Oh, glorious Easter!

We had a glorious Easter, and I hope you did too!

My parents unfortunately don't live close by, so I look forward to the long weekends when they come to visit. This weekend was full of fun as we celebrated Easter as one big family!

My Easter basket was a special one this year

Caleb enjoyed being in the basket of eggs more than his own little goodie basket

I found a cute bucket at Walmart and jazzed it up with a monogram and sticker I made from Photoshop for Caleb's Easter basket

I had a simple Easter mantle decorated with a banner I made, printables, eggs, and owls {I have an owl obsession and owls find their way into every design}

We grilled leg of lamb steaks on Good Friday

We went to Joe T Garcia's and then Easter service on Saturday at The Village Church

I took my parents to Cabela's {hubby's favorite store}, to show them what all the fuss was about

Caleb was showered with love this weekend...

my dad couldn't put Caleb down

so spoiled with love...

{I taught Caleb to play with apps, and now he grabs my phone out of my hands...oh, dear}

Our 14-day Easter Activity was a hit, and I can't wait until Caleb is older. Next year, I'm going to hide the eggs every day and let him find them. 

Yes, we had a glorious Easter weekend!

Treasuring Christ...especially at Easter!

Have you read Noel Piper's book Treasuring God in Our Traditions? ...No?? Stop reading and go order it here or read it online for free here. It's a must read for every Christian parent!

I'm so thankful for Noel and her inspiration to make our traditions, especially the holidays, more Christ-centered. In the Big K fam we celebrate advent during Christmas and love our nightly Jesse Tree Activity, and for Thanksgiving we started to do a Thankful Tree last year. So, for Easter I wanted to come up with an activity that would prepare our hearts and set our minds on Christ. 

Opening up eggs at Easter is a fun treasure hunting activity, and I want Caleb to view Jesus as his Treasure, so I came up with a "Treasuring Christ Easter Activity".

It's 14 days of opening up Easter Eggs filled with daily scripture readings and symbols. 

I wanted to walk through the last few days before Christ was crucified, and I wanted to incorporate Caleb's Bible-The Jesus Storybook Bible. {Highly recommend this Bible for kids...every story whispers Jesus' name!}

If you have the Jesus Storybook Bible here is the daily reading plan and symbol ideas to use for your eggs {nothing on day 14-because Jesus has risen!}. Also, you'll noticed the 15th egg is extra, it's Hebrews 1:1-14, and we read that verse on Dec. 25th as the final ornament on our Jesse Tree. I wanted to add the Hebrews verse, because our story doesn't end with Christ's resurrection...He's rescued us, the altar is closed, and one day He's coming again!

Click here to download the reading plan for the Jesus Storybook Bible version.

Don't have the Jesus Storybook Bible? Don't sweat it! Here's the daily scripture {for any Bible}: download here.  

I hope this activity helps you treasure Christ this Easter!

And just for fun, here are some fun printables I made for my Easter decor for you to have:

download here

...and my favorite worship song printable...

download here

So, what are your Easter traditions? I'd love to know and get inspired!


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