It was a really great visit! I drove down to Santa Fe in Jerry (thanks to John & Melissa and, BTW, that's the name Christopher gave their Jetta!) and got there around 1pm Friday. That gave me a bit of time to hang out with D'Marie before picking Christopher up from school. He was so excited to see me and told everyone proudly, "This is my mommy!"
Saturday, I took Christopher to a soccer game his team "the dinosaurs" had. It was so incredibly HOT and sunny. No shade at
all. Christopher didn't want to play much,
but I urged him to get out there a bit and I got a few pix. He mostly wanted to sit in my shadow "shade" and drink his water we brought.
After lunch, we did a little walking around downtown and found a toy car, a Volkswagen Beatle--HERBIE! It's not white, though. Actually it's covered in roses and sunflowers. But he picked it out and he loves it. Herbie, the love bug, is a huge favorite right now.
Then we went to the Cathedral Basilica and walked the labyrinth, which he was dying to do. I carried him in the Ergo for the long-ish walk and that is getting hard to do! Then we stopped by our favorite chocolate shop for some goodies. Sitting under a tree, I asked him, "What do you think; do you like Santa Fe?" He said, "You, I like." I almost cried. It was so sweet. Unexpected too. I had expected to have a discussion of what he liked and didn't like in town. He's just like that. He comes up with the most wonderful and touching things--just naturally and out of the blue.
Sunday, we hiked the Borrego Trail all the way to the stream. It was quite far for a 4 year old! I was amazed at his tenacity. We had snacks along the way several times and stopped at the stream for a long time, snacking and playing in the water.
Then on the way back, he said he was tired. He wanted me to carry him. I agreed to do so for a bit. He said, "Here's the deal. You carry me to the car and I'll walk into the car." I told him that I could only carry him for awhile, but then he'd have to walk some because he's getting too heavy for Mommy to carry for long distances--especially since I already had a pack on. He said ok, but promptly fell asleep! Yikes. It was about a mile back and was mostly uphill. I stopped to rest for a few minutes once and managed a picture of my passed out little man. So cute. So gone. I managed to get him in the car and then he woke up and was immediately Mr. Chatty!
We then had a great indulgence. We took a soak at 10,000 Waves. It is truly an oasis. One of these times I WILL get a photo of Christopher in his little kimono. The most I got was a shot of him kissing the little Buddha statue. He said that would make him "come alive." The koi ponds also hold his fascination. He loves to point out all the fish colors. And, during the foot soak, he prefers the lemon water, while I prefer the cucumber.
When I woke Christopher up for school Monday morning, the first thing he said was, "Is this our last day?" And started crying. Those are painful times, but I work hard to focus him on the positive and help him find things to look forward to in NM. What grief I feel is nothing compared to what overcomes me and pushes me to scramble to "make it better" somehow when he is sad.
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