Happy Birthday, Kendal!!

18 years ago today the Head of My Household and I welcomed our firstborn child into our family.

I will never forget the first time I heard her voice.

All of a sudden it became clear to me that there had been a living human being inside of me.

I was so overcome with the newness of this experience and will never forget the gamut of emotions that swept over my body.

 

When we brought her home, I remember vividly thinking, "Oh crap! What do I do now?"
 

I really wanted one of those nice nurses from the hospital to come home with me...but the hospital frowned on nurse kidnapping :/

She wasn't the best sleeper...and after 6 months she no longer took naps...OY!

She was and is now still constantly on the move,

 

has always had a strong personality,

and an unquenchable thirst to be in charge.
 

 God Bless You if you get in her way ;)

She is a perfectionist.

It doesn't matter what anyone else expects; she expects perfection of herself.

She is a beauty.

Her look is unlike most people's, with dark eyes, long dark hair and a svelte athletic body 

 

She is a lover of knowlege...
 

animals...

 



sports...

books...

and adventure

  

As the oldest she has paved the way for her sisters...dragging her parents through the first date, the first breakup, the first prom, the first driver's license, and very soon the first high school graduation.
 

I love you, Kendal and am so very proud of you!