The Mueller Family: July 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2009

turtle

I can't forget to post the turtle that Ben and Max found and Grandma and Grandpa's house. Jeremy seemed to enjoy the turtle too!

My cousin Jenni came to visit from Connecticut this past week to visit her dad and step mom in Land O Lakes. We spent a week almost every summer at my grandparents' lake while growing up. It was nice to catch up with her again.

Jenni, Uncle Dave, Aunt Marla

Maddie Fishing

Maddie reeled in her first fish this summer. She absolutely loves to fish. She casted out so hard one time she fell into the lake! She puts her whole heart and soul (and body) into it!

World Record Frog?

Every day Ben and Max love to go frog hunting up north in Park Falls. This past week was no exception... Ben caught, in my opinion, the biggest frog I have ever seen alive. It looked like a small rodent. In one day he caught 9 frogs. Max wasn't as comfortable holding the frogs as Ben was.

I love Max's face in this picture!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Happy Birthday to my dad who celebrated his 63rd birthday on July 19th. I'm so glad we had the chance to make it up to help him celebrate his special day. He is not only a great dad, but a wonderful grandpa. The kids adore, respect, and admire him. The best part of his birthday was singing "Happy Birthday" and blowing out the candles. He gave each of the grandkids one chance to blow out the candles. Max and Maddie both failed, but tropical storm Ben came gushing through and blew them out with one hearty blow.

Pee Wee Baseball Tourny

Ben's Pee Wee baseball team had a tournament this week. They went 4-1 to take the Consolation Championship game. Ben played really well driving in some key runs. We were very proud of him.

The team all got a medal for winning the Consolation game. Ben was so excited to put that medal around his neck. The coach even had an extra medal that he gave to Max. We told Max it is his medal for always turning up for every game and cheering on his big brother. We also are very proud of him! (Ben is middle row standing 4th from the left)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

circus

Jeremy took the kids to see the circus Saturday. Ben got picked to help spin the frisbee. I hope this isn't Ben's future vocation! Max and Maddie both cried when the clowns came out and Jeremy had to take them out of the tent when the clowns came back. That night Max had a really bad nightmare. I'm assuming it had to do with a clown! :)

Brewer Game with Friends

We went to a Brewer game with the Newlyweds! The Brewers didn't play well, but it was nice hanging out with Ryan and Sandy. It was a beautiful day. You have probably noticed I do not have any Brewer gear on. My polyester jersey was making me sweat so I had to take it off. I need to invest in a t-shirt!

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Ben baseball

Ben's last night of baseball was yesterday. He did an awesome job for only being 8! He had a couple of nice hits and played shortstop like a pro. I'm so proud of our big guy! I wish I would have gotten his face a little better! Next sport...football. Jeremy can't wait!

Girls Night Boulder Lake

Every summer the girls drive up to Boulder Lake to our friend Carrie's trailer. It is a beautiful lake. We had a lot of good belly laughs. Thanks girls!

Painted Toes

I painted Maddie's toenails for the first time. It is so different having a girl in the house to do girlie things with. She saw me painting my toes and she kept saying.."me paint, me paint" so I couldn't resist.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Lake 2009

My sister and her family came home from Florida to spend time with us at my parents' house on Schnur's Lake. The cousins LOVE playing together! All the kids adore their Grandma and Grandpa. They are such lucky kids to have these two wonderful people in their lives.

Kailey 9 and Lauren 6

Kailey and Ben ready for some tubing!

Ben and Kailey even tried to water ski without much luck. Kailey came really close...maybe next summer!

Max and Lauren ready for the waves!

Maddie wanted to go in the motorboat with Grandpa while the other kids tubed. I wouldn't let her go so she jumped in her own boat and started to head out to sea to catch up with Grandpa!

Grandpa eating at the kids table.

The cousin monkey pile. Bye, Kailey and Lauren! Hope to see you at Christmas!

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