Walking to School

Dear Sawyer,

Daddy had to go on a business trip yesterday, which meant that I had to take you and JieJie to school today. I don't drive and your school is 1.7 miles away from our house. It was 40 degrees this morning and we could have taken an Uber but I asked you and your sister to try walking to school and the two of you did an awesome job! You mentioned that your legs were already tired when we were just a few blocks away from our house but you were able to keep up with me (and I walk really fast) and we made it to school 13 minutes before the doors opened, so you even had time to play on the playground for a little bit. I was worried that you might be too cold during the long walk (it took us exactly 37 minutes) but you said you didn't feel cold at all. Thank you for being such a good sport!

Love,

Mom

One Handsome Head

Dear Sawyer,

Cute things you have said recently:

You: Mama, do I look cuter with my hood on or off?

Me: I think you look cuter with it off.

You: Me, too, because you see more of my handsome head!

You: Mama, can you come help me with my math homework? It's just one question and then you can go do whatever you want.

Words you still adorably say wrong: tooken (instead of took), buy-ded (instead of bought)

Love,

Mom

Hairy Situation

Dear Sawyer,

After your shower, I cleaned your ears and there was the tiniest little hair on the end of the Q-tip. I told you, "There was a hair in your ear." You replied, "There was a bunny in my ear? Haha! Get it? Hair? Hare?" Sawyer's got jokes!

Love,

Mom

Good Humor

Dear Sawyer,

You are really into telling knock-knock jokes right now and this is how most of them go:

-Knock knock! Who's there? Pepperoni. Pepperoni who? Pepperoni pizza!

-Knock knock! Who's there? Wall. Wall who? Wallpaper!

-Knock knock! Who's there? Soup who? Soup put me on. I'm good!

Ummmmm, hahahaha? I may not get your humor but I do love how you burst into a fit of giggles every time you deliver the punchline!

Love,

Mom

Prince Charming

Dear Sawyer,

You are so suave with the compliments! Your latest gem: "Mama, you look beautiful in any outfit. You look beautiful with any makeup. You look beautiful with any hairstyle. A lot of things change about you but the one thing that never changes is how beautiful you are." WHA?!?! I asked you how you come up with these super sweet things and you just smiled and pointed at your head! Such a charmer!

Love,

Mom

Happy Wife, Happy Life

Dear Sawyer,

Two conversations we had today:

Conversation #1

Me: How was school?

You: Good.

Me: Did you get my note?

You: Yes, I got it.

Me: Did you go to the cafeteria for lunch or did you eat in your classroom?

You: I went to the cafeteria. I sat next to Rihaan. It was great! [short pause] Anymore questions?

**You were playing with your toys so I guess I was interrupting your flow with my afterschool interrogation, haha!

Conversation #2

You: Is it hard to be a parent?

Me: Yes. It's one of the hardest jobs in the world.

You: I don't want to have any kids. I only want to have a wife.

Me: You can do that. Not everyone has kids.

You: But it might not work out that way.

Me: What do you mean?

You: If my wife wants kids, I would have them. And I would take care of them because I am responsible.

Me: So you would have kids to make your wife happy?

You: Yes. I want her to have a happy life, just like you want me to have a happy life.

You are such a sweet boy. And I love our chats!

Love,

Mom

Friendly Encounter

Dear Sawyer,

Our conversation after school today:

You: I am making so many new friends at school!

Me: That's so nice! Who did you make friends with?

You: Aaron.

Me: How did you become friends?

You: He came up to my desk and asked me, "Do you want to be friends with me?" And I said, "Okay!"

Life is so simple when you're younger!

Love,

Mom