I am in love with photographing my sweet baby right now! She is at my FAVORITE age. I love all of the stages that our kiddos go through and all the things that go with each one, but something about 6-10 months just makes me my heart so happy! Miss Aubrey is 9 months old. Where did the time go?
We went antique shopping yesterday! I love antique shopping. I found nothing though. Brenham didn’t impress. All the antique shops we went to in Brenham secretly wanted to be boutique stores. It gets annoying store after store. When you have an “Antiques” sign out front and we come in, we truly do want old things. Just an FYI. We still had fun though! Ryan did get a little mad because he was trying to teach Andee some negotiating skills and the lady at the “junk/boutique” shop was not a negotiator at all! How can a person tell a four year old “no” when she asks to buy an old children’s book for $1.00 instead of the $2 that is marked on the front? Well, she did. Ryan dished out the extra buck and stated (very loud)…”let’s leave, I don’t like this store.” Oh, man. That is half the fun of going to an antique store…you have to at least try to negotiate! That’s our philosophy anyway! We ARE talking about a man who negotiates at Anthropologie. It can get embarrassing, but I’m thankful when we leave with $50 off. I have learned to walk away and look completely oblivious.
Tiffany came and got Coco last night. Coco was very excited to see her mommy. When Tiffany and Coco were heading to the car she didn’t put a leash on Coco. I ask, “Are you sure she isn’t going to run away from you?” Tiff says, “No, she knows she is going home. She’ll get in the car.” So they leave. Ryan and I feed the baby and put her in bed. Andee says prayers, brushes her teeth, and gets in bed. I heat up leftover fried rice and eat it. THEN, my phone rings. It’s Tiffany…she says, ” I just left your neighborhood!” Me- “What?!?” I’m thinking oh no she must have gotten in an accident or something! Nope! The dog ran away from her and she was outside chasing her the entire time! BAHAHAHAHA. You are kidding me. She told me a neighbor brought out a hamburger to feed Coco to get her to stop running. A hamburger!!! Sorry Tiff, but that is SO funny! Next time you need to call me and we’ll come out and help!
I’m just glad she didn’t meet my other neighbor, you know the nice one.
A few iphone photos from our day…we are all a mess, nobody got fully “ready” today! (Andee being her crazy self in the background)
Coco and Aubrey again. I think Aubrey is sad Coco left! She was her “all-fours” crawling buddy.
(btw…Coco is licking Aubrey’s hand, not eating it…it looks a little suspicious)
Ryan and I are chatting with Tiffany before she leaves and we look over and see this…
How you know that your baby is teething! The cold stainless steel is oh, so tempting!
So here’s to stainless steel and hamburgers! Thanks for the laugh!
(Ryan just informed me that you have to turn your phone horizontal when you video. Oops, didn’t know that!
Next time the video won’t be so long and skinny!)
p.s. Aubrey says thanks to Lundy for all the hand-me down jammies!
Now, we are off to church!
Because August 13th, Friday the 13th, just wasn’t that great. My day did get better yesterday…momentarily anyway! One of my very best friend’s knew just what I needed and blogged this! It helped, it really did! I picked up Andee from school (she had a great first day…loves her new school!), then I went home to relieve Ryan so he could get some work done too. Aubrey wouldn’t let me put her down all afternoon. Ryan and I planned to have a date night…dinner (sushi of course) and a movie (Eat, Pray, Love…I read the book, so I’m dying to see it!). After an afternoon of fussy Aubrey Marie I decided those plans were definitely going to have to wait! Oh, and I forgot to mention yesterday that we got Coco Smith for the weekend. We are dog sitting! She was an angel all morning….until she decided to RUN away from me yesterday afternoon. I kid you not I spent 15 minutes chasing that dog (don’t worry my housekeeper had Aubrey). So I’m out in the heat of the afternoon chasing a dog…fun! A really nice lady had the nerve to stop her car in the street to let me know that she works at a vet clinic and the worst cases they have come in are dogs being hit by cars. She wasn’t exactly trying to tell me this in a nice way either! REALLY??? because personally I’m thrilled that Coco is running away from me! I meant for her to escape my house and run in the street. I would just LOVE to explain to her family that she got hit by a car on my watch. Seriously…it was really not the time. Not after the day I had had. I’m pretty sure I was rude and I don’t feel bad about it.
