Since Janda needed to go to Lake Placid to buy a surf ski, we made a family trip out of it and stopped at Fort Ticonderoga on the way to see another re-enactment. Vivi is generally a very good traveler, mostly she sleeps a ton on the way and otherwise she serenades us with a variety of songs. It was super cold and windy at Fort Ticonderoga, but Vivi was a pretty good sport about it. Luckily there was a heated building where we could eat our lunch and warm up when we needed too. We watched the British army evacuate from Fort Ticonderoga for the last time during the Revolutionary War. Vivi isn't as into the British army as Ryder is, but she still had fun. She really liked the huge oxen that were there to help evacuate the supplies and she seemed to like the cannon demonstration. I think that mostly she had fun running around! After that, we went to our hotel in Lake Placid and got to swim in the indoor pool, so I'm sure that was the highlight of the trip for her. Before we left in the morning, she asked if we could stay longer!
Vivi has developed quite the stubborn streak and doesn't like to be told what to do sometimes. Most of the time she listens well and does what she needs to do, but once she gets her dander up, she's quite a pain. The rest of the time, when we ask her to do something, she gets this look on her face and refuses. Often times, with threat of loss of TV or toys, she does what she needs to do, but she waits until the last second and does it quite huffily. If I tell her that I'm going to count to 3, she almost always does it after I say three, which in my mind is her saying "Stuff it!"
Most of the rest of the time, Vivi is a really helpful kid. She loves to "do the dishes," which I would love for her to do more, but everything gets so wet! She always brings silverware for everyone to the table and if I'm cleaning something or cleaning up, she will often join in and help. She is very likely to clean up the toys she is playing with before taking out something new, although unfortunately, not every time!
This Summer and last Spring, the kids had a few sleepovers with Emma and Vivi decided that they should also have sleepovers just the two of them. She is definitely more into it than Ryder, but like a good big brother he almost always goes along with it. They take turns hosting the sleepovers and cuddle up together and go to sleep. Vivi is not quite a good of a sleeper as Ryder, so a couple of times she has disappeared on him, once to her room and a couple of times to ours.
Vivi holding a cannonball at Fort Ticonderoga
Helping to test out the lights
Pushing around her shopping cart full of friends and treasures
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