Tuesday, June 16, 2015

choosing a baby name is serious business....

These days baby names can be inspired by anything!
Celebrities are coming up with colorful names like Cooper Blue and Kingsley Rainbow,
Kim and Kanye choose North West .... Why?
The Royals have chosen family names .....  George and Charlotte.
Some baby names are inspired by fashion .... Yves, Coco, and yes, even Target!
TV Shows and Disney movies have always had an influence on baby names .... Belle, Elsa, Donald, Mickey.  How about music ..... Adele and Bruno, or Blake and Miranda?
I was Holly Hall in the days of Holly Hobby .... remember her?


I must admit, I am quite partial to Southern names like Jackson, Austin, and Emma Kate, or Georgia.
Coming from a huge Italian and Irish family, our kids had a lot of family names to choose from but in a BIG family most of their favorite names were already taken by cousins.
With a 'short' last name of Long (ha!ha!)....they had to watch the name jokes....
Miles Long, Bea Long, or after my brother ....
Skip A. Long



We finally welcome home our very special babies,
with very special names.....
Shane Kelley
and 
Mackenzie May
"The Long Twins" !