Easter 2010

Happy Easter from the McCalls! Notice all the "love" that Joel is giving to Nora....this is not abnormal at all! And check out her face! Do you think she likes it? Haha!

We had a busy weekend celebrating Easter with both sides of our extended family this year. Throughout the weekend, the kids got to hang with Aunt Elaine, Aunt Kim, Uncle Justin, Aunt Anna, Uncle Matt, Uncle Zach and Uncle Logan as well as both sets of grandparents. They were both a little spoiled and a lot exhausted by the time Sunday night rolled around, but it was well worth it.

We kicked off the weekend by taking the kids to the Easter egg hunt at the park on Saturday morning. Nora, of course, was too little to hunt, but Joel enjoyed finding the eggs with Daddy while Mommy and Nora cheered him on from the sidelines.

Later that day, Joel colored Easter eggs for the very first time. It was a messy process, but it was tons of fun. Joel totally took charge of the project and let Mommy have virtually no say in the coloring or decorating of the eggs. He may be just a bit of a control freak (wonder where he gets that?!?!). 

On Saturday evening, we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Kadolph's house for an Easter barbecue with the boys and Anna. Joel had yet another Easter egg hunt with Grandma Traci. 

Sunday morning, the kids woke up to find tons and tons of loot that the Easter Bunny had left for them. Joel enjoyed hunting eggs once again and even got to have some candy before breakfast. Ever since, he has been asking for "candy eggs" when he wakes up. I've created a monster! Here's Joel finding his basket and checking out the goods:

I think Nora liked hers, too:

Here's a good shot of the kids before we got them dressed and headed off to church. Don't you just love the coordinating pjs?

This is literally the only picture that I got of Joel alone in his Easter outfit. And check out the face!!!! It's hard enough to get a 2-year-old dressed up, but to get him to stand still is nearly impossible! But doesn't he look handsome??? 

And here's one of Nora in her Easter dress (which she hated, by the way). 

Mommy and Nora:

All in all, it was a great day filled with family and rejoicing in our risen Savior! What a joyous time of year!