A baby chick whose mouth had thumb and forefinger prints
Last year we made baby bunnies again with thumb and forefinger prints for her nose and mouth.We were making carrots this year that would be covered with white polka dot fingerprints ~ the eggs were blown, I painted them orange, and the paint and decorating accessories were waiting in a box for our Saturday night "creative hour" but . . . (well, that's another story for another day).
Mimi printed these little booklets for each family, too, so you would have the history of the Easter Egg, a decription of the Easter Tree, and the 14-day scripture guide.
Amid school, work, dance classes, sports activities and whatever else takes up our days, it's always nice to have a visual reminder of God's amazing love for us . . . a reminder that no matter how long the winter, spring comes . . . a reminder of how much Jesus suffered for us . . . and . . . a reminder of The Beauty of the Cross.
. . . all the beautiful decorations God has provided to remind us just how much He loves us.
With this beauty on the outside, nothing else is really needed inside. But, I did do a little more decorating than what I had shown you the other day . . .
I put up the "Hoppy Easter" banner my own little 
Remember these funny looking carrots from last year? I was going to throw them out and start over but decided they would work just fine for one more year.
Very simple decorations on the breakfast table this year while the dining room table looks like it always does.
And a little note waiting to greet you in your nest!
Hope ya'll are having a great week even though you're in testing ~ only 3 more days!!
when we came home from our marathon ballgame weekend on Sunday night, look what I found when I walked into our bathroom . . .
Y.E.S. Half of that Christmas cactus was blooming just in time for 
Mimi's got to scoot for tonight ~ you know, Easter is this weekend and there's eggs to fill, beds to make and food to think about!
Sign # 2 ~ The Birds are Back!
The goldfinch cover both feeders during most of the day.
While I was outside, a humingbird was eating from one of the flowers. When I went upstairs, he came to the feeder and visited all 4 stations but couldn't find any food. Then he flew to the window as if to say, "Hey, lady, I'm back so fix my food!"
After I saw all the beauty outside, I decided to add a few spring touches to the house . . .
My standby Spring wreath on the front door
A little Easter with our Egg Hunt sign and Easter eggs in my Granny's egg basket, the Happy Easter pillow I made last spring and . . . what's spring without nests and bird eggs? The nest on the right is a robin's nest that fell from the curve in the guttering last year.
Winter greenery that will have to stay for a little while longer ~ a little wren has built a nest right in the middle of it. Mimi doesn't want to disturb her so I'll just plant the flowers I got for it somewhere else for now.
After all the marshmellows were eatten, it was time for a little checkers on Mimi's homemade checkerboard. And as always, we have to play with Miss Gigi.
Don't you just wonder what these two are saying to each other? 
Yes, as my homemade sign says, "Spring is Here!"
