IDAHO SNOW

We made our annual winter trek up to Idaho on January 10th. It became a very snow filled weekend. The weather report was clear and sunny, but right before we were supposed to go a storm was now coming through. I didn't know what to do. Cy had a game on Thursday and that was one of the main reasons we wanted to get up there on Thursday. After going back and forth on what we should do I just got the feeling like we should leave and so we did and the weather was fine. I mean it wasn't great but it wasn't bad on the roads and we actually made it up there in record time, and we had plenty of time to get to the game. On Friday the kids hung out and played in the snow. Vivi really wanted to build a snowman, but the snow was too icy so you couldn't make one. But the had fun anyway.

Saturday Wyn had a game and then we went over to a park and went sledding. Vivi LOVED it. It is amazing how much that girl loves the snow. Stella had the best time with her boys and they went up and down the hill so many times. I also didn't have a horrible time. There were angels watching us though. Heidi and I decided to try going from the top of the hill and all of the sudden we realized we were headed straight for this pole. I only had time to bend my head in a bit and hope for the best. I am sure we went straight through that thing. Seriously, all of the kids thought that we were for sure going to hit it and at the very last second it felt like something moved us out of harms way. If I had hit my  head at the speed we were going, I would have had a serious injury. It was monumental to me at the time because I was still dealing with the constant feeling like something bad was going to happen to me. And I realized I must have some angels on my side keeping me safe as needed. The whole thing didn't alleviate my fear of sledding, but in the end we had some good memories.

Saturday night we went to another basketball game to watch Cy be a Varsity basketball star. We are really proud of him and it is fun and stressful to watch him play.

We left that Sunday and headed back home, and another great weekend with the Gummows was in the books.

VIVI ENTERTAINS

On our first weekend of the year, Vivi was being adorable all Saturday and Sunday. So I was taking lots of pictures of her messing around.

The first thing was her strutting around in her new Cinderella dress. It is so poofy and fabulous and I love her in it. Then she started playing around in my bed and being adorable so I had to take her picture again. And one more little session on Sunday helping us shovel the snow in her Sunday best. She is our little delight angel and I think this is the perfect post to get down some of her classic Vivi quotes.

Vivi loves to watch kid videos on YouTube, and for some reason she calls them "little bit toys." So hear: "Can I watch little bit toys on yours phone?" pretty much all the time. Also when we have our hair up in pony tails she calls them "bum bums".

8.29.2018: "Gonna put on dress go to Disneyland."


8.30.2018 Me: Are you going to get in the car to take Stella to school. Vivi: While shaking head up and down "My head is saying yes."

8.30.2018 Trying on a pair of jeans after trying on cozy leggings. "Vivi, these are cute are the comfortable?" Looks down unconvinced and sighs: "I guess."

 9.8.2018: While we are looking for underwear: "I found min panties!" Me: "No, those are dirty, but here look I found some clean ones." Vivi: "Mom found mine clean panties!" Starts punching her right arm up in the air: "Go Mom! Go Mom! Go Mom!"

9.8.2018: "I'm naked!" I take off her shirt. "I'm SUPER naked!"

9.11.2018 "Vivi! You got your fingerprints all over this DVD." Smiles all proud: "I SURE DID!"

9.15.2019: All huffy and out of nowhere: "I not a kid! I a girl!"

9.21.2018: Sees me coming down the stairs after getting ready: "You did great mom!" Me: "Thanks babe, is is no nice getting a compliment." Vivi: "You not naked."

10.6.2018: "Mine juice is juicy"

10.10.2018: While waching Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: "I want be cheerleader. I want be flexible like dooes girls."

10.17.2018: Running to pick up a swearter I dropped: "Oh No! Mine Sweater gonna die!"

Sometime in Oct: While I am getting her food ready. "I can already taste it."

10.24.2018: "I born China. Daddy born at work. Stella born at school. Momma born at Zumba."

11.2.2018: I tell her she can eat a yogurt melt after she asks and then I tell her she can have more: "No thank you mom, um no thank you, but no thank you."

11.24.2018: I'm trying to get her pjs on while in Florida : "Are you sure about this?"



11.28.208: Looks in the garbage: "Why you thrown mine away?" I ignore her so she gets more mad: "Why you throw mine AWAY?!" Me: "What away" Vivi: "Mine!" Me: "Your what?" Vivi: "Mine toothbrush!" Me: "I didn't throw away your toothbrush." Vivi: "Mine OLD toothbrush." Me: "Oh, well we throw old toothbrushes away." Vivi: "WHAT?!"

1.25.209: Licking cocktail sauce off of her plate: Me: "You really love your sauce." "I indo it."

February 2019: "How about some real food for lunch?" Vivi: YES!!!! Me: What would you like? Vivi: "CANDY!" Me: "No, not candy how about turkey, oatmeal, ramen noodles...." Excuse me...Be quiet."

March 3: "Mom you posta be up here."

March 5: While eating an orange: "The juice is jumping into mine eyes!"

March 5: Me: "This string cheese will tie you over until dinner." Vivi: "It can't tie me, it is too short."

3.31.2019: "My hair is so long like Rapunzel's."

4.1.2019: When she sees my flat chocolate chip cookies in the oven: "What the heck! I did NOT see that coming!"

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