A Boy, A Dad and the American Pastime

 June 18, 2014 -- I'm not going to lie, there is something amazing about being in the ballpark just father and son.

 Grandma and Grandpa Milne won "the best seat's in the house" tickets to the Bee's but could use them so Austin and I got to play at the ballpark.

 The Bee's played the Redbirds in a double-header and we had a blast sitting in recliners.  As part of the package Austin loved being on the Jumbo-tron during the 6th inning.  Even after getting a souvenir ball, we caught a foul ball, ate 6 hot dogs, 1 cotton candy and took a ride in the train that circles the outfield.

Amazing night in the ballpark! Oh, and the Bee's one in bottom of the 9th with a walk-off single.

Tonsils you gotta' go!

June 18, 2014 -- So Allie said goodbye to some not so good friends - her tonsils.  Apparently, she's been a mouth breather all this time and apparently that's not the greatest thing so he little friends had to go.

She was a champ and took it all with bravery, courage and lot's of popsicles and ice-cream.

Let's just say we've watched a lot of Jessie and Pheneas and Ferb in the Teichert house lately.

Everything is Awesome!

May 3, 2014 -- Hot of viewing The Lego Movie for the second time, we took the family to the Lego convention in Salt Lake and had a blast.  We even got Grandma and Grandpa Milne to join us for the fun.

Kids loved the Lego pit where we all built for hours and of course dad was dreaming and pushing all the kids aside for the first glimpses of all the MOC's (Lego speak for 'my own creations').

The whole day was, well... AWESOME!

 

A Teichert Holiday Carol

Ah, the holidays. A time to celebrate family, friends and confront the guilt created from our lack of communication over the past year. So in great holiday song we sing:

- Here we come apologizing, Among the words so clean;
- Here we come a-wandering, From New Mexico we've seen;
- Love and joy come to you, From Ogden, Utah too;
- And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year
- And God send you a Happy New Year.

Okay, so the song may be cheesy but who knows what was “wassailing” really is anyway? Speaking of thoughts undefined... the last year for us Teichert's.

So this past spring Scott accepted a position as the director of admissions at Weber State University. We were all excited about the opportunity to be back in Utah, be close to family and again be Weber Wildcats but we also knew leaving New Mexico would be extremely difficult. Most people don't just move to a different state for a short year and grow attached like we did, but New Mexico really was a land of enchantment to us.

In July we moved back to Utah. We've been lucky that Scott's parents (Fred and Dalene) have opened their hearts and their basement as a place to land while we continue to sell our home in Los Lunas in a slow real estate market. We are enjoying being in our old neighborhood and re-connecting with life long friends which we made when we literally lived next door a couple of years ago.

The kids love being close to both sets of grandparents. Austin (5) started kindergarten at the elementary school across the street and loves bringing home new reader books and sounding out every word he sees. Allie (3) is still our little princess and loves telling everybody the same. She's 100% Teichert with the confidence and quiet humility we all demonstrate :)

Lisa is the glue that continues to hold our family together. She is a saint as she manages our hectic schedules while demonstrating diplomacy, patience and family ambition. Scott's loving his job and is actually considering getting back to our family pursuit of his Ed.D.

Certainly the past year has brought fantastic and major changes. We feel fortunate for the many opportunities and blessings the Lord has extended to our little family. May He continue to bless you and your family as He is the reason for the season. From our family to yours: Happy Holidays!