Two Posts in One

So I am very far behind once again! I have two posts in one. Multi-tasking! At the bottom, I have posted a video of Mattie. I am completely amazed at this child! She has started standing up without using her hands. It seems like it would take a lot of leg strength to do this. Is it because she is closer to the ground? I don't recall my older girls doing this. Anyway, check it out. She does it part way through the video a couple of times.

I also have been tagged by Banana Pants and Jaxson's Fight ....How your children got their names. So sorry I am just getting to this but I really have enjoyed reading how everyone has chosen their children's names. So here it goes:

Abby Lynn: Our first born. Wow. Almost 13 years ago. There really isn't anything significant in choosing Abby except that we both really liked that name. Of course, we went through the "What sounds good with this name?" We finally decided on Lynn. One of Matt's sisters has the same middle name so that was the deciding factor on the middle name. The final test was stepping outside and yelling the name. Yes. We liked the sound of it and could live with it. There was an issue about the spelling of Abby. I wanted it to be spelled Abbey. My husband says why add the extra letter. He says it is an extra letter she has to learn when she goes to school......you know we wouldn't want to add that extra challenge for her...HaHa! He also insisted that you will never find any "name stuff" spelled that way. Well, I rarely see Abby or Abbey anyway. It is always Abigail. And speaking of that, he also requested that we never name our children one thing and call them something else. Just another school issue for him. Both of us have nicknames and it never bothered me. I guess he will forever be tormented for being called Matthew in school instead of Matt. He is quite demanding huh? No, he really isn't. If I had insisted, I would have gotten my way. I loved the name spelled either way and I could live with all his quirky name requests.

Caroline Elizabeth: Our middle child. I have always loved the name Caroline Elizabeth even as a young girl. My grandmother's middle name was also Elizabeth. She had passed before Caroline was ever born. Matt knew how much I loved the name so he agreed that Caroline Elizabeth it would be.

Mattie Rose: Our third child. I posted last year about the special meaning behind Mattie's name. It is amazing to me how her name just fell into place. Her name is the most symbolic of our children and I truly believe she was destined to have this name. Mattie is named after Matt. After Caroline was born, it was said that Caroline should have been named Mattie because she favored him so much. Well, too late. We were not having anymore children......so we thought! Well 7 years later, surprise! surprise! We find out we are having another girl. Matt says in the ultrasound room, "I really want to name her Mattie..........click here......to read the rest of Mattie's story. It is quite an interesting story!

I have to also tag some other folks. I'm behind on blog reading so if you've been tagged already, please forgive me!

Your turn! Le Frevre Times, Braska, Life with 4 Kiddos, The Heflin Family, B.A.D.D is Good.

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Six Things About Me.....

I've been tagged by 4 Green & Speckled Frogs to share six things you might not know or want to know about me, but I’m gonna tell you anyway.

#1 I am a very simple person that does not like a lot of frill. I wear khaki pants and a polo just about everyday to work. This works out well since our kids wear uniforms at the school where I work. I hardly put on make up and my hair routine is to wash, scrunch, and go. My poor girls don't have much of a role model when it comes to fashion.....good thing I have a lot of friends who can help them in that department.

#2 I love quilts. I have made one quilt and I never have time to handquilt the darn thing. One day I will finish this project. I even put it out where I would see it everday and I never touched it.......hence my #3......

My Quilt

#3 I would love to stay home so I could do the things I love. Sewing, quilting, cooking, and taking care of my family. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching if that is all I had to do. They, being the state and higher ups, put so much extra on teachers that it just takes the fun out of it sometimes.

#4 I guess you could call me a "people pleaser". I love to make sure everyone is happy. Of course, when it comes to my kids that is a different story. They don't get everything they want when they want and sometimes this doesn't make them happy. But hey that's life.


#5 I hate shopping for clothes for myself. Whenever I need to go shopping, I always bring something home for somebody else instead. I really don't care for shopping unless it is for the house, a project.....that I'll never have time to finish :-) or for other people. I actually enjoy grocery shopping most of the time. This is my alone time and I guess it feels like I'm accomplishing something. When things are in order, I feel in control. When things have gone crazy and out of order, I feel overwhelmed and out of control.


#6 I love sitting on the porch, drinking a cup of coffee or hot tea, and listening to the birds. We have bird feeders set up around the porch and I love to see all the different kinds of birds that visit. I also find it quite comical to watch the squirrels. I love nature and not afraid to handle most animals and creatures. Things that I'd rather not touch, I will collect in a cup or jar just so my kids can observe them.


Now it's your turn....Life With 4 Kiddos, Henry's Mommie, Gabi's World, Lily's Life is Great, Just RK, and Sarah, Class of 2008........tell me six things about you!