Dress Up

Names

We had an assignment from preschool this week to talk with the kids about the meaning of their names, and to tell the teacher about it too. We went looking for a blog post about why we chose their names, and I couldn't find one. So either I never wrote one, or it's hidden somewhere. Doing this assignment made us reminisce about those first few hours in the hospital, when we met the babies for the first time and decided on their names. We didn't name them ahead of time because we felt we needed to meet them first, but before we went to the hospital we had narrowed it down to two options for each baby. Then, after they had been settled in our room for awhile, we made the final decisions.

So, here's a little story about each one:

Abigail Lucia

Abigail = Baby A; Joy of the Father (Hebrew)

Lucia = Ana Lucia (from Lost); Light (Italian)

Abby was our Baby A and the name Abigail just "felt right" to me since it started with A. When I was pregnant I often referred to her as "Miss A". Jason wanted to name her Ana Lucia from the show Lost, but since the character dies I didn't really want to do that. :) So we compromised with just Lucia as a middle name.

Lucas Steele

Lucas =  bringer of light (Latin); from Lucania (Greek)

Steele = paternal grandfather’s first name; can't find any meanings for it online

We can't remember why we chose Lucas - we just know it was between Logan and Lucas and we chose Lucas. In those first few sleep deprived days I sometimes called him by the wrong name. Jason wanted to give him his dad's name as a middle name. I think I wanted him to have my first initial, and a name in the middle of the alphabet since he was Baby B.

Zoey Stella 

Zoey = life (Greek)

Stella = star (Latin)

We were trying to decide between Chloe ( for Baby C) and Zoey, and Zoey just felt right. And I've always loved the name Stella.

We didn't do it on purpose, but each of them ended up with a name that has something to do with light (Lucia, Lucas, Stella). And, their names range from A to Z, which I think is kind of cool.

So there you have it, the meaning of their names. Hopefully I'll be able to find this post when I need it again!

Soccer Mom

Well, hi there! I haven't posted in 3 months. It has been a crazy busy summer. I do plan on going back and filling in the gaps between Mother's Day and now, but for today I just want to talk about current events.

We signed the kids up for a free soccer club at a local neighborhood for ages 3-6. It's all volunteer-run, which means parents do everything. Jason is an assistant coach for our team, the Yellow Meteors. There are no actual games, just practice running around and kicking the ball. This morning was the first practice. It was a bit chaotic...the kids weren't sure what to think at first.

But, several of their friends from our playgroup are on their team, so it was nice to see some familiar faces.

They started the practice with some running around.

I didn't get more pictures because pretty soon both of us were needed to keep them happy. Someone was always wanting to come off the field to have a snack, or rest, or be picked up. Two of them were ready to leave after half an hour, which was a problem since the program is an hour long. We all made it through, though, and I think once they get used to the routines (and the weather gets cooler) they'll have more fun.

That's all for now - stay tuned for more updates about the past few months!