Recital 2009
Another recital under her belt, another awesome show! Liv performed "Steppin' Out With My Baby" with her class, as they sang and tapped away. This year's recital theme was "Viva Las Vegas" and there were lots of Elvis songs and a whole lot of shakin' goin' on! See more photos in album #99a...
Doin' the Du
Liv ran a half-mile today in a duathalon for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She raised $350 for the charity and was very proud to take part in the event. Many thanks to everyone who sponsored Liv. All your donations were greatly appreciated and will go toward funding research and helping patients diagnosed with blood cancers. See more photos in album #98...
Carnival 2009
Liv & Ar met up at the carnival again this year. It's become a June tradition (see albums #45 and #72a for past years). This year the girls tried some new rides : The Surf City Fun House & Mouse Trap. I couldn't get Liv out of the fun house, but she didn't like Mouse Trap because of the loud siren. The swings were a big hit as usual for our little thrill seekers, and of course the night wouldn't be complete without sticky cotton candy and greasy funnel cakes! See all the fun in album #97...
Two Wheelin'
Liv officially began two wheelin' the Saturday before Memorial Day. She just decided she was going to do it and started practicing daily. Before we knew it she was riding circles around us. Today she demonstrated her expertise in going downhill and being able to come to a controlled stop. She's so excited to have this accomplishment under her belt. Before we know it, she'll be getting her driver's license!
How Do You Know You're Alive?
While brushing Liv's hair, getting ready for school, she asked, rather matter-of-factly, "How do you know you're alive?", as if I was going to have THE answer. I wasn't ready for this kind of deep discussion so early in the morning. So I asked, "What do you mean?" I knew a simple, "Well, you're breathing aren't you?" was not going to do. I knew she was after something else. She said, "How do you know this isn't all a dream?" I was stunned by her ability to analyze her existence this way, and praised her for having such deep thoughts. Later that night we continued our discussion and talked about how you have to be alive to dream so that would mean you are alive, etc. It was a very interesting conversation to have with a seven year old. Then she went on to talk about who was mean on the bus today. Good stuff!
Flashback 2005 : Banff & Lake Louise
Recently Aunt Ris & Uncle Bekim asked me about our trip to Banff & Lake Louise and if I had any pictures. Unfortunately I started Liv's World after we went on that trip, but I always thought I'd like to work the photos into the site somehow. It was Liv's first big vacation and first time flying. She was only 3 1/2 and now, looking at the photos, it seems like ages ago. She's grown so much since that first trip, and is quite the seasoned traveler now. She's already dreaming about our next big adventure, but for now we have lots of great memories of all our past vacations. For a look at our Canadian Rockies trip, check out album #96...
All In A Day's Work
Liv went to work with Agim for "take your child to work day". She really enjoyed herself and had fun meeting Agim's co-workers. She felt very important spending the day with her dada.
She went to some important meetings...
And made some important calls...
It was a very important day at work!
How She Saw It
Cousin Lily's 4th birthday party was a blast and Liv was the party photog. She snapped candids and even did some creative foot placement, as you can see from the photos in album #95. Most of the photos were taken by Liv except for the few she's in, those were taken by Agim. Some shots are slightly Arbus-esque due the freaky poses and expressions she captured. Have a look at how she saw it...
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