Happy Birthday Elizabeth

Our Beautiful Elizabeth turns 9!

I cannot believe it!

She is looking so grown-up!

This little girl is sooooo excited for her birthday.

She wanted to have an owl theme this year.

I was able to make ---- YES, make an owl cake -- gluten-free even!

An adorable owl outfit was worn -- one that matches her.... FLASHY!

Elizabeth picked the dinner menu:

**Breaded (gluten-free) tilapia fish

**red potatoes, onions, and zucchini backed in tin foil in the oven

**coleslaw

**apple salad -- apples, whip cream with 3 Musketeer candy bars. 

**Apple Cider

YUMMY!!!!

This was enjoy by all -- except BaJabs -- as she HATES fish ;)

Gift time:

She is so fun to watch!!!

Slippers -- she wanted my mom to make her.

Friends LEGO's -- yes, these are kind of an obsession in our home.

A personalized Christmas stocking - to go with the rest of us.

Tennis shoes, a gift card

AND

 A Kindle Fire HD!!!

 LOVE her faces!!!

My Darling -- is excited for her!

My Darling is helping her out!  Yes, My Darling got one a year ago and LOVES it.  

Now, this was much bigger than our normal birthday gifts -- but due to her HUGE surgery coming up -- well, she is going to need something to do when she can't move for so long.  We felt this was kinda needed.  

AND

she was beyond excited about it!!!!!!!!

We ended the evening by singing Happy Birthday to a very happy little girl.

AND

eating the delicious owl!

This girl is AMAZING!  She has the best joyful attitude -- especially for someone with SO MANY 'issues.'  

She has made unbelievable progress -- which I will update about soon.  She has HUGE 'things' in front of her -- which I will update about soon, as well.

BUT

she takes it all in stride -- with SMILES!

She loves LEGOS, the color purple, writing and drawing, her American Girl dolls, owls and pandas.

She still has a WONDERFUL accent -- Oh, I will be so sad when it fades.  

She says the funniest things -- even though she messes up in her speech/vocabulary -- she jokes about it!

Yes, she has great HUMOR!

SO -- Happy Birthday to our 'D' girl!

YOU are a blessing to our family

AND

We are thankful GOD chose US to be your family!