Philip's new love is to be outside, or "soutside" as he calls it. We've had some warm weather lately, so he's been outside a lot more in the past few weeks.
He loves to look for cats outside, and says "Here kitty" and clicks his tongue like his dad taught him.
Philip loves to run around the yard, and usually says "RUN!" while he's running. I guess just to let us know what he's doing.
We have balls and toys to play with, but the sprinkler is the favorite backyard toy.
Philip had his first haircut today. Here is the before shot with his curls .
We're ready to start!
He had a big cookie to distract him from what was actually going on, and he actually sat still the entire time!
Here he is at home coloring after the haircut.
We are way behind with the Valentine's pictures! Philip and Daddy gave Mommy some roses. Philip enjoyed them more than anyone!
Today was Philip's 18 month check-up. He weighs 23 pounds and 13 ounces, and is 31 1/4 inches tall. 
Philip was invited to a birthday party this past weekend at the carousel at our Mall. He got to color a picture when we arrived.
Philip also got to wear a crown for the party, which he surprisingly left on for the entire party.
Daddy rode first with Philip. At first, Philip wanted to stand up and get off the horse. Once the ride started, he sat down and was very excited!
Mommy had a turn on the carousel with Philip.
Philip was very still and serious while on the horse. Although I did hear him say "Whee!" a few times!
After the ride ended, Philip looked at the horse and said "Again!"
We had a snack of chips and juice in between rides.
We had some yummy birthday cake, and Philip practiced his new skills with a fork.
Mmmm - Icing is so Good!!
To start off the day right, Philip is enjoying some chocolate that Santa left in his stocking.
He was a little unsure about the presents - I don't think he quite made the connection that those wrapped boxes turned into toys.
He did like that the paper had Thomas and the other trains on it. He pointed and said "train".
Philip couldn't wait to get the new toys out of their boxes - here he is helping Mommy get the Noah's Ark out.
Here is the Noah's Ark finally out of the box. Philip really only liked to dump all the animals out and put them back in one by one.
The tree inside of the house was also a big hit with Philip. Once the tree went up, he was constantly concerned about it. Whenever he went in the den he would immediately point and say "Tree". If we were in the kitchen, he would say "Tree?" and go to the den to make sure it was still there.
We went to my parents house for lunch and to open more gifts with them. Santa even left Philip a stocking there!
Philip still loves books and especially likes to turn the pages himself.
This gift was probably the hit of the day. He loves cats and dogs - this cat purrs, meows, and moves its head.
Later that night as Nathan was putting Philip in the bed, he looked up and said "Toys? Toys? Cat?" He has been asking for toys every night as he goes to bed since Christmas.
He was a little more interested in pulling the paper as the day went on.
My parents have this Santa at their house and Philip loves it. At first he was a little scared and wouldn't go near it without someone right beside him. It didn't take long before he was running toward it everytime we went to their house!
We had a wonderful Christmas this year, and look forward to the next one with Philip!!
