Nebraska Muellers

Mueller Family Vacation

2008-08-04T15:01:00.000-07:00

Yes, the Muellers went on a family vacation! Yeah! We had a great time. The following are pictures with commentary following each picture... Here we are in the airport in Omaha... The kids flew really well. Micah shows his enjoyment of wheels, while Naomi plays with her "friends" Clifford, Cleo, and T-Bone. Naomi found this big cow in Manitowoc, where we boarded the big boat SS Badger to cross the great inland sea known as Lake Michigan. Oh, he's reading a book... Yes, I took some time on vacation to read a little bit. Which book specifically? The Savage Wars of Peace by Max Boot. It's a good read, if you like military history.... But I digress... Look for a post about Savage Wars of Peace on my miniature wargaming page soon... Anyway... Here's Naomi and Daddy watching the departure. It was very foggy that day, in fact, every two minutes the Badger had to blow her horn to ward off other ships that might get in the way... I'd stay out of the Badger's way too, if I were a little boat. Naomi (and T-Bone) really enjoyed the whole trip on the SS Badger, except when the horn blew. The fog did clear off, however, so that was really good. When we got to Frankfort, we had to do some demolition, some construction, and some inundation. That's pretty much par for the course for Nebraska Muellers.

Speaking of Par, playing golf was fun. We won't mention my score... I think it was so high that I forgot it. Seventy something? I dunno. Naomi and "Mutti" had a fun time together... And here's Grampy and Micah. We also got to see Grandma Mueller! It was a lot of fun. Uncle Bob got roasted. We heard a wonderful song from Uncle Jim, and a great time was had by all. Uncle Bill is the next one to turn 50, and then it's... uh oh... my turn! Thankfully I have 19 years. 19 years! ugh! On the way home, we got a picture of something we've been observing for quite some time now. Micah, our son, really likes cars. Any kind of car, truck, he really likes motorcycles. Anything that has motors and moves on wheels, this guy likes. Here we are in an oasis over the Tri-State in Chicagoland. He sat and watched the trucks and cars and cycles going by so that mommy and daddy could eat. It's wonderful when you know what they want and can give it to them... :)

We also got to see the Bergelins, the Sharenbrochs, and Harvey and Marrianne. It was a really fun time.

More next time on the Fair, 2008.

Our Vacation, July 2008...

2008-07-15T21:00:00.000-07:00

So... We're going on a vacation, a week long hiatus from reality. I'll blog about it after we've got some pics... :)

Naomi's Third Birthday (May 8th 2008)

2008-07-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

Naomi's "Cars" Birthday party. She kept on saying, "Eat cake and wear hats!" That's what she wanted to do with her Birthday, May 8th 2008...

The "Cars" Cake that Aunti Jacki made for Naomi... It was a wonderful day. And good cake!

Here's the Birthday "Crew." Pictured are... Brent, Jaquelyn, Kristen, Grandma Uffelman, of course Naomi, and Grandpa Uffelman. Notice the hats! (and I think that's cake on Naomi's shirt... :) )

The entertainment was.. well, a little lackluster... Who is this wierdo?

By all accounts, everyone had a good time. Especially the one that wanted to eat cake and wear hats...

"Hey, guys... what are you going to do for MY birthday???"

Naomi and Micah

2008-07-10T14:01:00.001-07:00

I guess I could put a little bit about my family here... Here are some pictures of Naomi and Micah...
As you can see, Naomi is really doing well. She's a "big girl" and enjoys playing with her stuffed "friends." Clifford is her favorite TV show, and her favorite toys include the "Little People" (daddy's influence, I'm sure...), her "Et" (a security blankET), and anyone she can get to tickle her.
Here's Micah. He enjoys dreuling, cooing, standing at the water table and splashing, and crawling all over the place and chewing on anything that he can find. I found him beginning to chew on my computer cable when I first started to blog this afternoon. Anyway, I caught it in time... :) (let the reader understand "right away.")

And finally, here are the two of them playing piano. You can imagine that little Micah will be walking before his first birthday. He's doing really well. Naomi and Micah generally get along, however there are times when he is doing something that she wants to do, or playing with one of her toys. Tense situations!

Well, I thought this would be a good idea...

2008-07-10T13:55:00.000-07:00

Friends and family, one and all... This is a great way to keep in touch. Just wanted to let you know that we're going to be blogging all of our fun stuff that we do together as a family.

Naomi and Micah are doing really well. Kristen and I are doing well too. Anyway, get ready for some pictures...

Bert.