Let me tell you...

I had to post this because it's about the cutest thing I've seen/heard in a long time (again, no bias here). Archer is starting to understand that he can "talk" just like we do. His grunts are turning into something that resembles speech a bit more... hillarious!

What a weekend!

I know... it's Wednesday and I'm finally getting around to writing about the events of the weekend... if you could only see our living room you would see that we're still not completely unpacked and are digging through suitcases to get ready each morning :)

We had a great trip to the Quad Cities to visit Grandma and Grandpa Dunlap and to have Archer baptized at the church where Eric and I were married. We started the roadtrip on Thursday afternoon -- hoping we wouldn't double our 5-hour drive time with a baby in the car. Archer did great and slept the majority of the trip!

Friday morning was the beginning of the baby parade. Archer and I went with Grandma D to school where she teaches to see some of her co-workers. Then we went to meet Great-Grandma Elsie at the nursing home. It was a gorgeous spring day with temps in the 70's so we enjoyed running around with the windows down!

Saturday continued the baby parade with Archer meeting lots of new people. We met up with Katie, her mom and twin girls for coffee and breakfast. Then, my girlfriends arrived from Chicago just in time to hit the mall food court for lunch (a trip home just isn't complete without a trip to Chick-fil-a!) Saturday afternoon, Grandma and Grandpa Holman arrived along with my Aunt Corinne and Uncle Roger. We all got together for monster-reubens at the Belgian Village. Seriously... we didn't spend the entire weekend eating, did we?!

Sunday's baptism was great. We were thrilled to have the same pastor who married Eric and I perform the baptism. By the end of the service, Archer finally realized that the trumpets and organ weren't monsters coming to get him (seriously... whose brilliant idea was it to have a jazz band play on a Sunday with 5 baptisms?)

We finished the day with (you guessed it... more food) a great lunch at Biaggi's. Thank you to everyone who made the trip to the QC's to share the day/weekend with us! It was wonderful to finally show off our son to all of you! We're the proudest parents in the world and can't believe we're so lucky to have such a fun little man!

All in all, our first road-trip home was great. But, I have to admit it felt really nice to get home on Monday afternoon. It's funny how you don't realize how much of a routine you have until you're not in it! If only we can figure out a way to get all the people we love to come to the Twin Cities! :)

There are tons of photos on our dropshots site from the weekend... take a look!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Yesterday was Archer's first St. Patrick's Day! We celebrated with friends in true Minnesota form...

Archer was officially (no parental bias here) the cutest little man in town wearing his "Kiss Me I'm Cute" t-shirt that one of Grandma Cindy's friends sent. I'm continually amazed when I dress him in clothes that I swear will be huge on him to have them barely fit. He's growing so fast (was in the 90th percentile for both height and weight at his 8-week appointment) and is starting to fill out even his 6th month clothes -- yep, he just turned 3-months on Thursday!

The day started with a bath -- I'm proud to report that Archer has stopped thinking that we're trying to drown him and has started to have fun in the tub. Eric and I still find it easier to have a few extra hands in the tub, so it usually ends up being a family affair.

We met some friends in St. Paul at Sweeney's for a little lunch (and a few bloody marys for Eric). Then we headed over to the St. Paul Curling Club to watch a few friends in a bonspiel (a.k.a. tournament). It was a first for all of us (aside from watching a little curling in the last winter Olympics). I'm beginning to understand the goal of the game, but I'm still completely clueless as to how the scoring works. There's talk of maybe starting a league next year, so hopefully I'll have a few more chances to figure it out! Doesn't Archer look thrilled to watch!