My life or something like it.

Weekend Leaves

2009-11-04T21:27:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-31T20:28:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-31T14:39:00.000-07:00

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

Senior Portraits with Brittany

2009-10-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

Pumpkins

2009-10-25T21:05:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-10-25T20:59:00.000-07:00

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'

2009-10-20T18:10:00.000-07:00

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

Scrappy Jo's

2009-10-08T10:54:00.000-07:00

Some where between all this illness I did not get around to posting my projects for Scrappy Jo's for October. This month I got to work with the fun line by Moxxie called Queen of the Crop. We also got to try a product called Grafix Rub-Onz which allows you to make your own rub-ons using your printer. While I made a few mistakes I absolutely love the outcome. It helped me to make a copy of Ali Edwards autograph, which I added to my layout about meeting her. That way if something happens to the book she signed I have another copy. Scrappy Jo's has both products for sale here. I also have one other project in the works tht I am not going to post here since its a gift for my sister in law Leisa, who occasionally makes her way to the blog.

Sick

2009-10-08T09:31:00.000-07:00

Kyler after his visit to the doctor.

Its just a bad case of the flu is the out come from the doctor. But its the most sick I have ever seen him before. He has been trying to be so good about not getting us sick.

This boy

2009-10-07T12:34:00.000-07:00

This boy is so sick right now. We are going to the doctor at 2:00. He start coughing on Sunday night I noticed and by the time I picked him up from school on Monday was hacking much worse. Now he has a fever and got sick to his stomach this morning... My poor little guy.

MIA

2009-10-03T15:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry I am have been MIA lately. I have been working lots lately and not much has really been going on. That SSA job still hasn't happened. They reconfigured the space that I sit in at work and I and the rest of support staff ended up with less space. I have been meaning to take my camera to work so I can take a picture.

On the home front Dan has been investing a lot of time and effort into the rental which we still haven't rented. Kyler is still legoing out. This picture is of his jail that he made of the Lego space police bad guy. Not much else really going on other than that.

Kyler's Party

2009-09-20T17:50:00.000-07:00

Today was Kyler's party. He will be 5 officially tomorrow. We had a Lego themed party of course because that's what he seems to be into these days.

Everything seemed to go well. Lots of people and lots and lots Lego's. I had lots of help since Leisa came down. She most of the balloon action since she does that for a living ;) We had cupcakes to avoid a cake-tastrophe like last year. We also played a super fun game this year, involving a clothesline, clothesline clips and fruit-roll ups.

Overall I was happy with the whole day. I felt like I didn't plan as last year so I didn't feel as prepared.

The fruit roll up game... The kids had to eat their fruit roll ups off the line without using their hands. There were a few cheaters but still pretty darn funny to watch. Then we did a round with the adults which I think judging by the laughing was funnier.

Game On

2009-09-18T20:01:00.000-07:00

Kyler and I have both been suffering with a cold this week. We did manage to go to oh so studly nephew's soccer game in GP. I talked with him before and asked him what side I should sit on Alex's team or the Grants Pass team. He said Grants Pass because they were gonna stomp them. Well we won and by we I mean Grants Pass. Sorry Alex. I did get to hug him after so I feel like the really winner. For most of the game Kyler was rooting for #5. Alex #10 mind you but since Kyler is turning 5 it was all about #5.

Speaking of funny Kyler stuff. He has figured out how to add Lego's to his cart on the Lego.com website. I look in there today and he has about 1700 dollars worth of Lego's in his cart. Thank god he doesn't have my credit card number!

Kyler rooting for number 5. Go #5.

My dad watching the game.

Lastly this is a normal view in my car on the way to work. My town is beautiful.

Darkness and light

2009-09-13T14:18:00.000-07:00

Life is full of darkness and light. This past week I experienced both. On Sept 10, 2009 at 11:52 pm Danielle (like my little sister but she is my niece) gave birth to Brody James Clark. Brody was diagnosed in utero with Trisomy 18 . We were hopeful but not sure what Brody's outcome would be. He lived about 2 hours. In those two hours that sweet baby helped me to let go of somethings that had bothered me the last couple of years and to be a more loving understanding Aunt and person. I won't say that I understand god's plan in this
situation but I am praying that he continues to show it to me and helps me to understand.

I sat down many times to write an entry not sure if I should include something about Brody or if I should just talk about Kyler's first day of school. I won't continue to go into lots of detail because its not an experience I want to relive over and over again. But Brody was important to me and it didn't feel right to not mention him.

Kyler started his last year of preschool on Friday. He is also going to a new preschool since his old one closed. He seems to like his new school and his teacher only had nice things to say about him. He'll have homework at this new school and it feels much more like kindergarten. I am hoping he learns a lot this year and is ready for next year.

Today was rough...

2009-09-09T19:18:00.000-07:00

I am not sure if it is that my boy and man are gone or that Darci is gone from work or that I couldn't get to sleep last night or that I have gnarly headache. But today was one of those gawd awful kind of days. Just plain rough.

I didn't get much done at work and I am not getting much done at home. Took some headache reliever that has yet to kick in. Now I am contemplating going upstairs to take a bubble bath trying to reenact those Calgon take me away commercials.

In the goodness and light category of my day my oh so studly nephew made the tie goal for the Coos Bay/ North Bend Civil War game. Not only that but he text messaged, his dear gnarly headached, lack of sleep aunt that he missed her. Thanks for lovin' me bubs.

