The Mueller Family: 2009

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Manatees

While in Florida the kids went to a cool place where manatees come by the swarms. The warm water draws hundreds of manatees daily.

But...it was COLD!

Kailey, Lauren, Max, Ben

Arde and Lauren

Highland Hammock State Park 2009

We went on a tram ride at Highland Hammock State Park which is just down the road from my parents' house. Here they get the opportunity to view gators and learn about Sebring's natural history.

Daycare Christmas Program 2009

Max and Maddie had their daycare program and did amazing! They sang songs and repeated rhymes. Soooo Cute! Kathy does an incredible job with these kids and they would do anything for her! Whenever I give Maddie a time out she always says to me.."I'm telling Kathy on you!"

Arde is the "old man" of the group at 5 years old. Can you tell? He goes to kathy's house only half days now that he is going to school in the afternoon.

Christmas in Florida 2009

Here are our group of "troublemakers". Ben, Max, and Maddie are with my sister Shelley's kids, Kailey and Lauren. Kailey and Lauren only live an hour a way from my parents' house in Florida so they got to spend a lot of time with their cousins...which they loved!

Here is the Bunny Hop train!

Arde and Lauren tree climbing

Gram and Gramp with the grandkids..and Hope, too! (the dog)

Kailey and Arde

Ben Christmas Program

Here we all are at Ben's Christmas program. The kids had more fun after the program than during it!

Here are Ben and Max with their good friends, Bryce and Veronica.

Cookie making

The kids wanted to help me make Christmas cookies this year. A hassel...yes, but worth it to see their smiles!

Ready to put in the oven. Hmmm, who gets the big one in the middle?

Western Program

Arde had his 4K Western Program in November. He dressed like a cowboy and sang cowboy songs. There is nothing cuter than a group of 4/5 year olds performing!

Kathy (our daycare provider) came to watch. It is such a blessing having a wonderful person like Kathy to watch our children during the day. She is like another grandma to our kids. We love you Kathy! :)

Grandma and Grandpa Szel also came. It was bittersweet, though. After the program they left to spend the winter in Florida. We miss them terribly, but feel lucky they are healthy and able to enjoy their retirement!

Ben missed an hour of class to attend. Max always has to go to Ben's activities so, he thought it was really cool Ben showed up to watch him. Despite all the fighting and wresting...they really do love each other!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Blizzard December 2009

SNOW DAY!!

All ready to face the snow!

Here are the boys trying to shovel our driveway.

Gotta love winter in Wisconsin!

Santa 2009

Ben was a little "too cool" for Santa. But...he still BELIEVES!

We went to see Santa last weekend and the kids got a chance to go shopping for Jeremy and I for Christmas. The library puts out a lot of donated gifts out on tables and for $2.00 the kids can buy gifts. Jeremy and I always get a chuckle to see what we get for Christmas. Jeremy always gets tools and I get towels and candles. Very sweet!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Hunting Farm

The boys got a chance to go to "the farm" this weekend with Jeremy to do a little hunting with Jeremy and my dad. Thanks, David for letting the guys crash the party! Ben and Max had a blast hanging out doing guy things.

Grandpa and his two little hunters

Ben found this stick out in the woods and created a bow for himself. Arde is holding the bullet casings from when Jeremy sited in his gun.

Maddie Pics

Just cute little Maddie on a gorgeous November day!

Funny Kid Quotes

Maddie (yelling walking to a timeout): Mama you're so mean to your children! (age 5)
Maddie: I wish I was an only child (age 5)
Mama, isn't cleaning out between your toes awesome?! (age 4 1/2)
Maddie: lifting up her bare arms...mama do you think my armpits are pretty? (age 4 1/2)
Maddie: on the bus today I had a whole bunch of ear wax in my ear. Me: oh, is it better now? Maddie: yup, I just stuck my finger in and scooped it up and wiped it on the bus seat. (age 41/2)
Max: Jeremy took the boys out fishing. Max saw a ripple in the water indicating a fish may be on the hook. He was so excited he says..."look dad, there's a nipple!!!!:
Maddie: As she was getting on her bikini to go swimming she comes downstairs and I overhear her say to Max, "Arde, will you button my bra in the back for me?" (4)
Maddie: took the remote and insisted she knew how to get iCarly on TV. After much stubborness she clicked through the channels and just by chance it landed on iCarly. She looks at me all smug, "I told you I could do it, Mommy. You must have forgot I'm SMART!" (3 1/2)
Ben: I think my tongue is broke (9)
Grandma Mueller gave Arde some Eggnog icecream for a snack. Max looks at it and says, "Grandma, this doesn't look like my style."
I was telling the kids that when I was little St.Nick didn't come visit me when I was a kid. Arde asked, "why mom? Did you live in an orphanage?"
Maddie was racing me to her bedroom tonight and cut the bottom of her foot pretty bad. she saw the blood and said, "oh, this isn't going to be good."
Maddie out of the blue says to me.."we both have diarrhea don't we mommy?" My response, "not that I know of!"
Tonight Maddie told me, "J.T. is my boyfriend." (This is a guy that is helping us design our new house) On the next breath she says, "Richard is also my boyfriend, but don't tell Daddy." (Anyone that knows my wonderful neighbor knows he is in his 60's!!!) We are going to have our hands full with this one!
One night I told Maddie she was cracking me up. Her response was, "You want to gobble me all up don't you mommy!?"
As I was putting Maddie to bed I told her I was going to go and wished her a goodnight. "Why do you have to go mommy?" I told her my nose was dripping and I had to get a tissue. She held up the bottom part of her pajama shirt and said, "Here mommy, just wipe your nose on my shirt that's what I do."
Maddie was mad at me today (like usual). A bee came by her while we were outside and here are her exact words "Bee go away! Go by mommy!"
Max: I was having a conversation about a good friend of Max's who is spanish. Max said Oscar has black skin so he is black. I corrected him by saying Oscar is spanish. Max's response was "He's not Spanish mom, he speaks human!"
Crying in bed one night, I asked Max why he was sad. He said, "The world is just so hard."
Max: You're all making me crabby
Max: I wish Ben didn't have a mouth
Maddie: Don't look at me!
Ben to Maddie: Maddie, don't even think about it. My patience is wearing thin! (I wonder who that sounds like)
Max: Mom, do you wish you were Amish?
Mom to Max: Max, did you cut off the pony's mane with scissors? Max responds: Well, that depends if I'm going to get into trouble or not
Max: (After eating a cob of sweet corn)...Mmmmm, I mow'd it down like a chicken
Maddie: Whook it, Mommy! Whook it! (look it)
Max: Mom! Stop talking! I have cookie in my eyeball!
Ben: You want a piece of me?
Max: Mom, how long were you thinking about making this yucky supper?
Max: Mom, why are you wearing black stuff on your eyebrows? (I was wearing mascara)
Max: Jesse, you can't win a fishing tournament with just one fish!
Maddie: Whenever we ask the kids if they want to go somewhere, Maddie always raises her hand up in the air and shouts "Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, ..." She won't stop until we tell her she can come too!
Ben: Mom, how old will I be when I'm 16?
Max: I better get to bed now, no sense in putting it off.

The Mueller Family