Our Christmas was so fun! We flew to VA to celebrate with Cliff's family. Sawyer was the center of attention and was mostly very well behaved. Everyone loved seeing him! On Christmas day he went around and happily threw his arms around everyone and gave big hugs and kisses. It was adorable and totally melted my heart to see what a sweet little boy he’s become!
He has really bonded w/ his Nana (Cliff’s mom) and kept asking about her on our flight home. He calls her Nani. It was heartbreaking for me, since I know he won’t see her again until the Summer. We’re going to Skype every week till then so Sawyer can see her on the webcam and talk to her.
Here's Sawyer with his Nani and Great Grandma!
Sawyer got a lot of gifts, mostly books, a few puzzles, several balls, cars, trucks, stuff animals, and a new large sized Mopi bike that he loves. He’s outgrown the one he has at home. This is his most used and favorite toy of all time! He had a blast riding in the house and outside. I love where my in-laws live because there is a ridiculous amount of space for him to run around, several acres. The backyard alone is the size of a park.
We got to visit my friend Jen. Her parents are close friends with Cliff’s parents. Jen and I met at my wedding and have kept in touch since. Her son Trevor is about 3 months older than Sawyer and they played very well together. Trevor loved giving Sawyer kisses and you will see in the pics! Lol.. He kept bringing out toys from his playroom to show off to Sawyer.
Cliff also met up with his old best friend from Jr. High School Casey who he hadn’t seen since freshman year in college. They got back in touch via Facebook.
I did get a chance to run outside one day and it was fantastic! The country scenery was so beautiful and I loved feeling the cold air on my cheeks. It felt really peaceful…wish I could run here all the time!
The flight to VA was good. Sawyer loves airplanes so flying was a real treat for him. He was scared at the beginning of the 1st flight when we first took off, but was fine after that. He loved looking out the window at the clouds and at the city down below. He couldn’t wait to get on our 2nd connecting flight! When we landed he yelled out, ‘yay’ and clapped his hands. Everyone on board started laughing.
The return flight was a bit challenging only because Cliff and I were so tired. We had to get up at 3AM for an early morning flight. The 1st leg was easy, but the 2nd leg Sawyer got restless. We tried keeping him busy w/ coloring books, toys, etc, but on 3 hours of sleep both Cliff and I were spent. Security did take a little longer to get through due to the new restrictions, but not much. I actually forgot our carry on at the security checkpoint and didn’t notice until we were boarding our flight! I had to run back to to get it. Fortunately, it wasn’t too far from our gate.
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