July Photo a Day Challenge!

My friend Tanda is doing this fun picture project over on her blog, so I decided I wanted to try it too!  
You follow the guidelines of this list: July Photo Challenge, but you can be as creative as you want! Accidentally miss a day? No problem! Just make it up on another day-there are no rules. I am going to post the rest of my pictures in groups of 5, instead of putting one up everyday. Are you going to do the photo challenge? I hope so!
Day 1: Self Portrait
My mom brought home a strawberry pie just because. ♥

His new cast iron skillet.

Boy oh boy has he been waiting for this day. Casey has been longing for his own cast iron skillet for a long time now. This weekend he finally got one. He thoroughly researched how to properly “season” the pan and can’t wait to cook his eggs and meat in it. He sanded down the inside surface of the metal today to make it super smooth. Then began the repetitive seasoning process of heating it in the oven and adding flax seed oil to make a non-stick surface.

Embarrassing side note: I have been told by his mother that he used to sleep with odd items like hammers, pans, and other tools when he was young. I think he would bring this skillet to bed with him if he could. 🙂

Montana de Oro Trip

Today we headed up north to visit Robby and take a trip to Montana de Oro nearby. It was so beautiful and the weather was perfect! Robby brought along his friend’s dog, Packer, for the trip who we all loved. We had a picnic lunch right near a stream, climbed to the top of a huge rock overlooking the ocean, and went for a short hike through a eucalyptus forest that led to the rocky beach. What a fun day!

Happy Father’s Day!

To my wonderful, hard-working father,
You are such a good example of someone who always does their best, even if no one but you will ever know. I admire your perfectionism and ability to kindly deal with people, even in frustrating circumstances. You have taught me so much and I look up to you all the time. I appreciate you so much! I love you!
Relax today! You deserve it!
Love,
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