Other activities with Grandma Gillis

Grandma Gillis left yesterday (unfortunately), but I still have a few things to write about that were done when she was here.

First: the kids made rice crispy "houses" and decorated them.

Sadie showing off her house

Samuel eating his house

Henry eating his house

Second: They went back to the Zoo... this time with Grandma & Grandpa Gillis.

Henry, Grandpa Gillis, Samuel & Sadie eating lunch at the Zoo

Third: Easter Morning

Looking for Easter Eggs

Henry and Samuel

Zoo

I am getting so spoiled. What am I going to do come Monday when I no longer have any helpers here. It's been a month and the life of luxury is coming to an end. Yesterday Grandma Gillis took the kids to the Zoo. I'm not sure that there were any animals seen, but they sure had fun at the playgrounds.

The Aviary

Grandma Gillis is here helping out. She has been very helpful doing laundry and cooking meals and doing the dreaded work of planting in the yard...ugh. The best thing though, is that she does stuff with the older kids. Yesterday they went to the Aviary. This was great because it left William and I at home alone--I got a ton done. Also, I don't like zoo's or aviary's, so the kids got to go, and I didn't have to take them--Yipee!!

"He loves me"

Sadie can't get enough of William. She wants to hold him all of the time. She rejoices in saying "he loves me."

Henry

Just in case anyone is keeping track: In the last three weeks Henry has been on antibiotics 3 times and an inhaler once. (One of the antibiotics he was only on for 4 days and then they switched him to another.) He has had an ear infection, and then pneumonia, and now strep. We have been to the doctor 4 times and between medicine and doctors appointments would have had to pay $396.00. Of course this is nothing compared to the $14,520 we would have had to pay to have William. I certainly feel for all of the people who don't have decent (or any) medical coverage.