Teague Team--still Region West
Photo by Tiffany Lausen--Red Owl Photography
Monday, February 25, 2013
AnnCarter's first "real" steps
Marshall was playing with AnnCarter the other night (Feb. 22 I believe) and all of sudden she started to take steps toward him. We'd been seeing signs for a few weeks in that she'd begun standing and balancing for long periods of time without holding on to other objects, and earlier that day I'd watched her figure out how to stand up from the a sitting position on the ground (before, I'd only seen her stand up from a chair). After this video, I sat on the floor too and we had her walking from me to Marshall and vice versa. She thought it was SO fun. Even when she'd fall forward a bit, she'd squeal with delight. And, all of her cousins and her aunt and uncle were there to cheer her on. They were all so excited for her!
After about 10 minutes of her going back an forth between Marshall and I, we decided to see if she'd walk on her own without us. We stood her on her feet and off she went. She walked all the way from the kitchen to the front door...amazing how quickly she put it all together! So fun. She's still a bit wobbly and goes between walking and crawling, but you can tell she's eager to practice her new skill.
Just so I remember later in life...she was exactly one year and one week old when she took her first steps.
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
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!
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