diff --git a/lib/microformats2/collection.rb b/lib/microformats2/collection.rb
index c9b4bf2..867a4d7 100644
--- a/lib/microformats2/collection.rb
+++ b/lib/microformats2/collection.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module Microformats2
     attr_accessor :formats
 
     def parse(document)
-      formats = FormatParser.parse(document)
+      @formats = FormatParser.parse(document)
+      self
     end
 
     def to_hash
diff --git a/lib/microformats2/format.rb b/lib/microformats2/format.rb
index 72f08d2..18789bc 100644
--- a/lib/microformats2/format.rb
+++ b/lib/microformats2/format.rb
@@ -2,20 +2,50 @@ module Microformats2
   class Format
     CLASS_REG_EXP = /^(h-)/
 
-    attr_reader :element, :properties, :format_types
+    attr_reader :element
 
     def initialize(element)
       @element = element
-      @format_types = []
-      @properties = []
+      @added_methods = []
     end
 
     def parse
-      properties << PropertyParser.parse(element)
+      properties
       format_types
       self
     end
 
+    def properties
+      @properties ||= create_properties
+    end
+
+    def create_properties
+      PropertyParser.parse(element).map do |property|
+        save_method_name(property.name)
+        define_method(property.name)
+        set_value(property.name, property)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def save_method_name(method_name)
+      unless @added_methods.include?(method_name)
+        @added_methods << method_name
+      end
+    end
+
+    def define_method(method_name)
+      unless respond_to?(method_name)
+        self.class.class_eval { attr_accessor method_name }
+      end
+    end
+
+    def set_value(method_name, value)
+      if current = send(method_name)
+        current << value
+      else
+        send("#{method_name}=", [value])
+      end
+    end
     def format_types
       @format_types ||= element.attribute("class").to_s.split.select do |html_class|
         html_class =~ Format::CLASS_REG_EXP
@@ -23,8 +53,8 @@ module Microformats2
     end
 
     def to_hash
-      hash = { type: @format_types, properties: {} }
-      properties.each do |method_name|
+      hash = { type: format_types, properties: {} }
+      @added_methods.each do |method_name|
         value = send(method_name)
         value = value.is_a?(Array) ? value : [value]
         hash[:properties][method_name.to_sym] = value.map(&:to_hash)
diff --git a/lib/microformats2/format_parser.rb b/lib/microformats2/format_parser.rb
index 7dc096c..760e8b9 100644
--- a/lib/microformats2/format_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/microformats2/format_parser.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ module Microformats2
   class FormatParser
 		class << self
 			def parse(element)
-				parse_node(element)
+				parse_node(element).flatten.compact
 			end
 
 			def parse_node(node)
 				case
-				when node.is_a?(Nokogiri::XML::NodeSet) then parse_nodeset(node)
-				when node.is_a?(Nokogiri::XML::Element) then parse_for_microformats(node)
+        when node.is_a?(Nokogiri::HTML::Document) then parse_node(node.children)
+				when node.is_a?(Nokogiri::XML::NodeSet)   then parse_nodeset(node)
+				when node.is_a?(Nokogiri::XML::Element)   then [parse_for_microformats(node)]
 				end
 			end
 
@@ -25,22 +26,11 @@ module Microformats2
 			end
 
 			def parse_microformat(element)
-				# only worry about the first format for now
+				# only create ruby object for first format class
 				html_class = format_classes(element).first
-				# class-name -> class_name
-				method_name = html_class.downcase.gsub("-","_")
-				# class_name -> Class_name -> ClassName
-				constant_name = method_name.gsub(/^([a-z])/){$1.upcase}.gsub(/_(.)/){$1.upcase}
+        const_name = constant_name(html_class)
+        klass = find_or_create_ruby_class(const_name)
 
-				# find or create ruby class for microformat
-				if Object.const_defined?(constant_name)
-					klass = Object.const_get(constant_name)
-				else
-					klass = Class.new(Microformats2::Format)
-					Object.const_set constant_name, klass
-				end
-
-				# parse microformat
 				klass.new(element).parse
 			end
 
@@ -49,6 +39,21 @@ module Microformats2
 					html_class =~ Format::CLASS_REG_EXP
 				end
 			end
+
+      def constant_name(html_class)
+				# html-Class -> html-class -> html_class -> Html_class -> HtmlClass
+				html_class.downcase.gsub("-","_").gsub(/^([a-z])/){$1.upcase}.gsub(/_(.)/){$1.upcase}
+      end
+
+      def find_or_create_ruby_class(const_name)
+				if Object.const_defined?(const_name)
+					klass = Object.const_get(const_name)
+				else
+					klass = Class.new(Microformats2::Format)
+					Object.const_set const_name, klass
+				end
+        klass
+      end
 		end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/microformats2/property.rb b/lib/microformats2/property.rb
index 8be740c..9204fae 100644
--- a/lib/microformats2/property.rb
+++ b/lib/microformats2/property.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ module Microformats2
       "p" => Text,
       "u" => Url,
       "dt" => DateTime,
-      "e" => Embedded
-    }
+      "e" => Embedded }
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/microformats2/property/foundation.rb b/lib/microformats2/property/foundation.rb
index e82ccd4..fa781fe 100644
--- a/lib/microformats2/property/foundation.rb
+++ b/lib/microformats2/property/foundation.rb
@@ -1,21 +1,33 @@
 module Microformats2
   module Property
     class Foundation
-      attr_accessor :element, :value, :formats
+      attr_accessor :element, :name, :value, :formats
 
