Lauren Sánchez and Son Nikko Gonzalez Step Out Together for Shopping Trip in N.Y.C.

Lauren Sánchez is spending some quality time with her son.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, the philanthropist and helicopter pilot, 54, stepped out for a shopping session in the Soho neighborhood of New York City with her eldest son Nikko Gonzalez, whom she shares with ex Tony Gonzalez. 

The mother-son duo was photographed walking together in casual outfits, with Sánchez sporting a fitted black halterneck top, blue jeans and white sneakers, which she accessorized with a cream Hermès Birkin bag and large gold-framed aviator-style sunglasses.

Gonzalez, meanwhile, wore a plain white T-shirt, baggy black pants and black shoes.

The pair’s most recent outing took place shortly after they took part in another shopping session together days prior.

At the time, Sánchez — who recently released her first children’s book, The Fly Who Flew to Space — shared a sweet snap of Gonzalez holding up a copy of the book after an outing to Barnes & Noble on Sept. 11.

“Look who bought a book!!!!!” she proudly wrote over a photograph of her son that was shared on her Instagram Stories.

Along with Gonzalez, Sánchez — who is engaged to Jeff Bezos — also shares kids Evan, 17, and Ella, 16, with ex-husband Patrick Whitesell.

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Sánchez shared more details about her weekend outing on her Instagram Stories on Sept. 14, revealing that she had attended her “first” book signing for The Fly Who Flew to Space.

Sharing a photo of the exterior of Bookends Bookstore in New Jersey, the author wrote, “My first ever book signing!”

Next, she shared some behind-the-scenes details from the signing, including “a little swag table for the kiddos” and videos of her talking to a crowd at the signing. She also chatted with a young girl in another post.

The Fly Who Flew to Space is now available in bookstores and online.