Our Brave Girl

Our worst nightmare came true last week, Kallie had an anaphylactic allergic reaction at school. Kallie's class was eating snack on the carpet when she started to get hives on her arm. I got a call from the nurse and we decided Benadryl would be the best course of action. Kallie has sensitive skin so hives do not worry me. Well unfortunately about 5 minutes later I received another call from school and what I heard next was the worst call of my life "We gave Kallie her epipen and called 911". I immediately started to panic and ran to my car. Thankfully Eric was already on his way because I was at work in Seattle. I drove 80 MPH in the carpool lane and got to school in record time. Thankfully the paramedics made it to school in 5 minutes and Kallie was ok. We drove to the ER where they gave her some meds and observed her for 3 hours to ensure her body would not have a secondary reaction after the epipen wore off.

We were back after a few hours emotionally exhausted and scared. About two hours later Kallie looked at me and said "mom, my throat is getting really tight and it is hard to swallow". Eric and I looked at each other in a panic. We decided to start with Benadryl but quickly moved to the epipen based on Kallie's panic. This was the very first time I had ever used it or even come close so I was in a bit of shock and panic but managed to get it done. Kallie was so brave counting down with the shot in her led while Eric called 911. This time she was transported to the ER via ambulance and monitored for 6 hours. When we left the hospital they assured us whatever it was that made her react was probably out of her system. Even with them saying that I had her sleep next to me in bed for two days just to be safe. I was up most of the night checking on her to make sure she was breathing and thanking God for taking care of our girl.

Happy Birthday Papa

Papa's birthday is December 14th so we decided to get together as a family and celebrate. We went bowling and had family dinner at my mom's house. We talked about papa, shared our favorite memories and shed few tears. Not a day goes but that I don't think about my dad and how lucky I was to have him in my life for so long. I am also grateful that Kallie had 8 years with her papa and many memoires she will cherish for a lifetime. Happy 75th Birthday Papa, we love you always and forever!

Santa Photos 2018

Santa photos were a success. This year Kallie decided she wanted to wear a fancy dress so she could match Elizabeth her American Girl doll. I was excited because she is my casual comfy girl who only wears leggings and t-shirts. I let her pick out a dress at Target and off we went. This year she told Santa she wants the game Twister, LOL dolls and a live chinchilla. Good luck Santa!

Gingerbread House Saga

I thought it would be fun for Kallie and I to attempt building a gingerbread house I mean how hard can it be when it comes in a kit. Well let me tell you, very hard and we even followed the directions. Thankfully even after all the walls fell down Kallie was a good sport. Next year I am using super glue!

Great Season Gunners

We celebrated an undefeated soccer season with all of the girls and their families at the Flying Circus. The girls loved spending time together off the field with obstacle courses, trampolines & zip line. Her coaches brought each girl up one by one and talked about their season and gave them a dog tag necklace that had their name and soccer number on it (#51). They also got t-shirts from the league for winning their division. It was so fun to watch ever girl improve week by week and more importantly love the game and each other.

It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas

We officially in the Christmas spirit at the Bates house hold. We decided to get our tree little early so Mimi and Papa could help us decorate. It was fun telling them all about our ornaments and I think our tree is pretty perfect this year (hopefully it stays alive through Christmas). Even more important Crack Crack arrived as scheduled on Dec 1st with Christmas jammies and an advent calendar. The advent is filled with chocolates which might seem normal to most but to Kallie it was a huge treat because it was made a peanut/tree nut free facility!!! Let the holidays begin.