Sawyer-Mama Time

Dear Sawyer,

I detest cold weather and pre-Covid, I avoided going outside at all costs if the temperature dipped down to 45 degrees. But now post-Covid and desperate to get out of the house whenever I can, I'm like "It's all the way up to 38 degrees today! Let's go for a walk!"

And so this afternoon, we bundled up in four layers, hats and gloves and went for a walk around the neighborhood. You were on your balance bike and asked to go down a slightly steep hill. I let you go and your cries of "OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!" made me laugh so much! You told me it had been scary . . . but not scary enough to stop you from going down the same hill a second time!

We also made a stop at Hawthorne Park where I had so much fun playing Hide & Seek with you! The trees in the park are perfect because they are spread apart and wide enough to hide even me, so I had a blast running to different trees and hiding behind them while you covered your eyes and counted to 10. I peeked out to watch you search for me and you were just the cutest!

Last weekend, our whole family went out in near-freezing temperatures so that you, GuhGaw and JieJie could ride your bikes around Flushing Meadows Corona Park. You guys biked around for a bit and played tag but then you came over to me, hugged my legs and said you wanted to be near me. (I think you were upset because GuhGaw and JieJie were running too fast for you during tag.) So I said the two of us could go on our own walk together around the park. We ended up wandering a ways off from the rest of our family because we saw an interesting-looking statue in the distance and wanted to explore it closer. It ended up being a 20-minute detour and I enjoyed our solo Sawyer-Mama time so much. It is always so fun chatting and playing with you! After we eventually made our way back to the others and were in the car heading back home, I asked you if you had liked the park. You said, "Yeah, but I liked our walk the most." *melt* I am so glad you enjoy Sawyer-Mama time as much as I do!

Love,

Mom