The Mueller Family: 2010

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

It was a very nice and quiet Christmas for us. This is the first year we haven't gone down to Florida in a long, long time. This was my first year without my parents or sister. It was a little sad and lonely. Our family was a little out of sorts. We weren't quite sure what we were supposed to do on Christmas Eve all by ourselves! We went by Jeremy's mom on Christmas Day which was nice.

The BEFORE Pic...So peaceful...

The kids got downhill skiis

Maddie jammin out with her guitar!

The AFTERMATH

Christmas Concerts 2010

Ben's Fourth Grade Program

Max's Kindergarten Program

Maddie's Christmas Program

Ben The Allergic Shepard

Ben had one of the lead parts in our church play. I was so nervous for him, but he acted like it was no big deal. He did an awesome job. I give him a lot of credit standing in front of a large group of people and performing like that! He doesn't get the acting bug from me!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Blizzard 2010

Our first snowfall of the season. The kids couldn't wait to get out into it. I can't believe how three days ago we didn't have anything on the ground and overnight we get a winter wonderland!

The view out our back door

Cookie Time!

This is our annual sugar cookie bake off! The kids love decorating the cookies and putting a pile of sprinkles on each one!

THE BEFORE PIC

St. Nick

The stockings were hung on the chimney (hutch) with care with hopes of St. Nicholas soon to be there...

Look how happy Maddie is!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Ava Batism

Our friends, Mike and Heather Nate had a new addition to their beautiful family. Jeremy was asked to be baby Ava's Godfather, which he was honored to be. Natalie and Dawson are so proud of their new baby sister!

Jeremy with Mike's sister and boyfriend (also Godparents to Ava). Not sure what Jeremy is trying to do with his hand...

Olan Mills Pics

Looks like they might actually get along, don't they?? Don't let their smiles fool you.

Olan Mills came to church to take pictures... Most of them turned out pretty good when Maddie felt like cooperating

This is the funniest...Ben looks thrilled, Arde is all business and Maddie has her mischievous grin on...

Ben finished up his flag football season. He is so talented, but lack the self confidence sometimes. Hopefully, that will come with maturity?? He has hands like Donald Driver!

Are you scared??? I thought so! Can you guess which one is Arde's Spongebob pumpkin?

The three hooligans...a witch, pirate, and I'm not sure what....

My little witch....she was so cute! My grandma, Maddie's great-grandma made the hat. That made the outfit even more special. Grandma Rheel would be very happy.

Happy Halloween!

Wigwam

Ben had an extra credit project to create a wigwam. Jeremy thought it was a blast working on it with Ben. Jeremy was more proud of it than Ben was!

First Sleepover

Max had his best friend Will sleep over at the end of September. They were so cute! It was so interesting to hear 6 year old conversations!

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