why we were late for church...

The overcast sky covered our faces with the most beautiful lighting... as a photographer, I just couldn't pass it up! James was all smiles and we all looked decent! :)

 

Happy Happy Sunday!

| Halloween |

Despite the fact that James has no idea what is going on this Halloween, I decided to start gathering my decorations so when he DOES notice them and enjoy them, I will have a stash waiting to be brought out! Just like alot of my other projects, I bought nearly everything at the Dollar Tree! (SCORE!) Please excuse the cell phone pictures... I had to hurry and get these while James was asleep :)

Our black dining room table really fits in well with autumn decor, especially Halloween! I got the place mats at the Dollar Tree a few weeks ago. The black Jar I dug out of the closet and I ran out to the yard to grab some sticks. I draped them in spider web & creepy spiders from the Dollar Tree, as well!  

Our Door Monster was inspired by Pinterest. I grabbed three sheets of poster board from the dollar store (one red & two bright green), and two packs of paper plates (large round white & small round black). 

I measured and taped the two green pieces to be the width of our door and then cut in his jagged hair. I taped on his eyes made of the layered paper plates and cut a few teeth out of some printer paper we had already! Done! A unique door monster for $5!! 

What I love most about this is that you can make yours as unique as you are! You can use streamers or square plates and colored tape. You could make a bow tie... SO many possibilities.

This is our coffee station (for the time being, more on this little area at a later date!!) But for NOW it is for coffee. I love this saying...

This set of shelves is in our dining room, I bough the letter at WalMart and wound them in yarn I already had! I love, love, LOVE them! 

For the candy corn jars, I bought some balloons at the (you guessed it!) Dollar Tree! I cut off the top & bottom of them and stretched them over the jars! I have three! (one is holding all our spatulas in the kitchen!)

The small pumpkin, gourd & crow are also from the dollar store :) 

The leaf garland I made by hot gluing some leaves i bought last year to some yarn! Simple & pretty. 

All in all, this shelf cost me less than $10. I think THAT is something ANY husband would be happy to hear!!

This shelf is in our living room! I stole the mirror from our bedroom, threw one of the candy corn jars up, draped some more garland and stuck another crow to the antler! I bought the small gourd & pumpkin last year at the dollar store and painted them with the chevron pattern... I still LOVE LOVE LOVE them!! 

I can't wait for James to be old enough to have fun with decorating for all the holidays, but I think I might enjoy making out home halloweeny (is that a word? it is now.) just as much!

 And, hey, by the time he IS old enough to have fun with all the festivities, I will have it down to a science! SCORE! :) 

Happy decorating!!!

-Paige

Krantz | 8.24.13

I posted last month about something blue; this is the beautiful ceremony that followed.

The location was a cute little lodge in Troy, Montana.

Congratulations to one of my best friends and her new best friend! <3

Scouting

This is my third year in North Dakota! I sure miss the mountains back home, but am finding beauty in the flatlands! While nothing will ever fill the hole in my husbands heart that moving 1,100 miles away from his favorite elk hunting spots have left, the ducks and geese have slowly made their way into his heart. One reason I love his passion for duck and goose hunting is that our whole family can go scouting. It has become a special part of my week. Friday nights are pizza and scouting at the Tolle house....

 

They also consist of obscene amounts of ice cream, air heads and gummy bears!

 

 

The bonus of a beautiful North Dakota sunset.

 

and the cutest little noggin you've ever seen!!

 

Happy Sunday!

"He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord

 require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk

 humbly with your God?"

Micah 6:8 NKJV

30 minute rolls

In honor of the freezing wind gusts, clouds and rain, I made some rolls and soup for lunch today! These rolls are DELICIOUS as well as super easy and quick! Only 30 minutes from a pile of ingredients to yummy in your tummy!

                                

Ingredients

• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp warm water
• ⅓ cup oil
• 2 Tbsp yeast
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 eggs
• 3½ cups flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine water, oil, yeast, and sugar. Allow mixture to rest for 15 minutes.
3. With a dough hook, mix in salt and eggs and 2 of the cups flour until combined. Add remaining flour ½ cup at a time.
4. Shape dough into 12 balls and let rest for 10 minutes.
5. Place rolls in a greased 9×13 pan or baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes until tops are golden brown. Makes 1 dozen.

Notes

For 3 dozen use the following measurements: 3 ½ cup warm water 1 cup oil 6 Tbsp yeast ¾ cup sugar or honey 1 ½ tsp Salt 3 eggs 10 ½ cups flour.