Monday, March 31, 2008

What's in a name?

I was "tagged" by my good friend Amy, to tell the stories behind the names we chose for our boys. So here it goes...

Dallon Russell - Dallon is a name that Aaron and I just love. We both claim to be the person who first picked it. We knew early on in the pregnancy his name would be Dallon. It was that easy! His middle name, Russell, is after my grandpa on my mother's side. I remember telling my Mom when I was young that someday I wanted to name a son after my grandpa. His name was James Russell Wall - but he always went by his middle name Russell. He was an amazing man who was a huge part of my life. My grandpa passed away just one year before Dallon was born.

Dawson Joseph - As much as Aaron and I hate to admit it, we got the name Dawson from the show Dawson's Creek. We really liked the name and we totally loved the show. His middle name is Joseph. He is named after his dad, Aaron Joseph. I am glad he has his Dad's middle name. He loves his daddy.

Easton Paul - We had a really hard time picking a name this time. We went back and forth on several different names, but it wasn't until about three weeks before his birth that we thought of the name Easton. His name wasn't decided until the last few hours of our hospital stay. The pressure was on to pick the name for the birth certificate. We went with Easton, and we love it! His middle name is Paul. After my Dad, Paul Sullivan. I love my Dad. He is a really good man. I was so tickled to get to name one of my son's after him.

Ok Tiffany, Merideth, TAG, you're it!

3 comments:

M Occasionally B said...

I alawys love hearing how people get their names. How did you get your's Jaim?

Jaimie said...

how did i get my name? my mom named me jaimie after her one and only sister jamie beth wall. her sister was born 2 years before her and died when she was 3 days old. so my mom never knew her on this earth but wanted me to have her name.

M Occasionally B said...

I never knew that. That's really neat...I have also really enjoy the fact that we both have blogs too. It is a fun way to keep in touch. I always look forward to your new posts and pictures! LOVE AND MISS YOU JAIM!