JAB blab

My friends have twins and so we are all obsessed with comparing them to one another, which makes me slightly obsessed about comparing Abby with Jack back way back when…

From Drop Box

From Drop Box

But what really makes this sweet, is that Jack took this picture of his sister all by himself today.

They’ve also started interacting on a much higher level, which is pretty freaking cute and provides a little glimpse into the future.

And because not everyone is on facebook…and the old wordpress gallery is just not working for me, you can see the latest and greatest on my picasa account. It’s super easy for me to upload which means I might actually stay on top of things.

On July 29th we welcomed Bennett Hughes Gwaltney to the clan. I got a rare solo visit to Alabama to meet him and hang with the rest of the family.

He’s a precious “little punchy guy” as his older brother likes to call him, though truth be told he was not very punchy while I was around. My sister has been blessed with another baby who actually sleeps. Go figure.

From Trip to Alabama

I also enjoyed unprecedented one-on-one time with the Grahamster. Even made him a little video montage on the plane ride home. Great way to kill time on a long plane ride…and pretty fun when your audience is three years old. You can slap on all the cheesy affects and know they will love it even more!

For Graham, From Aunt Tiffy from Tiffany Cothran on Vimeo.

This summer was a whirlwind with trips galore and just a lot of good quality family time…mostly out-of-doors. Having kids makes summer feel like, well summer, again.

I can’t possibly detail it all, but the pictures mostly do it justice. Unfortunately a good deal of photos from our vacation with family were lost when our camera was stolen, but I’ve managed to collect many highlights from the grandparents.

Enjoy!

June:

July:

August:

Still trying out this picasa web file sharing. If the above is not working, here is a link…mostly Easter fun.

Not as terrible a mom as I thought I was, I found the birthday photos. So here is March. Trying out new way to share photos…

March photos for web

Baby 1 and Baby 2

I won’t even begin to try and do a catch up post on the happenings since it has literally been months.  The state of affairs in the Cothenberg household is pretty good. Abby is cruising around the furniture these days, occasionally braving the “no hands” stand so I’d say we are pretty close to walking. Still a happy, smiley baby overall, she is beginning to exhibit our family’s trademark stubborn streak. Jack thinks she is sturdier than I would have given her credit for initially, which has propelled her into a rough and tumble bullying phase. Apparently she set out to maul all of the other kids (and a few moms as well) at story time this week at the library. What can I say? I intend to raise a tough girl! Meanwhile Jack is going all wussy, “Abby pulled my hair! Abby poked my eye! Abby pinched my arm!” he whines. Sheesh.

I know REALLY what people want are photos, so before I leave to pick Jack up from school (which he continues to LOVE), here’s a few shots of the kids at Train Town last month.  We just uploaded new blog software so I am trying to figure out the picture posting again.  You can click on these to enlarge.

Big slide got the best of Jack. Minor fracture, but a cast is still what the docor ordered. Last night’s visit to the ER resulted in phase one - a splint…

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Today we headed back to the hospital for the official cast. Jack was a little nervous but a real trooper.

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He chose the blue:

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Happily, it’s a “walking cast.” It will take a while for him to get the hang of it, but I think he cuts a rather dashing figure, don’t you?

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(Click for images to enlarge. Experiencing photo uploading difficulties.)

Pirate Jack and his Cheeky Monkey…