New additions of babies to the ’98 family just keep coming! There are lots of little ones to welcome into the fold this issue.


First up is newcomer Max Pratner—son of Gretchen Gudmundsen and her husband, Jason Pratner—who was born June 5. Max and his family live in Seattle, and he’s totally adorable!


Next is James Gilfoil, who was born on June 10 to Ryan Gilfoil and his wife, Veena. The Gilfoil family is living in the Bay Area, where Ryan is working as an attorney in San Francisco. Congrats, guys!


We also welcome Taylor Taber Keally, who was born July 18. Taylor is the third daughter of Alex Keally and Nicolle Haneman Keally. She joins big sisters Hadley and Cassidy, who appear from the pictures to find her fascinating. Congratulations to the Keally clan! Alex, you’re hopelessly outnumbered, I’m afraid.


I also heard from Alex Prinstein, who reports that her daughter “Ivy Jane Pevnick was born on July 26. Big brother Leo (3 1/2) was excited to welcome her to our family. I work for the college of education at the University of Florida and my husband, Seth Pevnick ’99, is the curator of Greek and Roman art at the Tampa Museum of Art. We just marked our third anniversary in Tampa and are spending a hot and sticky August trying to weather threatened hurricanes, political conventions and sleepless newborn nights. It’s been quite a combination!” Alex also reported that “Bill ’97 and Emily (Hay) Hinsdale and their girls Clara and Rose live just a couple of minutes from us and I think were the first Dartmouth alums to officially meet Ivy.” Thanks for the news, Alex, and welcome to Ivy!


Next up, on August 18 Katie Kirkmire Vining and her husband, Michael Vining, welcomed baby James Mitchell Vining. Baby Mitchell is doing great and already loving life in Santa Barbara, California. Congrats, guys!


And, finally, on August 26 Alex Reitman and her husband, Jesse Brown, welcomed baby Jacob Brown to the world. Jacob and his family live in London. And in honor of that, I’ll report that Jacob weighed in at 3.8 kilograms. Now you go do the math!


That’s the baby roundup for this update! I hope to see all these youngsters at the reunion in June 2013! 


And, now, a challenge for you all: Send me some non-baby news about you! I do love reporting on babies, but I have a hunch there’s more going on in the class than mere procreation. Can’t wait to hear about all your adventures and accomplishments! Have a great fall!


—Jo Golub, 851 Indian Rock Ave., Berkeley, CA 94707; jgolub@kvn.com