Susan and I spent plenty of time over the last 9 months discussing possible names. When it came down to it, naming her Reagan was the obvious choice.
Reagan: We have a nice little story behind this name. This story goes back years and years so the order and details may be less than 100% accurate but the meaning remains the same.
Many moons ago Susan’s parents, Ginny and Randy, went on a big hike in the Mt. Katahdin in the state of Maine. After reaching the summit, Ginny and Randy started heading back down the mountain. Unfortunately by this time Ginny’s foot was in trouble. She had such a foot injury she couldn’t walk down the mountain any further. As they sat on the side of the trail trying to figure out what to do, a young man from Outward Bound came walking by and stopped to check on the wounded hikers.
To help, this outdoorsman decided to run down the mountain to see how far it was. By the time he was back to the Rands, he was covered in sweat but ready to help. Ginny was asked to hop on his back piggyback style and down the mountain they went. Ginny and Randy made it comfortably back to their car thanks to this passerby.
His name was Reagan and the name stayed in Ginny’s mind for years. Early in the dating life of Susan and I, Ginny and Randy shared this story in casual conversation. Susan and I remembered it well. Isn’t it a nice little story?
We named our daughter Reagan not so much after this one nice fellow, but to remind our little girl to be kind to others.
Harper: We chose this as our daughter’s middle name because we liked the way it sounds. Cool huh?
Snodgrass: She’s just lucky.
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