the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth...

i received an e-mail from livia's teacher yesterday that read "do you notice anything different?" when i opened the attachment, this is what i saw...

livia even received a "tooth necklace" from the nurse to keep her first lost tooth in until the end of the day...

we had to write a note to the tooth fairy so we could keep her first lost tooth. it is too special NOT to keep...ready for bed!

birthday #1...

we celebrated livia's birthday today with the withers and decann families. Livia was so excited and even said, "I am so spoiled!" It was a lovely day with lots of food (chocolate fountain, cake, country kitchen chicken...just to name some of Liv's favorites), fun (lots of games on the wii), and family. What a great day to celebrate our little Liv! livia, grandma nancy, and sophia
our family

what a great cake...thanks, decann family!

no boyfriends...phew!

livia chose to eat the piece of cake with her face on it...too funny!

pizza pie...

livia and sophia participated in the "little baker's day" at jake's pizza today. The girls were able to create a personal pizza, taste their creation, receive a treat and a t-shirt all while at the restaurant! It was an enjoyable experience, and we ran into many familiar "little bakers", while we were there...

caterpillar crawl...

livia received an early birthday present in the mail on saturday (thank you, grandma pam and grandpa mike!). She has wanted to have caterpillars again to watch ever since we bought the "bugville butterfly kit" two years ago. Here are some pictures from the beginning. We decided to take photos of all the stages and create a butterfly life cycle book at the end (I know, we're a little geeky!). Keep checking back for more up-to-date pictures... livia with her "baby" caterpillars
baby caterpillars

after 5 days of eating, they are not babies anymore!
stay tuned...

i'll tumble for ya...

on sunday livia participated in her first gymnastics expo at the glencoe fieldhouse. The expo was entitled, "On Safari" with all the kids dressing in animal inspired outfits. Livia showed off her talents on the vault, balance beam, bars, and floor. We think she did a fantastic job...way to go, Liv! sophia wanted to have her picture taken, too!
daycare friends:
claire, bryn, and livia

waiting to do the vault

showing her talents on the balance beam

finishing her floor routine

all smiles after receiving her certificate of participation!