I finally got Coco inside with magical words “let’s go get your ball Coco, let’s get your ball!” She followed me! Magical words.
My sweet hubby saved the day by bringing home our date! He brought take-out sushi and promised a chick flick rental. I love him so much!
My big pre-K girl home from school and little miss after her second bath of the day (yes, the blow-outs continued)…
Coco when she was still a sweet doggie! Aubrey loves Coco. She just keeps laughing when Coco is near her. It is really so cute!
Coco after her run. She needed a little nap…
Take-out date…
I had to share my date with these two…
How can I compete with this? (Aubrey loves to head butt her daddy and eat his nose too!)
This morning went horrible…
I wanted the morning to go something like this:
I wake up and get ready before anyone else gets up. Ryan and I help Andee get ready while Aubrey stays sleeping! I take cute “first day” of school pictures of Andee. We take her to school on time.
BUT instead it went something like this:
Aubrey awake at 4:00am. Lovely. Aubrey screaming in her bed again at 6:30. Meanwhile the HATED alarm is beeping and singing (and doing whatever other horrible noise Ryan has it set to make). I hate the alarm. I cover my head with the pillow and try very hard to ignore it all. We finally get up. Me….to the shower. Ryan to Aubrey’s rescue. Aubrey has a diiiaaaappeerrrr. The entire house is filled with this horrible smell immediately. I mean the worst diaper of her life. Seriously, today? All over her sheets, blanket, bumper, clothes….it’s a doozy. Ryan takes her straight to the bath. Aubrey-this was not part of the plan this morning!!! Then Ryan is packing Andee’s lunch while I’m getting her dressed and fixing her hair. All the while Miss Aubrey is screaming again. She doesn’t feel good. I think she is getting a tooth…poor baby. But really, today? Could you just hold off an hour….we are all yours just as soon as Andee is off to school! Then….I realize ALL of my photo gear is at my office. That means no “cute” pictures today. Now, I’m just mad. Taking it out on Ryan mostly. Especially when he says we’ll just take a few with our iphone. PUUHHHHLEASE! It is her first day of pre-K. I can’t print iphone pictures. We find our half broke “snapshot camera” and use that, but the pictures stink. I’m not happy about it. We just might have to have a “re-do” of her first day next week.
We did manage to bring cupcakes to her teacher, Mrs. H. Thanks to Bebe’s cupcakes 
Here is the little one who needed some extra attention this morning (iphone picture=blah)…
So now Andee is at school (she is VERY excited to be there) and she was on time (BARELY…two minutes to spare).
AND…I’m eating a snickerdoodle cupcake this am because that is probably the only thing that is going to get me through this day.
Thanks Robyn (but seriously can you make a Dr. Oz cupcake please!).
Click here to get yourself some yummy cupcakes!
Miss Aubrey is back in bed sound asleep with a new sheet and no bumper. All of her bedding is already in the washing machine….Oh what a day! I walked into the mess that we call our playroom and saw this sign this morning. I bought it on clearance about a week ago…it still sits needing to be hung.
I thought it was quite appropriate for today.
A friendly reminder…
Wow, what a summer! It was here and now it’s gone! Miss Andee Grace starts Pre-K tomorrow morning…Pre-K!!!! I can’t believe it. I’ve decided that I must try again (although I have miserably failed in the past) to document our day to day. We shall see, no promises. These girls and this business keep me busy!
