21 Months Going on 21 Years

Wow, Quin is growing up WAY faster than I'm comfortable with. We actually have to start making some plans for his second birthday party. With only three months to go until he's two, we're acutely aware that our baby is no longer, well, a baby.

Today Quin turned 21 months old. Sure, we're not exactly celebrating every month-birthday that passes, but we do at least notice. No cake, no candles, no presents. But if we think about it, we try to snap off a few pictures to mark the milestone. Today was one of those month-birthdays. Realizing we've been so busy lately that photos have completely gone by the wayside, I decided to break out at least some minimal lighting gear and get off a few good shots of the Quinster.


We gave up many months ago trying to get some studio shots of Quin. He moves too fast and gets upset if we try to get him to stay still. So any setup shots we do have to be in his element. Portraits involve chasing him around the house with an umbrella wielding light stand. Today, that element just happened to be climbing up on the back of the couch. The two shots above are on the couch. In fact, poor Elizabeth isn't feeling so hot today, and he was climbing on top of her.


This third shot was actually taken a couple weeks ago at Matt and Becky's backyard. We were there for Brennan's birthday and brought the camera gear to get some family portraits of Brennan and his whole gaggle. Since we had the gear out and Brennan and Quin were out having fun, we decided to get some good shots.

I really dig that fence in their backyard. When we get ourselves settled into a house one of these days, I think I'm going to build a fence just like that one. It won't actually do anything. It'll just be twenty feet long and serve no purpose other than looking cool in photos.

Is it just me, or is Quin not the most handsome 21 month old you've ever seen? What a little stud-muffin.

To see the handful of photos I took today, check out the top of Quin's photo album.