Can it be?

Mia just turned 9 years old.  Not sure how this happened, but it did.  Sadly.  I'm trying to accept it. Remember this girl?

 
Mia is still such a sweetheart.  As I've posted before, she has such an amazing passion for people and prayer.  What could be better?  Nothing.  She is not a huge talker.  She absorbs things by watching.  She sees needs in situations and reacts with heart.  Seriously, she is amazing.

We asked our usual birthday favorites questions...
Colors: blue, yellow, and purple
Number: 1
Season: winter
Movie: Rio
Singer: Francesca Batistelli
Song: It's Your Life
Friend: God (awww)
Fav thing on your birthday: hanging out with my family
Food: Spaghetti
Dessert: brownies
Restaurant: The Habit
Animal: puppy
thing at school: Tether-ball
Car: purple slug bug convertible
Place: Disneyland