Christmas 2008

Santa found Philip at our new house!

He brought lots of fun stuff.

Especially these new bean bags for Philip's play room.

Here's Philip waking up - he was already excited!

And his excitement increased as the day went on....

He quickly figured out there were more surprises in his stocking.

And how to quickly get everything out!

When he finished - he went for Mommy and Daddy's stockings!

Santa also brought some tools.

And a tool belt.

After we finished at our house, we headed over to my parents to open more gifts and have lunch.

By this point in the day, Philip was clear on how to open presents and what that meant.

I think he might have opened at least one of everyone's gifts for them.

He also got this basketball goal, which is quickly wearing Dad out.

The most heard phrase around our house now is "Daddy, Want to play basketball?"

We had a wonderful day! Merry Christmas everyone!

Decorating Our New House!!

We were able to move in the weekend before Christmas. The stockings were hung on the bare mantle with care.

Philip has been asking to decorate the Christmas tree for weeks. Please ignore the boxes!

His favorite part was unwrapping the ornaments to find out what they were.

He was VERY excited.

Like most 2 year olds - he wanted to do this by himself.

And this is how it turned out.

Guess he liked this section of the tree the best.

Here's the finished product.

Santa Visit

We went again this year with our friends Tia, Eric, and Grace to Huntingdon for the lighting of the Christmas tree and the arrival of Santa Claus.

Here's Santa arriving during the parade...

And here's us watching the parade.

Philip was really into the parade this year. He loved the band (especially the drums).

Ready to sit in Santa's lap

Philip wouldn't talk to Santa....

He just sat really still and stared straight ahead.

And he jumped at the offer of a candy cane!

Our House - Week 12

We're a week away from closing.

All the flooring is in.

Dining Room.

Here's Philip's room...

And his favorite window.

Philip's bathroom

Our back yard from the patio.

Happy Feet

We were in St. Louis over Thanksgiving and we met some penguins at the zoo.

Philip was so excited!