Really....sit nexta me

I forgot to write about the title in my last post.  So whenever he is eating anything he wants me to sit next to him really close.  I can't resist when he says "Dada....can you sit nexta me" and then pulls another chair close to his.  He even does this with the little chairs at his table in the basement....needless to say sitting on those can be a bit of a challenge.  He also loves to play chest.....otherwise known as chess.  We have a chess board set up downstairs and he says "Dada....i will take your horsie" and then I take one of his and we go back and forth.  Later on we'll trade each other to get our favorite pieces back.  He knows which pieces are pawns, rooks and the king.  I taught him about the bishop pieces, but he calls them christmas trees...speaking of which...

He LOVES Christmas trees.  We put one up at our house and he just sits in front of it and stares.  He loves all of the different ornaments and, of course, the lights.  We have already put presents under the tree and Eli goes and rips the bows off and tells me that the bow fell off....yea right.  We're trying to figure out what to get him for Christmas because we want it to be something he loves.  A lot of folks are getting him musical gifts because he loves music so much....guitar from my parents, piano from Shirley.  this morning we were watching Barney's Band together and he said "Dada...can you buy a saxophone for me?  and a trombone too?"  I would love to...but perhaps when he's a bit older.  It's great being a dad.