-			def initialize(element)
+			def initialize(element, html_class)
 				@element = element
-				@formats = []
+        @name = to_method_name(html_class)
 			end
 
+      def to_method_name(html_class)
+        # p-class-name -> class_name
+        method_name = html_class.downcase.split("-")[1..-1].join("_")
+        # avoid overriding Object#class
+        method_name = "klass" if method_name == "class"
+        method_name
+      end
+
       def parse
-				formats << FormatParser.parse(element) if format_classes.length >=1
+        formats
 				value
 				self
       end
 
+      def formats
+				@formats ||= format_classes.length >=1 ? FormatParser.parse(element) : []
+      end
+
 			def format_classes
-				element.attribute("class").to_s.split.select do |html_class|
+				@format_classes = element.attribute("class").to_s.split.select do |html_class|
 					html_class =~ Format::CLASS_REG_EXP
 				end
 			end
diff --git a/lib/microformats2/property_parser.rb b/lib/microformats2/property_parser.rb
index ab731ab..45f8558 100644
--- a/lib/microformats2/property_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/microformats2/property_parser.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Microformats2
   class PropertyParser
 		class << self
 			def parse(element)
-				parse_node(element)
+				parse_node(element).flatten.compact
 			end
 
 			def parse_node(node)
@@ -24,24 +24,18 @@ module Microformats2
 				end
 			end
 
-			def parse_property(element, html_classes)
-				property_classes(element).each do |property_class|
+			def parse_property(element)
+				property_classes(element).map do |property_class|
 					# p-class-name -> p
 					prefix = property_class.split("-").first
-					# p-class-name -> class_name
-					method_name = property_class.split("-")[1..-1].join("_")
-					# avoid overriding Object#class
-					method_name = "klass" if method_name == "class"
-
 					# find ruby class for kind of property
 					klass = Microformats2::Property::PREFIX_CLASS_MAP[prefix]
 
-					# parse property
-					klass.new(element).parse
+					klass.new(element, property_class).parse
 				end
 			end
 
-			def property_classes(element, regexp)
+			def property_classes(element)
 				element.attribute("class").to_s.split.select do |html_class|
 					html_class =~ Property::CLASS_REG_EXP
 				end
diff --git a/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb b/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb
index 2aed1fc..45f6b00 100644
--- a/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb
@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ describe Microformats2::Collection do
 
     describe "#parse" do
       it "creates ruby class HCard" do
-        @collection.first.should be_kind_of HCard
+        @collection.formats.first.should be_kind_of HCard
       end
       it "assigns .h-card .p-name to HCard#name" do
-        @collection.first.name.value.should == "Jessica Lynn Suttles"
+        @collection.formats.first.name.first.value.should == "Jessica Lynn Suttles"
       end
       it "assigns both .h-card .u-url to HCard#url" do
         urls = ["http://flickr.com/jlsuttles", "http://twitter.com/jlsuttles"]
-        @collection.first.url.map(&:value).should == urls
+        @collection.formats.first.url.map(&:value).should == urls
       end
       it "assings .h-card .dt-bday to HCard#bday" do
-        @collection.first.bday.value.should be_kind_of DateTime
-        @collection.first.bday.value.to_s.should == "1990-10-15T20:45:33-08:00"
+        @collection.formats.first.bday.first.value.should be_kind_of DateTime
+        @collection.formats.first.bday.first.value.to_s.should == "1990-10-15T20:45:33-08:00"
       end
       it "assigns .h-card .e-content to HCard#content" do
-        @collection.first.content.value.should == "Vegan. Cat lover. Coder."
+        @collection.formats.first.content.first.value.should == "Vegan. Cat lover. Coder."
       end
     end
 
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ describe Microformats2::Collection do
 
     describe "#parse" do
       it "creates ruby class HEntry" do
-        @collection.first.should be_kind_of HEntry
+        @collection.formats.first.should be_kind_of HEntry
       end
       it "assigns .h-entry .p-author to HEntry#author" do
-        @collection.first.author.value.should == "Jessica Lynn Suttles"
+        @collection.formats.first.author.value.should == "Jessica Lynn Suttles"
       end
     end