Pictured above are our two little cuties at Easter time. Update on their cuteness:
Andrew loves taking things out of containers, shelves, buckets, and he also loves putting things in places, although usually not where they originally belong. Sometimes he has climbed into the kitchen cupboard so far that we could close the door on him. Every once in a while we'll find his pants in the blender, or a sandal in the broiler. This last week he did an Easter egg hunt with the blocks--he was being very high maintenance/clingy all morning, to the point where I could not even walk around without him pinning himself to my leg, and then all of the sudden he got quiet for a while. I could hear him moving around, and he sounded busy, but I was enjoying the quiet so I didn't bother him. When I finally looked to see what he was doing, he had been taking his Mega Blocks and hiding them in various places around the house. GOOD hiding places too. I kept finding them in strange places. By the next day, there were some I still hadn't found so Andrew just went and found them all for me. Smart little guy.
He also likes playing soccer. Not just playing with the soccer ball, but kicking it. Just kicking--he never touches it. Even if it gets stuck somewhere, he doesn't grab it with his hands, just tries to get it free with his foot.

Rebekah continues her fascination with Disney princesses. For a while Rapunzel was all she could think about. She likes to act out various scenes, particularly when we are playing the soundtrack we got from the library. I'm not sure how she does this, but when she is listening to the background instrumental peices in the soundtrack, she actually knows what section of the movie they are from. One time while we were listening to the soundtrack, she found me in the kitchen and covered my mouth with the sash from a white bathrobe and tried to tie it around my head. Of course, this is the part where Flynn Ryder climbs up the tree and sees Rapunzel gagged. She also likes to act out the part where Rapunzel realizes she's the lost princess (first she lies down on the floor, looks up in amazement at the ceiling, stands up and staggers around, then hits the dresser. All right on cue with the music).
She also likes to assign us different characters from Disney movies. For instance, she is Ariel, Andrew is Flounder, Daddy is King Triton. Or she is Meg and Daddy is Hercules. And who am I? Take your pick of the villains. In case you hadn't noticed, the mother figures in the Disney movies are all either psycopaths or dead. Lately, I've been "Mother Knows Best" (which is what she calls Mother Gothel from Tangled) and I unfairly keep her from letting her life begin. Thank you, Disney.
The two of them are at a precious stage right now--one of my favorite things is watching them play together. Rebekah likes to hold Andrew's hand and walk him around the house, play peek-a-boo with him, etc. Andrew just loves following Rebekah around and playing with whatever she is playing with. They can entertain each other for quite a long time, and they get each other giggling and squealing so easily.
As for us, we are still planning on all heading out to Arizona on June 1, where we will be for Scott's internship with Intel. Not exactly looking forward to the plane ride with Andrew, but at least it is a non-stop flight! We will keep you all posted.