Memories in the Making...: April 2011

Last Easter stop

We hosted Easter at our house this year so that is why we only have 2 pictures. We had the best time even if I have no pictures to prove it.

Nannie sitting in Rylee's rocking chair. She said, "This is just my size."

Rylee in a bathing suit with a wild hair- do with the best Nannie in the world!

My Nannie means the world to me. I love her so much and so do my kids.

Easter at Docs

We got a few pictures of the kids before lunch. As you can tell it was very difficult getting a good picture of all so I just chose my 2 favorite.

Rylee, Tucker& Will

Doc LOVES his great- grandchildren
Tucker, Will, Rylee,Gabe, Alex, Ellie & Zach

Rylee's basket got too heavy so she hollered for back up. Gramps was there to her rescue.

This picture tells all...

Most of the time the egg hunt is the highlight of Easter, well not at the McNabb's. Believe it or not it is the egg FIGHT! Yes, I said egg fight!!! This explains why we have very few pictures of the actual egg hunt because you have to always be watching your back.

I am not too sure if Tucker was exhausted or he just got hit by an egg.

Chubby Bunny

More Chubby Bunny

HE IS RISEN!

We took some pictures after morning service this morning. As you can tell I had a difficult time trying to decide which ones to post.

Papaw, Grammie & kids

Daddy & Tucker

My babies

Just Rylee Kate

Mr. Cool

They love each other most of the time

I love this one!

Daddy with his 2 babies

Me and the kiddos

Church Egg Hunt

2011 Church Egg Hunt

Listening to Preacher Bud

Once again Ry is terrified of the Easter Bunny

He's off

Still terrified

Tucker & Tyler

Tucker w/ the Easter Bunny

Fun Times with Grammie and Pappie

On Friday night we went to Grammie and Pappie (a.k.a. Papaw) to eat and hunt eggs in the dark. Destiny came over to hunt with the kids and they had a BLAST!!!

Rylee & Destiny

Destiny found one

Rylee got one!

Tucker's basket is full!

Getting the prizes out of the eggs

Rylee was more excited about the candy

Tucker likes the money

Jeremy flashed the camera right in Papaws face. He was seeing spots for a while!!!

We had a delicious dinner and fun time with family and friends.

Working, Coloring Eggs, Baking Cookies & a Fire= Good Times

Thursday night we went to Gramps & Doos for the evening. Tucker loved working with Gramps while I took Rylee to gymnastics. When we got back and ate supper we colored 3 1/2 dozen eggs, baked Resurrection Cookies and told Easter story, and sat by the fire.

Tucker and Gramps digging a new flower bed for Doo

First,the kids took wooden spoons and beat the nuts. This represented the beatings our Savior took. After I explained this to the kids they were both so heart broken.

Rylee is tasting salt. This represented all the tears that people cried for Jesus.

Next, they smelled vinegar. I explained to the kids as Jesus was hanging on the cross dying, he asked for a drink of water and this is what they gave him. Once again they were very upset that people were treating their Jesus this way.

We added sugar, beat it and explained to them that white means clean and when you ask Jesus into your heart he washes you clean.

Last, we placed the cookies in the oven(tomb) and the kids taped the oven(tomb) shut. We had to leave our cookies in there overnight and I told them how sad Mary and all the people were to leave Jesus sealed in that tomb. The next morning we broke open the cookies and they were hollow (empty) just as the tomb was 3 days after his burial. My kids have heard the Easter story over and over, but I truly feel like this brought it to life for them. They have told everybody about their Easter cookies.