Laura's Week

On Wednesday Laura complained of a shoulder pain and wanted to be checked out. When I went to get her she was in tears. I took her to an Instacare and they Xrayed and found a lung absess and pneumonia. She was sent up to Primary Childrens Hospital and admitted. A lung absess is fairly uncommon in a young person and is often associated with some serious conditions like tuberculosis. So for 3 days the doctors ran tests and we waited for results. It appears that the bacteria is strep or staff depending who you talk to but it is responding to antibiotics. She's getting really stir crazy because she can't leave her room, but she's feeling better. Hopefully she can go home on Monday, but she will have a picc line and will receive IV antibiotics for a few weeks. She's sad about missing so much school and cheer, but she'll be back on her feet soon. So many people have offered help. Ron, Brook, Rachel and even Alex have been great to fill in the gaps with sitting with Laura, bringing her things, taking care of things at home. We are very grateful to Primary Childrens Hospital for the excellent care they have given to her and how they take care of the parents as well.

Disneyland!!!!

Okay! So my mom already did a post about California, but it didn't cover a quarter of the trip, so I decided to do my own post! Check it out!

Ha ha! This was the first blackmail picture of the trip. :) I told my mom it was going right up on the blog! ;)

:) Marissa wanted this car:

The infamous sign that you see as you enter Disneyland...

These are the letters in CALIFORNIA as you enter California Adventure, and there was no "M" so we just did "N"



Hey! That's me!

Laura...

:O It's Mickey Mouse!

"Now that I've met him, I want to be just like him!"

(From left to right) Brooke, Marissa, and Rachel. Just look at my sunburned nose!

You all know that restaurant that you see as you enter the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, well, we went to it! The food was sooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

Too bad Alex didn't see the awesomness of that diner date...

Ha ha! This is what you get when you have two 12-year-olds in a fancy restaurant!

Marissa was absolutely terrified to go on Tower of Terror....

...and here's the picture to prove that! (Oh, just look at that happy child on the right!)

Dad and Alex on teacups...classic.

That's right, Dad. Ram the little kids.

Alex met a "real live airplane" ha ha!

Our second blackmail picture! Brooke's *ahem* rear after Splash Mountain.

The beach was amazing! I haven't really ever been to the beach, so going there for 20 minutes in the cold was perfectly fine!



Just look at that sunset!

There's me and Marissa, making the most of what time we had there!

SEA WORLD! Is that Shamu?!?! Oh yes it is!

Wale tails! (Don't worry, Mom and Dad wouldn't let us sit in the splash zone)

Beached whale! Oh no! Beached Shamu!

Now comes the end, but don't worry...

...THE END!

Well, my picture don't even begin to cover the amazing time we had, but there's a little taste of our trip!

-Rachel

Coloring Easter Eggs

California Trip

After much anticipation we finally made it to disneyland and Alex is wondering what all the fuss is about.

Ahh

Rachel and Alex snuggle up in the afternoons to watch TV and they always fall asleep.

February Birthdays

February is busy with birthdays at the Sylvester house! Ron turned 23 on the 10th and Laura turned 16 (oh, boy) on the 22nd. Here are some pictures from their birthdays:

Laura got this hat and these boots for her birthday, Alex sure works them!

Here's Ron opening his birthday present:

"Why won't the fire go out?!?!" (Laura doesn't look too amused.) Will someone get that baby's hand out of the flames?

Here are our awesome neighbors that came over to celebrate Laura's sweet 16.

Well, as you all know, 16 means dating. Here is a picture of my beautiful sister before her first date. I wish I could remember the boy's name, but, alas, it slips my mind. (Yeah, she wouldn't let us take pictures of him. I don't blame her, but she'll want them in 5 years.)

-Mom and Rachel