Working Hard and Playing Hard During Spring Break

Here's a little glimpse of our Spring Break: 

Monday:  yardwork with mom, made cinnabunnies with mom, playdates, Ellie overcomes her fear of sliding down the pole at the playground

Tuesday: yardwork with dad, matinee of Mirror, Mirror with dad, free ice cream at Ben and Jerry's

Wednesday:  more yardwork with mom, Frying Pan Farm Park with mom and friends



Thursday:  more yardwork with dad, Antietam battlefield with dad

Friday:  housework with mom, walk on trails at Eakin Park, Hidden Oaks Nature Center with mom and lots and lots of tadpoles

Sunday:  Visitors, Easter dinner at the hospital (made by Glen, Emma, and Cami)

Monday:  Cub scout field trip to MeadowLark Gardens, Cami and Emma walk 8 miles with YW to visit Spence in the hospital,  playdates with friends

All in all, it was a great week.  We did loads of hard work, but had something fun to look forward to everyday. 
 
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UPDATE:

Unfortunately Spring Break was not so fun for Spencer:

His fever went away.  Now it's back.  His chest pain went away.  Now it's back with a vengeance.  His blood tested positive for a bacteria.  Still trying to figure out which bacteria.  He's on loads and loads of meds.  Spence counted 24 pills in one day and that did not include all the additional intravenous medications he is receiving.  They've got both of the lumens from his central line hooked up to fluids now, to minimize the chance of introducing infection into his line.   Depending on the bacteria they find and how well he responds to the antibiotics, he may not be able to go home before round 4 begins.  :(    Unless something changes medically, we are definitely not doing transplant.   

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“Ask yourself, 'How did God bless me today?' If you do that long enough and with faith, you will find yourself remembering blessings. And sometimes, you will have gifts brought to your mind which you failed to notice during the day, but which you will then know were a touch of God’s hand in your life.”                              –Henry B. Eyring