Yesterday, Tim & I pushed our girls on swings at dusk.
Olivia kept saying “High!” and “Fast!” – big demands from such a tiny blonde-headed elfkin.
All of a sudden, Kayla burst out in cheerful radiance, “Liv is going so high for a 2-year-old! I didn’t know she could go that high! We should TWEET about that!”
And then she tossed her head back, smiled and yelled, “Everyone will say that’s the best tweet ever.”
P.S. Did you notice I slipped our daughters’ names into this post? There’s the not-so-big reveal to a 5-year secret.
***A newspaper told the world today too.
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Sarah@EmergingMummy says
May 26, 2011 at 4:30 pmYay! It’s out in the open! I *love* their names – totally suits them both.
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Becca - Our Crazy Boys says
May 25, 2011 at 9:25 pmIt’s funny, I noticed their names in print right away. But when I started reading your blog, I didn’t notice the absence of the names for a long time. The way you wrote about them was natural, and I went to comment about Kayla one day and thought… “hmmm… what IS her name?”
After meeting them, I was always careful when commenting to not slip :)
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Michelle says
May 24, 2011 at 8:23 ambeautiful names. beautiful girls!
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Autumn B. says
May 22, 2011 at 6:21 pmI noticed because I was confused, thinking to myself ” who is kayla? who is liv?” (ps – those aren’t what I thought their names would be, not that I know what I thought they would be!) Is Liv short for something?
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Autumn B. says
May 22, 2011 at 6:22 pmShould have read more closely – Olivia — love the name!!
PS – Love that Kayla knows what a tweet is =)
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Janelle - The Opinionated Mama says
May 21, 2011 at 10:12 pmHA! That was awesome. I seriously was reading the post and was like “who wrote this?? who is this about??” Then I realized :) LOVE their names! So happy to be a bit more personal! Love it!
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Jessica says
May 20, 2011 at 2:54 pmI had always planned to keep my girls names private on my blog but one day I hit publish and realized I slipped and used their real names. Oh well… c’est la vie! I know that my mother worries about names and places and faces being put out there into the internet world but I think the blog is something we can look back upon and be proud of what we accomplished as a family. Each of my girls now has their own blog as a record of their homeschool experience and of their journey through life.
I love your girl’s names!
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Deborah Buckingham says
May 20, 2011 at 6:45 amI thought they were the character names in your book at first. Pretty names, nice to put names to faces!
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Melissa says
May 20, 2011 at 12:54 amI was reading the post and was like… wait, when did she start using their names? haha Very pretty names! :)
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Madeline says
May 19, 2011 at 9:30 pmSuch a cute way of spilling the beans. :) Love their names!!
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Amy says
May 19, 2011 at 8:37 pmI totally noticed and had to go back and read it a couple of times to see if there was any way you just “slipped”. It is a huge reveal. And did you tweet it? Because you know it would totally be the “best tweet ever”
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Lindsey van Niekerk says
May 19, 2011 at 8:19 pmOh, YOU! You are so cute!
I was reading, and then I was like, “Oh my gosh! She did it!”
Hahah!! It was funny! You are such a storyteller, my friend!
Hugs and kisses to Kayla & Liv, even though they don’t know me……they are true sweethearts….I can tell…I have a 6th sense about these things….;)
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Cathi says
May 19, 2011 at 7:42 pmAs soon as I read “Olivia kept saying….” I said out loud, “Oooooooo…..!”
My husband asked what I was reading. He was as surprised as I was. ;D
We both agree, your daughters and their names are lovely!!
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Alissa says
May 19, 2011 at 6:34 pmYay! Beautiful names and beautiful girls! Were you guys tossing around the idea of revealing their names before the newspaper article?
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 6:39 pmYes, we’ve been talking about it for several years now.
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Kalani says
May 19, 2011 at 5:16 pmI sure DID notice! You had mentioned before that you didn’t put their names on the blog… I always felt that was fine either way…
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Marissa says
May 19, 2011 at 1:04 pmBeautiful names! One time, someone left a comment on one of your posts mentioning Kayla’s name so I knew that one. And I love the name Olivia :)
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Sarah R. says
May 19, 2011 at 12:26 pmOf course I noticed! I had read a comment where you accidentally used Kayla’s name so I knew that one. They are such beautiful and classy names, so they suit your family just great! I really like how Kayla calls Olivia “Liv.” That is a great nickname. I’d love to know how you and Tim decided on those names. Our son wasn’t named until he was 2 days old and now I can’t imagine him being named anything else.
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kristen says
May 19, 2011 at 10:23 amHi, girls! :)
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Amy Ward says
May 19, 2011 at 10:04 amYay! I love that you posted their names! I have always been curious! (They are beautiful names btw!) The part about Kayla wanting you to Tweet about her sister’s swinging made me LOL, so cute!
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Lisa S says
May 19, 2011 at 8:55 amWOW! I was reading and thinking…who the heck is Olivia and Kayla?!?!?! Then it hit me! Beautiful names for beautiful girls! Your Kayla seems like she’d be a great companion for my Julia. I wish you all would head up to the northshore of MA during your giveeveryday travels!
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Kathie R> says
May 19, 2011 at 8:53 amIt was the very first thing I noticed…then of course it was followed up by your lovely daughter’s TWEET idea. So cute!
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Tiffany says
May 19, 2011 at 8:48 amWhen I first read your blog post I was thinking, who? Did I miss something but then I re-read it with your comment at the bottom. You have never, ever mentioned your kids names in the last 5 years and I am pretty impressed with that! I love the Tweet comment.
