an EGG-cellent day

Doesn't it just look like she is thinking..."What are they doing to me now?"

....and then she spotted the grass! Look closely at her mouth in the picture bellow, specifically what is hanging out!

After a quick taste test she decided to chow down...don't worry we did not let our daughter eat the stuff, she would stick it in and then it would all fall out, but it sure was entertaining...

She was fascinated by her new discovery.

The ears...

My mom sent us these for Cole's first Easter and we got some hilarious shots of him in them (he had the saddest face when we stuck them on him) ...so we kept them around for Ali...apparently she likes dress up better than Cole did!

we decided that we should put things in the eggs for Ali that she could actually enjoy ...

And this picture is what happens when Justin is in charge of helping the Easter Bunny hide the eggs. I would have a hard time reaching this! Luckily uncle Lance was there to lift Cole up to the high ones while Justin manned the camera.

My brother Lance is only here for a few more weeks before he finishes up his freshman year and heads out on his mission! We are excited for him, but we will miss having family around to hang out with on holidays for sure.

we decided to do the Easter egg stuff after church, considering our ward starts at 8 AM! We didn't want to force Cole out of bed at 6:30 to hunt eggs and then go to church, we thought a better time would be had by all if we asked the Easter Bunny to come during nap time after church. This is right after Cole woke up from his nap...he was looking around at his house like "wait a minute...what's all this?"

He caught on quickly though, he is obsessed with a Mickey Mouse Club House video he has that is all about the best Easter party ever, so he was pretty excited to have his own Easter party! He even serenaded us with the song from the video while he hunted for eggs.

Yes mom and dad that IS a baseball Easter bucket... I knew you would appreciate that one. Justin actually picked it out, the football one had wire goal posts that looked like they could impale small children, so you win this year, baseball it is!

In my family we always got a gift along with our Easter baskets, and since Cole is OBSESSED with the movie Cars, it was a no brainer on what to get...

I am not sure though if this track was more of a present for Justin or Cole...

and of course what would Easter be without the clothes! Just bought this adorable dress for Ali.

Justin fell in love with it when he saw it, and I loved all the details on it.

Cole was taking a much needed nap during this photo shoot, but I assure you, he looked adorable in his stylin' sweater from my Grandma Amonette!

and one of the best parts about having a girl... accessorizing!

how sweet are these?

It was a great day! We had so much fun as a family. Along with Lance, Justin's cousin Kraig came down to join us too, and Kraig supplies a mean dessert! This stuff has got to be just as much, if not more fun for the parents as the kids.

We have been explaining to Cole that Easter is when Jesus got an owie so our owies could be all better. How that ties in with a rabbit and eggs in a two year olds mind I am not sure, but I am so greatful for the real reason we have this day.