Happy Birthday, Taylor Quinn!

At this time 8 years ago, I was just getting back to the hospital from a pretty crazy afternoon.? Jenny was teaching K-12 vocal music at Clever, MO and was gearing up for her spring concert.? It was the day after Easter…Tax Day that year.? I had made the trip out to Clever to take something to Jenny for her concert that was coming up.? A fellow teacher came over to me and said, “I think Jenny needs to go to the hospital, but she won’t do it.”? She thought that the “back pain” Jenny was having was actually contractions.? Jenny obviously has a high pain tolerance we would soon find out.

I got a call from Jenny’s teacher friend about 3:15-3:30 informing me that I was to meet Jenny at the hospital.? She was going to drive herself to the hospital…and she couldn’t call herself because her cell phone battery was dead!? In less than an hour, at 4:33 p.m., Taylor Quinn entered in the world via emergency C-section.? My buddy Brad Daily rushed home to get my cameras and the “dads” went to take Jenny’s car back home.? My dad still to this day gives Jenny a hard time that her car was on fumes when she pulled into the hospital…and her cell phone battery was dead–not a good combination.

We are so grateful for you Taylor Quinn!? You are a great young man that loves other people and is such a good boy!? We are so proud of you and love you so much!

Here are some pictures of his “first round” of gifts…the “official” party doesn’t happen until Saturday.