Now, how cute is this little sleeping butter…
Andee is out of school next week…can’t believe it is already summer time! I’m looking for someone to come to my house 4 days a week during the summer. I want someone who will play with my girls and help me around the house. E-mail me if you are interested or if you know someone who might be at jamie@jamiekutter.com. Requirements: must drive and must be at least 18. I personally think that loving on these two girlies would make for an amazing summer…
Ryan and I dedicated Aubrey at our church on Mother’s Day. Andee was dedicated on Mother’s day too. She was only a month old at her dedication. Dedicating our babies at church is our public profession that we are going to raise them in a home that is centered around Christ. He has given us these amazing children on loan…we both know they are truly His! It was such a special mother’s day! We went to lunch with my mom and then enjoyed dinner with Ryan’s mom. We have the best moms! Ashlyn (my sister-in-law) took these photos of us while Aubrey was being dedicated! Thanks Mooch!
Joy laid hands on Aubrey and anointed her head with oil…I’m pretty sure she is extra blessed, because Mrs. Joy is AMAZING!
Now to dinner with a whole lot of Kutter Butters! We missed you Cal…
Tyler B cooked dinner for us and made a yummy dessert…
Ryan and I decided to take off to Galveston with our girls for a few days! It was very spur of the moment and it was pure bliss. Being spontaneous is so fun! We absolutely loved spending time with our girls. We didn’t take many pictures, but here are a few snapshots from the weekend…
Isn’t it funny how a name just fits??? We chose her name before we had even met her. Andee was my idea. I wanted her to be named after her daddy. I loved how Ryan’s momma called him Ry-Andy all the time when we were dating. I knew Andee would be the perfect name for his daughter. I only hoped then that she would be my daughter too. I thought I’d gotten everything I’d ever wanted in life when I married Ryan. I did in a way I guess. I just didn’t know at that time what amazing, exciting adventures were ahead of us! When we were expecting Andee we were so excited. We wanted that baby so much. At first we both swore up and down that we were having a boy. I think Ryan always pictured himself with a boy first. Little did he know what God had planned…ha! When we found out that the little thumper inside my tummy was a baby girl I was ecstatic! Ryan said immediately that we would name her Andee. There was no discussing it. He remembered what I said years before when we were dating and he was set on it. I thought she needed a really girly middle name to balance it out a little. When I said Andee Grace out loud it was perfect! My great-grandmother (who was beyond amazing) was Anna Grace. We wanted an extension of that….of who she was, and of who Ryan is….Andee Grace. So this little Andee Grace officially got her name four years ago today. It fits her….perfectly! She is sooooo an Andee Grace. She is spunky and smart. She is bold and fearless. She has more personality than I would have ever thought possible for a 4 year old. She loves so effortlessly. She makes people feel special and I love that about her. She is sometimes a stinker….yes, she can have her moments! But mostly she is sweet and kind. She loves Jesus in a way that makes me proud. In the car she will raise her hands, close her eyes and sing along with worship music. In between verses she will whisper things like, “I love you Jesus” and “Praise you Jesus.” It is moments like that…ones that fill my eyes with tears that I am grateful. So grateful! She is our perfect gift from Him. He has entrusted us with her…this incredibly special child, and we are thankful. I love this quote. It is one of the best ways to describe being a parent. It is so true…
“Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
—Elizabeth Stone
So here she is…the part of my heart that is out there in this world!
A baby girl that has somehow turned into a beautiful 4 year old…in the blink of an eye!
This morning Andee was seated on the edge of my bathroom counter with her feet in the sink and I was fixing her hair. This is what we do every morning before school. She lifted her wrist and showed me her veins. She asked, “Can I see your wrist mom, do you have veins?” I showed her mine. She looked up at me and said, “Mom, my veins are four years old now.” Yes, baby girl they are.
Spring is here and we are loving it! I’m shooting like crazy right now, and loving this beautiful weather. I have so much to post! We have had so many fun parties and outings! For now I’ll just share two pics of my Spring time girls….
Oh, and Andee just got a new haircut from her Aunt Ashlyn! How cute is it! If you are looking for a great hairstylist please consider using A.Cora Designs. Ashlyn’s cell is 936-524-3096 or you can contact her on the web here. She does all of the Kutter Butter hair styling! We love her!!!
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