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Quinn : My Heart

September 4, 2013 by Jensey 4 Comments

On September 3rd, 2012 (Labor Day, appropriately), Quinn was born.

We had to wait four long months to meet our first nephew. My sister-in-law Kristin is amazing, though, and nearly every day included a photo of Quinn, video clip, or Skype chat. Even though Oregon felt so far away, we were in constant contact as I counted down to our January trip. Soon enough, Nate and I were en route to Portland on the longest flight ever, and after a four hour car ride to their home, I was so excited I nearly kicked down their door to get to Quinn as fast as I could! You may remember from my “Quinn 2.0” post earlier this year, but the second I was finally snuggling my four month old nephew, Kristin casually blurted out, “So, we’re pregnant again.” :)

So I’m excited to finally share some photos of our whirlwind visit to Oregon this past January where we met baby Quinn for the very first time. Seeing as we just got back from visiting them (and meeting our first niece, Kinley!), I thought now’s a good time to gaze at these photos as I begin my countdown for our next visit which, as always, can’t come soon enough. :)

This photo started my favorite series of photos ever- Quinn and Nate’s “bff photos” as I like to call them. Quinn was going to town eating his fist so Nate automatically started doing the same thing. We have such a fun set already- Eating their fists, crying, napping during lunch, and chewing a cardboard box. I really hope we continue the tradition throughout Quinn’s life, so we can someday have a coffee table book made. :)

Love my Aunt Jensey wine glass. :)

I kid you not- Of any place in the world I could travel to, I only want to be in this living room with this family.

Too many favorites. :)

I’d like to say we were showing a clip of a really cute children’s show. Or a documentary. But no… We were introducing them to my favorite guilty pleasure clip on You Tube: Beauty and the Beat.

Quinn totally loved it. :)

Have I mentioned yet how much I love being an aunt? ;)

We drove to Mt. Bachelor for lunch, when we were met with this sign. (Oregon has very strict laws keeping minors out of places that serve liquor.)

… But my brother got creative and we found a way around it. :)

I never ever wanted to leave Quinn’s side. :)

Incase we’ve never met, I’m Jensey. And the only thing I love as much as Nate, Huck, and Christmas is snow.

The photo above is me shooting this! As soon as Kristin told me she was pregnant, I knew exactly what I wanted to do for their “announcement” photo. :)

Saddest day ever- Going home. :( I can’t wait to share photos of my sweet niece Kinley soon!! :)

Quinn 2.0

January 28, 2013 by Jensey 9 Comments

My brother drove four hours each way to pick us up from the airport. On that four hour car ride to his home, a lot of topics were covered in conversation, but the biggest was Quinn. He’s our first nephew and Charlie’s first kid, so he had a lot of, “When you guys have kids, make sure you..” and “I just really wish some had told us…” I had a million questions for him, but one of them was whether he and Kristin have decided if they want more kids or they’re good. Charlie got the biggest smile on his face, blushed a little, and said something along the lines of “We’ll just have to see.”

Fast forward to my very first time cuddling Quinn, when my sister-in-law blurts out that she’s pregnant! I couldn’t believe it, so much so that the entire trip I just kept repeating, “I can’t believe you’re pregnant!” over and over again. Quinn and 2.0 will be so close in age that Kristin says they’ll even be in the same class at school. LIKE TWINS. My dream, people!

Kristin let me shoot their “announcement” photo, which is so special to me for a number of reasons- At the time, we were the only ones in my family who knew they were expecting. (I’m a middle child and typically the last to find out these things- womp womp.) Quinn is also wearing the little Restoration Hardware Baby and Child bear jacket I bought him before we even knew he was a “he,” and his little airplane sweater (Janie and Jack!) was a Christmas gift from us. :)

I’m so excited to be an aunt again!!!!!!

Oregon Trip Preview

January 21, 2013 by Jensey 6 Comments

Today’s my big brother’s birthday- His 33rd one on this planet, but his first one as a daddy, and that’s pretty special.

Nate and I had been dying to make a trip out to Oregon to meet our new nephew since his birthday in September, but between costs and our crazy travel schedule, we weren’t able to make it happen until a couple weeks ago. It was hands down the best trip I’ve ever taken, and I’m counting down the days ’til our next cuddle!

I loved watching my brother be a dad… Natural doesn’t even begin to describe it. Quinn is the luckiest. (And the cutest!)