Visit with Esther!

The kids and I went to visit Esther today which we try to do all together at least every other week. I get the pleasure of spending 2 nights a week with her and love every minute of it. I met Esther through a part-time job that I took last summer through Home Instead Senior Care. They provide in-home services for seniors to help keep them in their home. I was matched up with Esther right before Christmas 2007 and we instantly hit it off! She is 87 and a spitfire. Unfortunately in April she got really sick and never fully regained her physical strength so she is now in a nursing home but her family is so awesome that they have continued to have caregivers come spend the evenings with her since it is her toughest time of day.

Anyhow today we visited and Sawyer brought in his beloved grasshopper and ladybug that he had caught to show her. The kids had picked out some fancy rhinestone hearts for her crocs so that is what Maggie is checking out in the bottom pic. The kids are awesome with the other residents too and they all get a kick out of seeing the kids. I'm glad that they get to have this experience with the older generation!