Miss Anna Bo Banna

2009-09-08T20:44:00.000-07:00

I got to do my first photo shoot with Miss Anna. She was born at 5 am this morning. She is pretty darn cute and not the least bit camera shy. I like her an awful lot! She actually belongs to Joe and Darci (oh and Davey too!) my dear friends and neighbors but they are sharing her very nicely.

Oh and here is our first picture together.

Me!

2009-09-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

I wanted to blog today and since I can't blog without including a picture you get a self portrait from last weekend. And just now when I misspelled portrait blogger wanted change it to prostate. A self Prostate? Anyway...

I got supervise two visits today at work! One at the office and one in someone's home and since I haven't every done that before its kind of a big deal to me. Moving hopefully towards being a SSA.

Scrappy Jo's

2009-09-02T19:05:00.000-07:00

Here are all my projects for Scrappy Jo's this month. We got to work with various papers but I focused on the Mango Luau line. I also made one LO using Glitz-Audrey. (the play hard LO) The paper was so fun! Its probably one of my favorites so far. It worked so well for all of my summer shots.

And for your vewing pleasure...

2009-09-01T13:34:00.000-07:00

Boatin'

2009-09-01T11:40:00.000-07:00

We took the boat out for what might be the last trip of the summer. Couldn't find any willing bodies to go with us so instead of towing anyone, we decided to try out a new lake. We went up to Emigrant Lake. We had a fun time, the water was a little too cold for me and a lot too cold for Kyler. So we didn't do a whole lot of swimming. Just ate lunch, sunbathed and sped around the lake a few times.

After the trip to the lake we stopped at the awesome play ground there and Dan walked down to see how much the slides were. It was only 7 dollars for an hours and half. So Kyler and Dan tried out the slides. Kyler loved them! When they got to the end Dan would just hold him up so he didn't get his face int he water.

Look what I found

2009-08-29T14:46:00.000-07:00

Video from Dan sky diving back before we had Kyler.

I know... I know...

2009-08-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged! There really hasn't been much going on over here. I took Kyler to the park yesterday. We spent 3 hours there. The park has a water fountain feature and Kyler, Sam and Kaylah were all over it. Kyler hasn't ever been a fan of water spraying in his face so there was some forceful persuading on Kaylah's part.

But he had fun look at his ear to ear grin. Then we went to the dentist and Kyler fell asleep in the chair. Our dentist is so funny, he was in shock. I guess he has never had a patient fall asleep before. Kyler really seems to like going to the dentist. The hygienist is always telling me that she thinks he is going to a dentist when he grows up.

Then these are the Lego bad guys. Kyler is all about making collections these days. He is always asking me if I wanna see this collection or that collection etc. He still loves Lego's, pirates, transformers, Indiana Jones and all things yellow.

Feet Monster, Skeleton Girl, Little Green "Shorty" Monster, Scary Bad Guy and Firerox the Rock Monster.

Scrappy Giveaway

2009-08-19T06:38:00.000-07:00

http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/2009/08/lets-give-somethings-awayjust-because.html

What I did on my summer vacation... Part 2

2009-08-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

Headed over to Turtle Bay. We watched an animal show similar to the one we saw at Disney World but not as fancy. Still cute though. This is Kyler on the bench waiting for it to start, leaning against Dan.

We toured Turtle Bay which was fun. The crowd was light and the had fun exhibits We had a good times playing Kyler especially liked the aquarium.

They had a special exhibit at Turtle Bay by Nathan Sawaya called the Art of the Brick. All of the following were made out of Legos! The best part in Kyler's opinion. The T. Rex took a whole summer and is 80,000 Legos! Kyler's favorite was Yellow. (The yellow man)

Then we saw Sue. A cast mold of the most complete T.Rex skeleton ever found, this was my favorite part. It was so awesome to see the actual size of these enormous creatures.

After all that walking we ate lunch and Kyler and I toured the botanical gardens while Dan too a nap in the car.

Dan drove home we stopped at one last viewpoint to see Mt. Shasta and Castle Crag.The view of Shasta was better so that the one you get to see.

We had lots of fun! Next year I hope we get to go down to San Diego but if not I would love to camp at Whiskeytown Lake again.

What I did on my summer vacation...

2009-08-16T19:59:00.000-07:00

Welp! Here they are the first half of the pictures I promised from the weekend. We started off by making our way the Water Works Park in Redding, Ca. We spent alot of time in the Kiddie Pool area and the Lazy Lagoon. Dan did all the water slides. We have fun but man this place has SO many rules. And the food was horrible!

Then we made our way to our camp, Oak Bottom Campground near Whiskeytown lake. Very nice! I hope to go back here again some day. I did however get sick that night. I think too much sun, not enough water, yucky Water Works food. This is Dan and I Kyler the next morning eating breakfast. I was feeling much better after sleeping and taking some Tylenol.

We decided to spend sometime looking at the nearby trails before heading off to Turtle Bay. This is me in front of the Crystal Creek falls. Next is my crazy husband climbing the falls. My son was yelling at him the whole time to get down and that he was gonna beat him when he got down.

Our shadows on the hike back.

Kyler hugging Sid "the Speedy Fast Electronic Lego" snake.