Shared Jeans

One of the most common questions we get about the boys is "Are they identical?" Even a very cursory glance at the two of them will reveal that they are quite obviously not. If people ask me how I tell them apart I usually say "Cole is 1/2 inch taller." or "Grant has a shorter big toe." or "Cole has a birthmark shaped like Minnesota on his pancreas." (Actually he doesn't. It's shaped like Wisconsin.)

The truth, however, is that Grant looks like my older brother and Cole looks like me. To support this claim I present the following: This photo was taken a few months after I turned one, and a few months before my brother turned three. Cole and Grant are currently in the middle of that age range. What do you think?

And where did my mom get those pants my brother and I were wearing? Well, it was the 70's. I suppose they were as common as cargo pants are today. Even Hillary had a pair. The Crunchers, however, are modeling some of Ma's famous handmade rain pants.