Halloween

The kids are so cute this year in their Halloween Costumes.

Austin has been watching "How To Train Your Dragon" lately so he wanted to be a dragon this year even though it has a dragon last year.

Abby was a Monkey. She was so cute she keeps saying she has a banana because she is a Monkey.


When we were in Tennessee in January we found this cute pair of pajamas for Eli...
Austin says that Eli is a bear because he has cute little ears. He is cute none the less.

Here are some group pictures of the kids.

Eli is learning to hold his head up when he is on his tummy, he is growing so fast.

Yummy Crescent Rolls!

I have been trying to make some good crescent rolls. I found this recipe here:
http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/2010/08/plan-for-my-picky-eater-dinner-rolls-to.html
and decided I should try it to see how they turn out. I have done them once before and they didn't turn out so good...this time however they turned out really good. OOO look how pretty!

You should definitely try them!

Dinner Rolls

4 T yeast
1/2 cup plus 2 T warm water
6 eggs
1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups warm milk
11 cups flour
2 T salt

Directions: Mix together the yeast and warm water in your mixer. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and sugar. Warm the milk in the microwave (but don't get it hot...just warm) and add it to the yeast mixture in the mixer. Also, add in the egg mixture. Mix. Add the flour, one cup at a time. Afterwards, continue to mix/knead for 5 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until about double in size. (I typically just pull out the beaters, put plastic wrap right over my mixer bowl and stick it in the oven that has been warmed to 175...then turned off...and a pot of boiling water is placed in the bottom of the oven. It makes the waiting time so much less!)

After its risen, separate the dough in to 6 even balls. Roll out each ball until the size of a dinner plate, on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 8 pizza wedge slices. With each wedge, starting at the large bottom, roll them up. Place on a greased (sprayed) sheet pan. Place 3 rolls across and 8 down (24 per sheet). Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let rise again until doubled in size. (I just stick them back in the humid oven...that's not on...see above.) Heat oven to 400 degrees and bake for about 11 minutes, or until tops are a golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter.