Delightful

My Mom described Kendall as "Delightful" once, and she couldn't have found a more perfect word to describe her.

She has been so much fun lately.  She is so easy going, yet determined.

She loves her books.  She carries stacks of them around the house.  Stacks.  And she gets so mad when she can't carry them all.  She insists on reading 25 every night.  To get around this little routine I tell she has one more and I'll leave the rest for her to finish in the morning.  If they are moved when she wakes up in the morning she throws a fit.  I'm not sure how she keeps track of all of them, but she does.  She loves her books.  She doesn't let me read them to her, though.  That is her job.  She makes up her own stories as she goes along. 

She loves to be silly, and to laugh.  Being tickled is one of her favorite things. 

Her vocabulary increases daily.  There is nothing cuter then her chattering in her sweet girly voice.  Her facial expressions are the best.  It is really hard to keep a straight face when she starts talking with her hands.

She is such a little mimic, too.  She completely copies anything Ryan does or says.  Most of the time she tries to say it with him, so there is always a little echo in the house.    

I love her singing.  "Twinkle, Twinkle" and "ABC's" are the two she usually sings, and it is beyond precious.  When we were in Minnesota she picked up "It's Raining, It's Pouring, the Old Man is Snoring".  I will have to capture it on video.  Words can not explain how adorable it is.  Try singing it yourself substituting a "W" for all the "R's" and you'll get the idea!

Playing "Mommy"  has also become a mainstay.  She's always rocking her stuffed animals, and putting them to bed.  She makes sure that we all know they are sleeping and that we need to be quiet.  I find it interesting that she has no interest in her dolls, and that the stuffed animals get all the love. 

My absolute favorite thing about her right now is how caring she is.  Since David's knee surgery she asks him daily how his knee is, "Is your knee ok, Daddy?"  When someone from our unit is missing, she notices right away.  For instance, if Natalie is napping when Kendall wakes up from her nap she notices Natalie is not there right away and asks where she is.

In the last two months she has lost all the toddler in her and is officially a little girl.  She's growing up so fast.  What a treat to be blessed with this Delight every day.