Many of you have seen our new little friend Roo pop up in the last few months here on the blog. Roo is a kangaroo that I commissioned artist Megan Horsch with Kaylee Bug Designs to draw. I gave some specific ideas such as I knew I wanted a kangaroo and I knew I wanted him to have a classic unique feel, but Megan really brought Roo to life. She was great to work with, and I adore Roo more than I thought I could. I chose Roo to be my little children’s portraiture mascot for some very specific reasons. A friend last Sunday suggested I share these here. You see for me Kangaroos are just the sweetest mommies in the Animal world. The way they hold the Joey’s close to them for the next year I just find amazing. I wore my son for our first year together and it was the sweetest thing for us to help with our bonding as mother and son. So in my little way it is a constant reminder our a mother and child’s bond…and thus Roo! Now I know I have not been too creative with her name. I am not married to the name Roo it has grown organically in the past few months, but I thought I would throw up a fun little contest
NAME MY ROO!!!
So Folks until Monday at 5:00 PM Mountain Time I will be taking names for Roo. I will on Tuesday draw a name out of the “hat” to select a winner. If I PICK a name there will be TWO WINNERS! One from the hat and the one with Roo’s New name! What do you win? Well I thought to make it interesting for EVERYONE from ANY Place – It will be a $20 iTunes Gift Card. Just a little sumptin’ sumptin’ to let you know how much I love ya all. So leave a name and get some tunes. Roo himself he is partial to some Jack Johnson…yummy…oh wait that is me!
Have a great weekend. My exciting Friday night is with that cute little man and some meatballs…Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs that is.
Toodaloo Kangaroos!
StacyZ
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emily - I think I won Melinda!
Melinda Bunker - Did I win?
Anastasia Bourke - Rooby (pronounced like the woman’s name and gemstone Ruby)
Shannon - I wanted to share that I’m happy to have found you on Twitter via shivaya naturals! I love in your description how you mentioned you love dancing silly with your son. Every morning my two year old and I have a ritual of dancing per his request. It’s so fun!!!
Melinda Bunker - Why not keep it as just… roo?
Roozle?
Kanga?
R? (the best and my personal fave)
Boo?
Kanga?
One eyed Roo?
Dane?
Melinda?
Willy?
Melinda
Melissa - Ruthie or Dot…?
Sarah - Squeakheart. It’s how one of my boys says “sweetheart”
Jared Wilson Photography - How about ‘Jack’ after his favorite musician?
Laura - For some reason, I have “Podge” in my mind.
Andrew - Kanga! Was my Fav
orrrrr RuRu
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orrr Ru
Aka KangaRu
Julie Cruz - Why not Roo?
If not, I pick either:
Gidget
Molly
Emma
Sandy
Clarice
Buttons
Patch(es)
Kelly S - Kyla’s idea is Miraroo. Very cute Roo you have there!
Jane - What about Kang, as in Michael Kang from SCI
Wait… Roo is female, hmmmm… Nope I think I’m sticking with Kang!
Nat MacLean - I have it… Diddy!
Carrying a child (Didy… you know what that stands for).
Carrying a tune (strolling along to a diddy… as in iTunes)
And it just WORKS.
The name of your Roo is Diddy… Diddy Roo!
I adore your new site and portrait! R is soooo big.
Anastasia Bourke - “Rooby” (a play on the girl’s name Ruby, but it’s also a Roo with a Ba-’by’, so it’s a Rooby!) Maybe hypnenate it to Roo-by, or whatever. Anyway, that’s my suggestion, for what it’s worth.
By the way, the baby kangaroos are called ‘Joey’s', that’s what’s in the pouch. So a Rooby is kinda like a baby Joey roo.
kari S. - A very cute bunny and it would make a lovely wall hanging in a baby nursery! First thing came to my mind when looking at the bun-bun was “Bubsy-roo”.
Kari
Bart Lillie - I’m liking ‘pocket’… or ‘pouch’ if you prefer something monosyllabic.
Karie McLain - What a super cute family you have Stacy! Love this pic.
Emily Szettella - I love the pic of the family Stac! It is fantastic! I have a name suggestion for your little roo (don’t laugh! I don’t know where on earth it came from!)…..
Biscuit.
Love ya!