diff --git a/flopy4/block.py b/flopy4/block.py
index 208d30f..17a7f6d 100644
--- a/flopy4/block.py
+++ b/flopy4/block.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
-from flopy4.parameter import MFParameter
+from flopy4.parameter import MFParameter, MFParameters
 from flopy4.utils import strip
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MFBlock(MutableMapping):
     def __init__(self, name=None, index=None, *args, **kwargs):
         self.name = name
         self.index = index
-        self.params = dict()
+        self.params = MFParameters()
         self.update(dict(*args, **kwargs))
         for key, param in self.items():
             setattr(self, key, param)
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ def __len__(self):
         return len(self.params)
 
     @classmethod
-    def load(cls, f):
+    def load(cls, f, strict=False):
         name = None
         index = None
         found = False
         params = dict()
         members = get_member_params(cls)
+
         while True:
             pos = f.tell()
             line = strip(f.readline()).lower()
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ def load(cls, f):
             elif key == "end":
                 break
             elif found:
-                if key in members:
+                if not strict or key in members:
                     f.seek(pos)
                     param = members[key]
                     param.block = name
@@ -86,3 +87,7 @@ def write(self, f):
         for param in self.values():
             param.write(f)
         f.write(end)
+
+
+class MFBlocks:
+    pass
diff --git a/flopy4/parameter.py b/flopy4/parameter.py
index 524e1e1..f0cc827 100644
--- a/flopy4/parameter.py
+++ b/flopy4/parameter.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
+from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 from dataclasses import dataclass, fields
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Optional
@@ -129,8 +130,37 @@ def __init__(
             default_value=default_value,
         )
 
+    def __get__(self, instance, _):
+        if instance is None:
+            return self
+        else:
+            return self.value
+
     @property
     @abstractmethod
     def value(self) -> Optional[Any]:
         """Get the parameter's value, if loaded."""
         pass
+
+
+class MFParameters(MutableMapping):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.params = dict()
+        self.update(dict(*args, **kwargs))
+        for key, param in self.items():
+            setattr(self, key, param)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        return self.params[key]
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        self.params[key] = value
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        del self.params[key]
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.params)
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.params)
diff --git a/test/test_block.py b/test/test_block.py
index 06be215..2f66ce5 100644
--- a/test/test_block.py
+++ b/test/test_block.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class TestBlock(MFBlock):
     # a = MFArray(description="array")
 
 
-def test_get_member_params():
+def test_params():
     params = get_member_params(TestBlock)
     assert len(params) == 5
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_get_member_params():
     # assert not f.optional
 
 
-def test_block_load_write_no_index(tmp_path):
+def test_load_write(tmp_path):
     name = "options"
     fpth = tmp_path / f"{name}.txt"
     with open(fpth, "w") as f: