Table for Three

Dear Mackenzie,

Daddy and I had extreme cabin fever so after your older siblings went to school this morning, we put you in the car and we drove all the way to Yonkers for pizza (Daddy had watched a show recommending this old-school pizza place there and figured we could try it. Final verdict: The pizza was definitely not worth the drive to Yonkers but at least we had a change of scenery.) You hadn't ridden in the car for exactly one month and I think you forgot what it felt like because when we got onto the highway and started going faster, you started whimpering and cried out, "Oh no, Mama! Oh, no!" I had to twist around in my seat and hold your hand to calm you down.

So today was your first car ride in a month and your first time eating in a restaurant ever! After you were born, we took you to a couple restaurants where you napped mostly and then the pandemic hit and sitting in a restaurant and having a meal became a big no-no. I wonder what it was like for you today, going to the pizzeria, sitting in a booth, watching the waitress bring food and drinks for us. I have eaten in a restaurant a few times post-pandemic with my friends but this was my first time going out with you and it was strangely foreign yet refreshing having to once again find ways to entertain a little kid while we waited for our food. Your favorite game was when we balled up the straw wrappers and blew them across the table at each other; you laughed so much! You definitely liked the game more than the pizza, of which you only ate the crust!

After lunch, I went into Bed, Bath & Beyond to pick up a few things while you waited in the car with Daddy. Later, when I asked you what you did in the car, you said, "Shhh! Daddy wait Mama." (Translation: Daddy told me to be quiet and that we had to wait for Mama." You love seeing school buses so I asked you how many school buses you saw and you held up two fingers and said, "Two." Good job!

Other Mackenzie cuteness from today:

-I told you to play in your room while I showered Second GuhGaw. After I finished, I peeked into your room and saw you sitting by the gate, making your stuffed Elmo eat the figurine of King Roland.

-When I told you to clean up your toys, you obediently put them back in the bag and even sang the "Clean Up" song while you did it.

-I was nibbling on your torso to tickle you and you were giggling so much! And every time I stopped, you said, "More! More!"

Love,

Mom