Baby Teague...

Monday, February 25, 2013

AnnCarter's Baptism--December 23, 2012

It was special to have AnnCarter baptized by her grandfather (Bapa) in the same place that he married Marshall and I a little over four years prior.

AnnCarter played with my necklace all during the charge and everything. She was on the verge of needing a nap, so it was the only thing handy to keep her distracted from tiredness (and crankiness).

At Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church

AnnCarter cried when she first had to leave my arms...

She wasn't too sure...

But, it was so cool that as soon as Len put the water on her head and began saying she baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit...she immediately calmed and was ok.

Walking down the aisle with everyone singing "Jesus Loves Me."

Our sweet girl afterwards. Her grandmother Bitsy made her dress for her. She looked so pretty in it!

In the Jane Harris Youth Building--celebrating and eating a pizza lunch with our families.

AnnCarter and Bapa

AnnCarter and Aunt Kathleen

Thank you to Zach (Kathleen's boyfriend) for taking pictures!!! (I forgot to even pull out my camera.)

Friday, February 22, 2013

One last birthday video--ending the evening with some dancing and "talki...

Birthday Itsy Bitsy Spider--probably made AnnCarter's year!

So after dinner, we had the idea to sing AnnCarter's favorite song as a group. She loved it! She's never seen that many people singing her favorite song all at once--what a treat for her. (You can also kind of see the evidence of icing in her hair.)

Flirting with Scottie

Our friend Scottie was in town from college on AnnCarter's birthday, so he was able to join us for dinner. It was so cute watching Carter flirt with him the entire time! (I caught this video at the tail end of her doing it.) Scottie helped us move from Oregon to Tennessee, so AnnCarter got to know him during that time (and saw him around Christmas too). It was amazing to realize she remembered him, and fun to watch her faces at him. She was one excited girl that night!

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Happy Birthday to you...

Here's the long version of singing Happy Birthday and AnnCarter checking out her cake (you can see the hints of tiredness :-)

The Party

The cake (decorated with paper :-) The top tier was for AnnCarter.

Aunt Kathleen surprised the family and came in town, so we were excited she was able to be there for dinner celebration.

Cake time. She looks excited here...

But really, she was not too impressed (I love the pursed lips). I think she was a bit too tired at this point to be very interested in the cake, despite all of the sugar in it.

Present time

Foam puzzles!

Happy Birthday AnnCarter!

We had a great time celebrating AnnCarter's birthday with the Teague side of the family. We missed the Whitmires (my family) and our friends in Oregon! But here's a bit of a snapshot of the evening. AnnCarter had such a fun time. I realize she had no idea we were celebrating her birthday, but from the way she acted it would've made you wonder if she had a bit of an idea. But knowing her personality, I think she was just thrilled to be around so many people that she knows and loves. The entire Teague family was there (expect Jesse who's on a backpacking trip), and Scottie Webb and Mark Currin just happened to be in town, so they were able to join us too. We ate dinner together and then sang Happy Birthday to AnnCarter. (I will post a video of this soon.) She was not too interested in the cake. By then she was pretty tired (she missed her second nap), but she managed to get a lot of icing in her hair. Marshall decided that was to ensure that she'd get to take a birthday bath (baths being one of her favorite activities now), so of course we gave her one. Then we opened some presents. To top it all off, we all sang The Itsy Bitsy Spider together (probably her favorite part of the evening!). A fun celebration with our now one year old!