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I have been busy for two weekends in a row I have had fall family photo shoots. Both paying jobs. I still have doubts sometimes that I am worth paying for. Wait that sounds bad that my photography skills are worth paying for but people keep asking me and they paid so whats a girl to do.

I have a wedding that I am shooting this weekend. Not a paying gig. She offered but I said I would do it in lieu of buying them a gift.

I ran across this picture of Kyler today and it made my smile. It was taken right after I came back from my New York trip. I think he was happy for me to be home.

Scrappy Jo's - My Product Review and Monthly Projects

This month I got the opportunity to try a product I have always been interested in - Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels. To say that this product is versatile would be an understatement. There are just so many things you can use this on: paper, acrylic, metal, fabric, and chipboard!

The first thing I did was read up on Glimmer mist on the Tattered Angels website. I highly recommend that you start there.

Next up I used a Decorative Corner Glimmer Screen Stencil. I laid it over the craft paper spraying the mist over top, leaving the negative space of the Decorative Corner. I did this multiple times. Making my own paper in a way for the background for this card.

Lastly I applied a generous amount of glimmer mist to Decorative Corner Glimmer Screen Stencil. I then placed the Decorative Corner Glimmer Screen Stencil directly to the paper. and lifted it up off the paper. I really loved the look of it but felt it wasn't dark enough. I let the design dry and did it again and came out with this.  

Here are my other projects for the month many of them feature Glimmer Mist too!

To purchase any of the paper in my layouts or the glimmer mist Make you way over to Scrappy Jo's Store

Weekend Leaves

I forgot to post this last weekend. We have been having such nice weather that we raked some of our leaves and Kyler took that opportunity to do what kids do. 

Our Halloween

We went trick or treating downtown, like have for the last two years. This year we met up with Laura, Tina and Katelyn. It was crazy crowded and we didn't get our early start. The kids didn't mind. Kyler was having lots of fun but clinged to me not out of fear but because he didn't want to get drizzled on and he thought my witches hat could be like an umbrella.

We then went by a free bounce house that we could pass up so Kyler played in there for quite a while. We trick or treated Jay Jay or course! And then ate some dinner. Then we did one block of night time trick or treating by daddy's office. At the office Rico's scared the daylights out Kyler so I had some to do some convincing to go to any houses that had decorations. Maybe he won't get scared next year. 

Not sure yet what we will be dressing as next year...

Spooktacular

Hope you are having a Happy Halloween with lots of Candy!

Senior Portraits with Brittany

Pumpkins

Kyler and I carved our pumpkins today. I helped Kyler quite a it on his. But, he did some of the cleaning, picked out the design, traced it on and carved with assistance a portion of his pumpkin. I however had no help from him on mine.

 

 This is Kyler's

 

 This is mine.

 

We are having a competition at work so I wanted mine to be very challenging and fancy. Here's hoping I win. There are 3 categories Scariest, Most Creative and Most Challenging. Kyler told me I will win for scariest and a Dan says for most Challenging. What do you all think? Do I even have a chance.

Took the kids to the graveyard...

Say what?!? But we went for a purpose. Every year I read that the Josephine Historical Society does a Graveyard tour with living history players. And every year I thought I wonder if that is cool or lame. Well guess what it was cool. They had 10 stations all over the cemetery with actors dressed in historical clothing. Each person was someone who made an impact on Josephine county or Grants Pass. They would tell us a story for about 5-7 minutes and then a bell would ring and we would move on to the next station. I would like to tell you that the kids loved it and listened intently to each story but they didn't. Kyler did the best then Katelyn and poor Emilie couldn't sit still. Kyler's favorite story was that of  Elijah Davidson and how he discovered the Oregon Caves.

Here are a few of the other actors. It was hard to get decent pictures with them talking and the hard sunlight.

Keeping up with the Edwards'

Trying to keep up with the craziness that is our life sometimes. We haven't done that much but then again we haven't slacked that much either. I am not feeling all that typie tonight so I'll leave you with mostly pictures from the last week-week and a half.

Two bucks outside the front of our house decided to test out their new points.

We went to a harvest festival at a local school. Kyler had a blast in the bouncy house and Dragon obstacle course. He also played some fun carnival games and got a few prizes. He told me that it was the best day ever. I am not sure why we every spent all the money to take him to Disney world. Every place is the best place ever. ;)

Then on Monday Kyler and I went with his preschool to the pumpkin patch.

On the search for the perfect one.

We found it!

Kyler and Mommy