Baby girl

So!! For the whole summer I have been about a month behind. Kendall turned 8 years old in early June, her party was on the 27th. Noah turned 4 in July, his party is in 2 days. There is a pattern here. There is, however, a couple of events that I have great remorse for not blogging on much, much sooner. Those events are Kendall's 8th birthday and her baptism.

Kendall was baptized on June 7th. It was a beautiful day among family and friends. Everything went so smoothly, and she just oozed a sweet, loving spirit. While I am not good at articulating how overwhelming it is to watch your child make the choice to be baptized, I must say this is the epitome of a pure heart. I was so touched by the whole experience. I absolutely love watching her as she conitnues to strive to do what is right.

Kendall is my second girl. She continually reminds me that she is my 'baby girl'. She is my shy, quiet, calculated child who has a weeee bit of a temper on her. (I just wanted to be realistic!) But what I love is her sweet demeanor (most of the time) and the quiet stares I frequently get from those enormous blue eyes. I have wanted so badly to capture those eyes, and that stare on film... in her baptism dress........for so long. (For whatever reason, I waited for her to get a haircut first. Oh wait, she hates doing her hair.........just tuck it behind the ear and go!)

My simple, complex, sweet, fiery tempered, beautiful, loving, kind, nuturing, fight picking, music loving, piano practice hating, lanky, creative, intuitive, accepting, afraid of the dark, junk collecting, organizing, mother hen, school teacher, independent, dependent is captured in some of the most adorable photos taken my by friend Kelly( http://www.kellymccaleb.typepad.com/ (shameless plug)). Kelly truly captured the essence of our Kendall.

So beautiful, so simple, so uncertain of her own beauty on the inside and the outside. I only pray that as her mother, I can embrace that essence each day and let Kendall know how very much she is loved! I love you my sweet baby girl!