http://traska.efinke.com Kay, Keith, Stryker, Peytra, and Defense Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:15:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_2936" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peytra walking on bleachers, Stryker under bleachers"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2937" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Peytra and Stryker watching Keith coach first base"][/caption] On Wednesday night, the kids and I watched Keith's softball game.  Stryker mainly played on the bleachers, and Peytra played with dirt and talked to a boy.  Keith's Monday ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/30/keiths-softball/ [caption id="attachment_2931" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Stryker, Keith, and Peytra"][/caption] A couple of days ago, Stryker was wearing this shirt that I got at a rummage sale for a quarter.  I like striped shirts, but Keith said he wasn't too fond of it.  I said I liked that he looked nice.  I said, ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/29/old-dirty-holey-shirt/ [caption id="attachment_2927" align="alignright" width="300" caption="My new earring holder"][/caption] So after a couple of years of looking around, I have finally found the earring holder I wanted to corral my earrings.  I actually found it at Claire's.  I was surprised to find something there that looked like it was made for someone ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/28/earring-holder/ [caption id="attachment_2920" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peytra - Week 66"][/caption] This week, Peytra wore a yellow dress with dragonfly print.  It is another dress made for Hannah by her grandmother.  [caption id="attachment_2921" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Peytra holding a ladybug toy"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2922" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peytra and Stryker holding hands"][/caption] Also, here are pictures of Peytra and Stryker holding hands in ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/26/dragonfly-dress/ [caption id="attachment_2915" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Stryker, Kay, and Peytra on the carousel"][/caption] On Friday, we went up to the Fond du Lac Fair where Keith's aunt, uncle, and cousins run some food stands.  Peytra's favorite part was the petting zoo area.  There were llamas, a giant turtle, a zebra, and a bunch ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/25/fond-du-lac-fair-2/ [caption id="attachment_2909" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Buns with a bite missing and finger holes"][/caption] On Monday night, as I was setting the table for supper, I turned around and found Peytra with these buns.  They had been sitting too close to the edge of the table, I guess, and she was hungry.  [caption id="attachment_2911" align="alignright" width="300" ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/23/peytras-adventures-with-food/ [caption id="attachment_2898" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peytra standing next to the raspberry bushes"][/caption] For some reason, we only go fruit picking on the hottest days of the year.  Last weekend, my friend Tiffany and her family were out of town, so they offered to let me pick their raspberries while they were gone, ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/21/raspberry-picking/ [caption id="attachment_2873" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peytra crawled into the laundry basket and is proud of it"][/caption] Today, Peytra is 15 months old.  She can say about 13 words:  Da (Dad), Da (Dog), Da (Duck), Da (Star), Mo (More), Muh (Milk), Buh (Book), No (No), Uh-Oh (Uh-Oh), Zzz (Trees), Poo (Spoon), Sheesh (Fish), and Mu'mo ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/20/peytra-15-months/ [caption id="attachment_2895" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Peytra - Week 65"][/caption] This week, Peytra is pictured wearing a white dress with flowers.  This dress was a gift from Grandma Hagy.  You may be wondering, "Is this girl ever going to run out of dresses?"  Well, we're set until about October for now.  Plus, she has ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/19/white-dress-with-flowers/ [caption id="attachment_2888" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Stryker and Peytra at the Regner splash pad"][/caption] We have two new splash pads in our area.  One is at Regner Park in West Bend.  Normally, you have to pay to use it, but on Wednesdays in July, it's free, so we went last Wednesday, and both ... http://traska.efinke.com/2010/07/17/splash-pads/