December 11 = Khayle 11!

(K has loved this sponge for ever! 10 years old)

Can you even believe it? Khayle Lynn is now 11 years old! She has blessed us with 11 of the best years of our lives!

(Here she is at almost 4 months, look at that belly!)

Two things that stand out most about K when ever you see her are her brightest, brownest eyes and her very warm smile!

(Her 1st birthday party and celebration of being dedicated at church)

Khayle was named after me...my middle name is Kay, and my older brother whose middle name is Lee, and my older sister whose middle name is Lynn. It's just spelled K-H-A-Y-L-E because it's pretty and unique...just like she is.

(About 2 years old here, and she is still a daddy's girl.)

Here's her name spelled out again and some fun facts about our oldest baby girl:

Kind hearted
Hot chocolate lover
Adores all animals
Yes is her answer when asked to most anything for anyone
Loves Jesus
Extraordinary daughter, sister, and friend

(Here she is with Katelyn, her bff since birth, at her 5th birthday party.)

Loves SpongeBob and the color yellow
Yearns to learn more about Jesus and grow close to Him
Nice...even when she doesn't want to be
Nifty

(For her 6th birthday she wanted a big chicken leg, so Grandpa bought the biggest turkey leg he could find and surprised her with it for dinner!)

Creative and crafty
Artistic
Respectful to her teachers and adults
Dependable
Independent
Neat and likes to organize...too bad things just don't stay that way
Allergic to sunflowers, nuts, trees, grass, plants, and cockroaches
Loyal friend
Early riser, helps make sure she's never late to school/anywhere (she did not get this from me!)

(Here she is with Katelyn again and all the loot she got for her 7th birthday.)

We couldn't have asked for a better daughter.

(All dressed up and ready to go to the Father/Daughter Prom...she was 8 going on 21!)

She is a wonderful granddaughter, daughter, sister, niece, and friend. Anyone who has the blessing of knowing Khayle is one lucky duck.

(One of my proudest moments...her 1st Bon Jovi concert!)

Her smile has lit up our lives so brightly, and we cannot wait to see her grow into the woman that God intends her to be.

(9 years old and in 4th grade.)

We are very blessed that God chose us to be her parents.

(She is a great girl scout...and boy does she sell a lot of cookies! 10 years old)

(She's 11 now and so very pretty!)

Thanks for 11 awesome years...we are so proud of you and love you so much Khayle!

PS: I finally got the pictures for Laycee's birthday blog on it, take a look, and get ready for Christmas and Disney World to come soon!