A daughter, Addisyn Jewel Kirkendall, was born at 12:38 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital to Tracy Shupp and Richard Kirkendall of Lehighton.

She weighed 7 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces and measured 20 inches long.Maternal grandparents are Mark and Jean Shupp, Lehighton. Paternal grandparents are Kimberly Tracey, Allentown, and Richard Kirkendall, Lehighton.