Morgan's 9th Birthday!

 Beautiful 9-yr-old Morgan!

 Just takin' it easy in the Papazon chair we gave her...hopefully many hours of reading fun!

 All the Teichert women!

My Mom, Morgan, and Me!

DJ wrestling with Porter and Kami! They ask for it and love it!
I forgot my camera and Greg took this picture with his Droid! Not really knowing how to use it, some great pictures
were deleted by mistake. Some of our favorites were of DJ lifting every family member in the air on his hands
while lying on the floor! Hope Cindy posts them.

Morgan is our third grandchild to turn 9 this year and all I can say is "LOVE THAT GIRL!" It was so fun to watch her play soccer before her party and to see her score for the first time this year! It was so fun to see how much she has improved since last year in her ability to control the ball and move it down the field! We loved that she didn't feel her birthday was complete without us being there. She always misses Grandma and Grandpa T because they just live too far away to come and she understands that, but she is used to us being at all the kids birthdays. Between Regan's track meet the night of her birthday and complications in Greg's and my schedule, a night party for Morg right on her birthday wasn't possible. It was great to be with her the night after! We had a great time and love and appreciate Morgan's individuality! She is her own little person and like Lily, is comfortable with who she is. She plays alone at times and is perfectly happy to do so! She is so kind and always includes everyone and has always been a very spiritually-mature little soul! I still remember vividly when she was four-years-old her whispering to me at a family reunion home evening that she was feeling the spirit and I could tell she really was. She loves and understands the scriptures better than most her age. She also loves to give service to others and seems happiest when she is doing that. She can also be a big tease and just a lot of fun to be around! And wow, can she play the piano! Love you tons, Morgs!

Luke's 9th Birthday...clear out there in Orlando!

 At the Tampa Bay Ray's game! He's a die-hard fan!

Finding out he gets to go to a Ray's game!

It seems like yesterday we were in Florida for Luke's baptism. Soon it will be to Orlando again for Emma's 8th birthday and baptism. The years continue to fly by and they are good to us. We definitely feel our age and more, but in terms of blessings, rewards, and evidences of His goodness, we feel GREAT! We blinked and Luke turned 9!  Sorry we have to miss the Florida family birthday bashes because they DO sound like loads of fun but our primary hope and wish is that each one is happy and feels our love! Luke, you are an amazing young man and we agree with your Mom's assessment of you! You are so intelligent, kind and inclusive to all, and have great desires to make good choices. We can see that you recognize that when you make good choices, you and all around you are happy! You are also a great athlete! Keep it up, buddy! We love everything about you and miss you like crazy! We're so glad you had a memorable few days and got to attend a Tampa Bay game with your family! Hope you enjoy your watch! Now you can't ever be late coming home, right?