The Mueller Family: September 2009

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Bike Fixers

Ben wanted to raise his bike seat this weekend before setting out on a ride. Since he is extremely handy already at 8 years old he was able to do it easily. Max on the other hand..thought he would do the same and took off every bolt and screw he could find on the bike and lose them. He soooo wants to be like his big brother. Maddie was the official bike holder upper according to Arde.

Max searching for the nuts and bolts he lost

Punt, Pass, Kick Contest Round 1

We are so very proud of Ben. He won the Punt, Pass, and Kick contest for his age group this week. He now gets to compete in Hilbert the first week in October for round 2 of the competetion.

This is my favorite picture of the night. Check out Max in the background looking enthused. Be patient little man, your time will come!

Maddie September Flu Bug

Well, it sure didn't take long for one of the kids to get sick. After a looooong night of vomiting, Jeremy stayed home from school to take care of Maddie Monday. It looks like she enjoyed every minute!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Max 5 year birthday

Arde absolutely loved everything about his 5th birthday. Maddie is still singing the Happy Birthday song!

Finally!! A scooter like his big brother!

Grandma and Grandpa sent him all he needs for the cold winter ahead!

Let's see...how many girlfriends does Arde have? Looks like 2!!

Max School Bus (4k 20009)

I just had to post one more pic of Max getting on the school bus. He did great going to school for the first week, but now we are having a hard time getting him there. Don't let the smiling face fool ya!

Monday, September 7, 2009

Open House 2009

Ben and Max had Open House at school last Monday. Jeremy took them to see their teacher since I had to greet my own parents! Ben will be in the classroom right next door to me this year....poor kid. He's not going to be able to get away with anything!

Ben and Mrs. Wurm: 3rd Grade

Mrs. Kaziak and Max

Max was so excited he barely could contain himself. He is going to have a great year!

Labor Day 2009

What an absolutely beautiful weekend up north. I took this picture as we were all sitting around the campfire. Goodbye Summer! :(

Maddie eating ice cream...again with no spoon.

The Corn Shuckers! Max and Grandma

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