loooooooooong weekend.

{THANK YOU}

First of all THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to all the men and women who have served this great country.   Some have made the ultimate sacrifice along with there families... {Hero's}    To think of all the spouses out there that sacrifice by not having there spouse or Daddy or Mommy there for everyday things and gone for great lengths of time, all so that we can have the freedoms that we have and take forgranted.   Sincerely from the bottom of my heart.   THANK YOU.

11/11/11 = Bunco at my house.

I made the BEST, white corn chili {thanks to Kirby}.  Serioulsy. 

WHITE CORN CHILI:

   2 cans great northern beans

1 ½ cup chicken broth

1 chicken bullion cube

2 cups diced cooked chicken

1 ½ tsp garlic powder

1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies

1 ½ tsp Cumin
1 ½ tsp Oregano

¼ tsp Cayenne pepper

1 med onion – chopped

2 cans white corn

2 cups grated jack cheese

16 oz sour cream

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Sauté onions in butter or oil.

Add spices and seasonings.

Add all other ingredients (except for cheese and sour cream).

Simmer 20 min.

Add cheese and sour cream.

Cook thoroughly. DO NOT BOIL.

IT was sooooo yummy!

AND the best little pumkin pie in a jar recipe.... find it here.  OMGosh it was good!  Bunco has been so much fun.  Sometimes I don't know if the girls are laughing at me or with me...  **cheers ;)**

{blush...}

I LOVE to take pictures.   I can't explain it.   I LOVE learning about photography.  I don't know that I have ever been so pationate about anything in my life.  I love that my mood can be so easily can be explained in my pictures.   I can't tell you how many nightmares I have had - that I am going somewhere amazing {Fiji, was one} and I didn't have my camera... so off the boat I jumped.  But what I really love is when someone really LOVES my pictures.   Hailey wrote and awesome spotlight on me on her AWESOME blog - you MUST check out her furniture, HERE.   And my sweet friend Rachel wrote another one HERE.    Thank you ladies...

Please let me know if you are interested in some pictures. 

  I would LOVE to capture some sweet moments for you and your family!

{Helping daddy with lights... in the SNOW.}

This weekend was also a busy one... Rob is in Christmas light hell heaven.  Our house has already been Griswaldified.    Now for the inside....  I love Christmas too, don't get me wrong.   Rob just likes to be THAT house ;). 

{AND we cleaned out the play room.  No more baby-ish toys =(}

{...........and now there is room for more toys.}

xoxo, bree

{edit me challenge}

BEFORE:

 AFTER:

This challenge was a little bitter sweet for me.   My sweet Grandpa had this same tractor. 

It still sits in his orchard... AND I miss my grandpa dearly.

I wanted to bring the focus in, on the tractor.   I cropped the image used dodge/ burn and added urban grit to vintage up the picture. 

   

xoxo, bree

well hello there....



my name is bree... and today I am sporting curly hair. 
you like?

 {thanks Jodi!}
AND just so you know... this month. I am married to Rob Griswold. Night after night is spent watching him through the window as he freezes his lower extremities off. Seriously... the outside of my house - is that house. I have to admit... it's kind of fun.


And a quick little update on the baby girl:


It hit me the other night... I have changed my last diaper, and that makes me sad. She is doing very well and only wears pull up at night. She going through a faze were she wants to paint her room - purple. She is TWO people. Maybe she will love to decorate like her mama. I can only hope. She was so fun for Halloween... so Christmas this year - we are excited for. I love her sooo very much! And am one LUCKY and blessed wife and mommy!

 xoxo, bree

{WW: wordless wednesday} - LINK UP!

this is a pic from a family shoot this week.   my sweet friends Rachael's DARLING little man.

and... one of my favorite things about this time of year... leaves on the ground; fall's final show.

 linking up with these great ladies:

& possiblilitesandpeas


xoxo, bree

{fancy free}

Last night I was FOOT LOOSE and fancy free.... at least for a little over two hours.   My friend Kirby and I snuck out to see the remake.   I have to say.   I LOVED it.    A couple parts made us laugh.... if  I walked in on my hubby dancing his heart out like that.   Lets just say - I don't know what I would do.... but peeing my pants would be part of it.  I'd also video it and put it on FB so you could all enjoy it. I just don't know if I find that sexy, lol.   I would much rather him be sitting on the couch with a beer and holding himself with the other {I did just say that, oops}. 

We totaly rocked the footloose "foot dance", lol.

And have you seen the SNL Kardashian skit? OMGosh.......

xoxo, bree

Family Pictures {the lovato's} *part 1*

OMGoodness these kiddo's cheesed up my camera!   There is sooo many great pics.  Here are just a few...

xoxo, bree

{family pictures} Kenney Family Racing

This was a fun break from the more formal pictures I have been taking.  

 Such a fun hobby for the entire family to get into!

xoxo, bree