Great posts, everyone.
We are finally on our way!
I want to bring something up for discussion...the relationships between the Whitfoot and Chubb children. It's rare that an RPG will have such an age difference between the children, so we don't have prior experience with this particular situation.
With the Whitfoots, we have Alora, who at 7 is a very small child, and Crispin, who is still pretty young at 12. The Chubb children are quite a bit older. May is a young women, and Henry, it seems is more of a teenager (or almost a tween).
It seems to me that a close relationship between the children, in a play on the same level way, would be inappropriate. Try to think about a 15 year old who has a 9 year old best friend. The two would be in completely different life stages.
However, I think we can work with a relationship between the families, where Henry and May could maybe look after them while at camp (maybe ordered to by parents, causing attitudes on both sides), but I can't see them "playing" together.
I also question the use of the word "play" regarding Henry and May. What is it that hobbits of these older ages play?
Give me some feedback. I want to know what the rest of you think.