grateful for a memorable day. I am grateful for religious freedom.

I am grateful for a beautiful state.

I am grateful for a free country, and the freedom to enjoy it all.

rain is fun

2008-05-20T16:29:00.001-07:00

rain.

it brings out beautiful things...

and also...

some not so beautiful things.

lake sammamish

2008-05-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

on saturday we went to Lake Samammish with John and Kari and Johnny.

It was warm and beautiful

Petra liked to look at the water, but it was kinda cold

we played some frisbee

had a picnic

tickle fights

Jeff showed his frisbee skills

it was a beautiful day

petra is one... and a half

2008-04-09T21:34:00.000-07:00

today Petra is 18 months old.

she celebrated the day by sporting her first pony.

she kinda looks like pebbles from the flintstones...

a little look into the many moods of pita.

this face shows what she looks like angry, and what she looks like pretending to be angry.

funny little girl can be quite charming.

she can be quiet and contemplative.

and down right weird.

she likes her shoes... especially her brown van-like shoes, that are like dads.

sweet face

shrug your shoulders if you don't know...

all in all... she is a pretty little lady!

happy 18 months pita!

Easter! part 2

2008-03-30T18:01:00.001-07:00

Easter afternoon the rain broke, and we decided to go for a quick walk. It was cold and beautiful.

Grandma and Grandpa Stock were down for a visit, and Petra, to say the least, had a good time.

We love this picture...

Washington is full of wildlife...

Grandma had a walking stick, and Petra wanted one too! It was very cute.

Easter! part 1

2008-03-30T17:50:00.000-07:00

Hooray! It's almost Easter!

Every picture we tried to get looked like this...

or like this... candy is delicious. Especially when I don't usually get to eat it.

in my face.

hopping the Easter basket... Petra kept making the basket hop to eash egg, like a rabbit.

mmmm vegetables!

2008-03-19T13:56:00.000-07:00

Petra tried asparagus yesterday for the first time. Well, actually ate it for the first time. It was quite the triumph for Momma!

"not sure about this "asparagus" stuff..."

"hmmm not bad..."

"pretty good..."

"Mom. I'm eating. What's so interesting?"

"mmmmm"

She ended up eating four whole stocks! Mom was happy.

the sweater song

2008-03-19T13:52:00.000-07:00

Petra got all dressed up for a date with daddy. Momma got to come too. This sweater was a great thrift find with the tags still on it and everything.

park 'n play

2008-03-04T20:49:00.000-08:00

The park is a great spot to play. Especially when its cold and no one else is there...

hmmm can't get too far.

sticks

Petra kept calling the horse "mooo". Guess we gotta work on our animal sounds again.

"I own this park."

"hi"

"uh... hi"

slide

still slide

the stairs are Petra's favorite thing. up, up, up and then mom helps her down... then all over again.

"I want down. please"

stairs again!

"hello?"

one more time on the stairs.

nothing like a quick trip to the park to wear us down for nap time...

afternoon walk

2008-03-04T20:38:00.000-08:00

a family afternoon walk is wonderful.

"I am looking good."

Momma loves this picture. Drinkable yogurt is Petra's favorite.

mmmm snacks.

Petra leading the way.

Wildlife!

once again, the nature preserve provides a great day.

a day in the park

2008-02-22T14:58:00.000-08:00

Daddy had the day off on Monday, so we went on an adventure. We ended up in Kirkland at a lakeside park.

we walked some paths.

took a stroll.

stop taking pictures, I wanna walk.

walk the line.

is that my shadow...or daddy's?

trees.

hi trees.

good day.

daddy thought so too.

just because.

2008-02-19T13:23:00.000-08:00

Daddy thought this was a good pic opp.

Petra loves two things. her elephant, and her boots. or "nigh nigh" and "boos" as she calls them.

cute petra face

normal petra face.

crazy times at the stock house.

valentines day

2008-02-19T13:13:00.000-08:00

momma and petra were invited to a little valentines day party on valentines day, and petra enjoyed herself immensely.

she liked the apple juice

the powdered sugar mustache

the cupcake

more cupcake

still enjoying that cupcake

and the sweetarts.

needless to say, the daughter takes after her mother.

play group

2008-02-07T11:08:00.000-08:00

our ward has a play group and this week we went to an indoor playgroud. Petra LOVED it.

our new friend sarah beth...

awesome tree house.

end of the rainbow treasure.

chillin' under the sea.

ball pit.

ready, set, slide.

more time in the ball pit.

toys.

I had fun.

mom and dads bed

2008-02-07T10:47:00.000-08:00

Petra loves to play on mom and dads bed...

all day if we'd let her.

She pretends she just wants to cuddle down...

and play so nicely,

but she really wants to push her limits, live on the edge.

"who, me?"

more vid...

2008-02-07T10:02:00.000-08:00

Petra at indoor play on an awesome fish rocker...

"where you lead, I will follow"

2008-02-07T09:45:00.000-08:00

Chanel, I miss you everyday at five o'clock. Aunty Nelly! This one,

is just for you.

(This is the Gilmore Girls theme song. Chanel and I used to watch it together. Petra dances every time she hears the theme song. Coincidence? I think not.)

f.y.i.

2008-01-31T08:30:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken after a long nap taken after our morning in the snow. She looks very perturbed. Or tough. Maybe a little rock 'n roll.

Some new things with Petra.

She has learned the word show, and likes to sing it "show-o-whoa-whoa" like the theme song to "Shana's Show" (from Playhouse Disney). She also knows it means what's on tv and will say it normal when she wants to watch her "show".

Last night it was almost time for bed, so as Petra was wandering around with elephant, I asked her if she wanted to read a story. I said "Petra do you want to read a book? a story? Go get your Pooh-Bear book and I'll read it to you. Go in your room and get your Pooh-Bear book. You know, the one with head and eyes?" (the book goes through facial features and has a mirror on it so she can look at her own face) I knew she wouldn't really understand me. She walked off towards her room and that was impressive enough for me. I then remembered I had turned the lights off in her room and didn't think she'd even go in there. But she did. Then a minute later, she came out carrying her Pooh-Bear book! All her books were put in their basket so she would have had to find it in a bunch of books. I was very impressed. Our little genius. I guess you never know how much they can understand...

snow! part deux

2008-01-28T19:19:00.000-08:00

here is a video from our snowy day. (*be kind, its not an art piece, just a home video.*)

snow!

2008-01-28T15:55:00.000-08:00

We awoke Monday morning to find this beautiful sight.

Daddy had to work, but Momma and Petra decided to have some fun.

Some of those first steps needed some help.

Just strollin'

Stuck in the snow...

I'm pretty. Momma said so.

All was well until we had a little fall in the snow... game over.

Little tiny baby boot steps.

I tried to be a good mother and make her a snowman. There is a picture of me when I was little, standing by a little snowman my dad made me on a daddy-daughter trip we took once. I had a good time, thought sweetie-petie-pie would.

but Petra just wanted to eat its face.

We had a lot of fun in the snow anyhow.

sunday family walk

2008-01-28T15:30:00.000-08:00

To distract ourselves from being away from family this Sunday, we took a little walk around the Nature Preserve behind our house. Petra loved getting a chance to run and play outside. Needless to say, it was lovely.

Petra learning about the wildlife around the park.

Feeling the cold

Running with those little legs of hers

Trying hard to get away from the camera

Daddy and Petra down the trail

Daddy makes me laugh

We had a good time, and as you can tell, Petra is getting so big!