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Christy says
May 19, 2011 at 7:38 amThey are beautiful names for beautiful girls!
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Marcela says
May 19, 2011 at 7:09 amI love their names! The article is great!!
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Jenny @ mamanash.com says
May 19, 2011 at 7:05 amBeautiful names! I do remember you telling me in a personal email once and I remembering instantly loving the names and thinking they were so perfect for their little personalities.
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Rachel says
May 19, 2011 at 6:50 amWhat a beautiful swinger! And beautiful names, too :).
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Amy @ Finer Things says
May 19, 2011 at 6:37 amSmiling, because your girls’ beautiful names would fit right into our family! You’ll have to email me, or DM me to find out how, though, because my hubby’s not quite ready for the “blog reveal” of their names yet. ;)
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 5:53 pmMy husband was the exact opposite. He was “ready” way before I was. ;)
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Angie says
May 19, 2011 at 6:29 amBeautiful names! Great article! Too bad they didn’t include the link to Give Every Day.
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Marina @ My Busy Children says
May 19, 2011 at 5:31 amthats a great article , I wonder why they did not mention your blog URL.
Love your daughters’ name. I remember your sister mentioned Olivia’s name a few months ago, but I did not know Kayla’s name.
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 5:52 pmWe wondered the same thing. Perhaps they forgot?
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Teresa says
May 19, 2011 at 5:11 amWhat beautiful names for such lovely young ladies!
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Blessing @ Working Mom Journal says
May 19, 2011 at 5:09 amAwww….those are such pretty names……very upbeat and classy. Thanks for sharing….you guys are amazing. I just wish I could meet you all in person. I bet my daughter will have a blast with Olivia.
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lucy says
May 19, 2011 at 5:03 amWhen I saw the preview on facebook, I was like huh? Did she accidentally forget and use her kids’ names? But of course you didn’t slip, you did it on purpose! Yay!
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Melissa says
May 19, 2011 at 4:34 amLove your girls names…Olivia was going to be Jake’s name if he had been a girl. Did it feel weird to write their names on the blog? The picture of daughter is so cute! It makes me laugh that our children know so much about social media. Jake sometimes will say “I am checking facebook.”
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 5:49 pmYes, it felt strange (and scary)…but also refreshing.
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Jenn says
May 19, 2011 at 4:15 amSuch a fun story (and beautiful names) and I love that the newspaper article picked up on what I’ve been feeling like “the point” was from the Give Every Day Blog – it doesn’t take a “big” thing to make a difference – just the small everyday stuff is enough – as long as we make the effort to do it.
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 5:46 pmI agree that the reporter did a commendable job (as did the photographer).
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Megan at SortaCrunchy says
May 19, 2011 at 3:39 amGORGEOUS! This is SUCH a big reveal! ♥♥♥
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tiffany says
May 19, 2011 at 1:54 amWoah! That was a big reveal, in my book! I had named them in my head, but they had very uncreative names (little and big, and you probably can guess who was who!). Your choices are much more awesome! :-)
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abby says
May 18, 2011 at 10:52 pmHow could I not notice?? At first I was like, who is Olivia and Kayla?? And then it all made sense…. Beautiful names!…thanks for sharing. :)
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Chelsea says
May 18, 2011 at 10:20 pmBeautiful names for beautiful girls!
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Nini Lettner says
May 18, 2011 at 9:55 pmI noticed! I love how our kiddos know about Tweeting and Blogging and Facebook. My daughter always says, “Mom, you should take a picture of me doing (insert whatever it may be here) and put it on the blog.” or she will say, “you should send that to your Facebook.” Oye! Hope you are enjoying spring!
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 5:25 pmIsn’t it incredible? Our daughters know all about tweeting, blogging, facebooking, youtube, iphones, netflix, and laptops…and they’re both under age five.
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Kris says
May 18, 2011 at 9:49 pmLove their names! Beautiful names for beautiful girls.
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Adventures In Babywearing says
May 18, 2011 at 9:31 pmLove it!!!!!
Steph
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Vanessa says
May 18, 2011 at 9:23 pmI actually found out your girls’ names awhile ago as someone had posted it on your fb page in a comment a long time ago. But I like the way you did so officially in this post so nonchalantly. :) By the way, what a cute little thing for your daughter to say about Twitter!! Oh and I love the way you have been processing your pictures lately. How do you do that? Or is that with an iPhone?
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 5:19 pmYes – with the iPhone. Tim has Hipstamatic and Instagram…and he uses both often.
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JulieK says
May 18, 2011 at 9:20 pmOh your daughter’s have SUCH beautiful names!! Thanks for sharing that… I am still toying with whether to say my baby’s name on our blog too but… then again, I’m sure there’s no newspaper out there spilling the beans on me! LOL :)
Fun post!
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Genevieve says
May 18, 2011 at 9:15 pmHa! I was like, wow, did everyone but me know your daughter’s names, because that was the first I’ve ever heard them! :) Glad to know I wasn’t just being oblivious!
Did you intend to keep it secret for longer? What made you decide to keep their names private before?
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Stephanie says
May 20, 2011 at 5:15 pmTim & I have been discussing it on-and-off for several years now. I wrote out my thoughts on the topic this past January: http://metropolitanmama.net/2011/01/social-media-and-my-kids-privacy/.
I still have hesitations about the “big reveal,” but I also feel at peace about it. [Yes…both].