A Beautiful Day at Doran Beach

Although we didn't go camping, we did spend a gorgeous morning at Doran.









We saw lots of these little creatures.


And Lily...dressing up!Trey and Lily on location for a photo shoot for a painting.

Prints for Sale!

I just posted a bunch of prints that I have ready to sell--check them out at my art blog:

http://artbykasteen.blogspot.com/2010/10/prints-for-sale.html

Prince Carl and Princess Lilyana...

...are chatting in my kitchen as they daintily eat a snack. They are discussing their honeymoon plans. "Let's fly in a hot air balloon," Princess Lilyana suggests.

"Yes, to In 'N Out," Prince Carl suggests.

Lily wonders where Carl and I went. Maine.

Prince Carl says, "Shall we go to Maine or Africa?"

"Maine," Princess Lily says. "Three days after our wedding. We'll stay seven days."

This Strawberry Tart Recipe is one I'm trying that a childhood friend, Jane Schmidt, used to make. She also made Mincemeat Tarts with Rum Butter. Here is the link:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Strawberry-Tarts

Ricotta Cheese Pancakes

I just got to make these with Trey and Maggie--delicious! Trey washed and hulled strawberries. "Look, Mama," he said.
"Uh-huh," I mumbled semi-aware.
"Wow, how do you do that? I can't see something without looking," Trey wondered.
Gulp! Sometimes I really need to take more time and look!

Trey set the table outside in the sunlit garden, and Maggie made pancake after pancake. All the kids said that they are delicious!

Ricotta Cheese Pancakes

2 c ricotta cheese
2 tsp baking powder
6 eggs
4 Tbsp melted butter
1 tsp salt
1 c sifted flour
1 1/3 c milk

Combine ingredients and blend until smooth.
Cook on a greased, preheated grill in 2" rounds.
Serve hot (optional: top with powdered sugar).

Wedding, Santa Barbara & Ventura

Here we are at Scott and Christina's wedding.




This is my brother, Georg, and his family. We enjoyed visiting them in Santa Barbara.
All the girls cousins:

All the cousins enjoyed eating, swimming, the hot tub...


This is behind my dad's house in Ventura--the kids were catching crabs.

Owls by Maggie and Hanna

The girls entered a contest and did these pictures of owls.