Everyone wants in on the Theodore Snuggle action, especially Max. I often lay Theo on my bed in the mornings while I change in or out of exercise clothes, or get ready in the morning. Invariably Max comes in too and tries to hold Theo or snuggle him or throw a soccer ball at his face. True story.
Our newest Archibald cousin, Davis Crandall, was born exactly 7 weeks after Theodore. Davey boy wanted in on some Theo cuddles too.... we could just tell.
Alec, Chris and Max tested out a fun family activity and then were so excited to do it again as an entire family: Boat Races in the little creek alongside Lions Park just down off the hill. We made boats out of paper plates/cups/duct tape and other recycled material. Then we launched them into the creek. Alec volunteered to be the boat rescue-er and waded in the water to rescue and relaunch any boats that got stuck... and they all got stuck at some point. This was a really fun activity despite Freddy's meltdown at the beginning. Alec was able to pull him out of it with a clever silver lining.
We got invited to the Browns and Felts (friends from our Stanford days) and some of their mutual friends Caramel Apple tradition. Again, living in Utah gives us the chance to connect with friends from our past. It was a late night but lots of fun. We ate soup and bread and just talked while we dipped apples in caramel and chocolates and various toppings.
And then the next day we got together with some Betteridge cousins: Emily and Ryan and their baby Heidi, Carli and her kids, Ben and Vanessa and their daughters, Hannah, and Caleb, Tiff and her kids, Jordan and Estefi and my little family. It was really windy and quite chilly all of a sudden so we were a little unprepared but the kids could care less about it and we managed to scrounge up some blankets and jackets from our car. There were so many babies and kids running around and it was just delightful for me to see some of my favorite people ever.
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