{to my sis}

I love you more than you will ever know.  

It's funny to think back to almost killing each other growing up. 

The bald spots on your head that I created from pulling your hair out, the scratches you gave me. 

It really is funny.  I am not sure how you or I survived it.  

I'm not really even sure at what point we stopped fighting over

clothes and figured out that we are better friends. 

You are the first person I call when I need to vent and when I have a mommy question.   

You have ALWAYS been there when I needed you, in the hardest times of my life. 

And in the happiest.  

I don't know that I will ever be able to be there for me as much as you have been for me...

but I will always try.  

I LOVE you. 

And I am so lucky to have you as my sister & best friend.

xoxo, bree

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to my beautiful niece,

stop growing up so fast!  you will always be the first baby girl I ever fell in love with.

I hope you know I think you are beautiful, inside and out.  I think you are so very intelligent and know that you will do great things some day.  I love you with all of my heart.

And I hope you always let me capture your beauty.
love, auntie bree

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{proud Auntie}

The weekend before Christmas we went to Maddin's dance recital.   She made me a very proud auntie.  She looked waaaay to old.  But the girl looked gorgeous.

I didn't think that baby girl would be able to sit through the entire performance.  

But she loved it.

I am excited for the day we can enjoy watching her.

This was her after the show...

xoxo, bree

{Christmas 2011}

I will admit we didn't do everything we wanted to, but we did make this Christmas as magical as possible.

Making memories and keeping traditions are important to me.

Here is a recap of our Christmas:

  {Christmas Eve Eve}



{Santa at Mommy's office}



{it was such a nice day, we fed the horses afterwards}

{then it was off to Grandpa & Grandma Gowers - we had dinner and opened gifts, hence the new bike.} 

{Christmas Eve}

We woke up to Rob saying, lets throw some clothes on and grab some breakfast.  So off we went in sweats and hats.   After breakfast we went to grab some gift cards... and Rob had another idea... ICECREAM.

After naps we headed to dinner at my mom's.  Prime Rib, need I say more.

My parents got Addison a baby and real makeup.  It is now hidden at my house ;)

Addison also got her Christmas PJ's.  When I noticed I hadn't seen her for a minute, I found her in the kitchen looking at all my mom's christmas knick knacks in the cabinet.  I have memories of all of them.

Bubba let Addison make him up, lol. 

{crap... I got caught kissing Santa}

{Christmas DAY}

Santa came!

{Addison's was so excited}

My parents came over for breakfast.   After that we headed to Rob's family dinner.

LOVE the holidays.

Here is to a Fabulous NEW YEAR!

xoxo, bree

{run moose, RUN!}

My neice and nephew were surprised on Christmas morning, by a new Puppy {Moose, a Great Dane}.

They brought him over to see Addison yesterday.... Addison LOVED him.  

***but I 'm pretty sure the feeling wasn't mutual***

It totally reminded me of the movie Nemo.  With the little girl and the fish.

That was Addison, without the braces.

xoxo, bree

**Happy BIRTHDAY Bubba**

7 yrs old today! Addison loves her cousin Bubba. He is always to attentive to her when they are together. When she has he play phone - he is the first one she calls. We love all of the funny stuff that Colton comes up with. I am so lucky to be an aunt to him,

 I love his soooo much!

{Thanksgiving day 2011}

{Oct. 2011 - Tibblefork Canyon}

{Oct. 2011 - Addie & Colton}



Happy birthday Bubba!  

We love you to the moon & back!

xoxo, bree

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{one of my most favorite Christmas pictures I have ever taken.}  
{Maddin (my beautiful neice) 2009}

{my baby girl...
she LOVES to take the ornaments of and redecorate}

{baby's first Christmas}
So happy I started this tradition; 
An ornament or two for every year.

{2009 - also her first}

{2010}
{duh... lol.}

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