Philip Turns One

Yesterday was Philip's first birthday. I made him a banana nut cake with cream cheese frosting, since he loves bananas so much. We couldn't bring ourselves to sacrifice the entire cake to his whims, so we cut him a huge piece and let him go at it.

At first, he was perplexed. What was this thing?


Then he got a taste of the frosting, and became a little more interested.


By the end, he was King of the Cake, and was covered in frosting. Let me tell you, it's not easy to wash cream cheese off of a wiggly baby. And, this picture is before William covered Philip's face in it.



This is one of the new toys he got for his birthday (from my parents):


I think it's a hit.

Our Trip to Illinois

In the beginning of June Philip and I traveled to Illinois to visit my grandfather and attend a family reunion. Taking a very active child on a plane by oneself is really not all that fun.
However, we did enjoy seeing Grandpa (Philip's first time meeting him) and my Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, and my cousin's children.

The farmhouse where my father, uncle, brother and sister and I were all born. I lived here until I was about four.


Philip in a cornfield at our family farm. No, he doesn't really have a mohawk, it just looks like that in the picture.


Philip and Teagan (who is a few weeks older than him) hanging out on a blanket on the lawn. Philip isn't a big fan of grass, so this arrangement is great because it creates a playpen area without the walls.
As you can see, Philip and Teagan are *in love* (ha ha ha).