Wisdom Teeth

Friday Kelsie got her wisdom teeth out. Everything went great and on the way home she was saying all sorts of funny things. She asked me if they brought her to the car in a wheel chair and I told her they had then she asked if they thought she was quadriplegic. She asked if she watched Barney when she was little, I told her she did, she said AWESOME! She kept asking who put her sweatshirt on and I told her it was the nurse, her response 3 times "What's her name" I told her Melissa she says " she's nice I like her." When I pulled up to Albertsons to get her scripts I told her to stay in the car she got out as soon as I stopped. I had to run around and hold her up. While we were waiting for her drugs she told me they had cut her tongue out and that's why she had so much gauze in her mouth. I told her they didn't, she wouldn't believe me. Through all of this conversation her mouth was full of gauze and I couldn't understand her very well so she was repeating herself over and over. Finally I told her to quit talking...she DIDN'T.

All day she did very well, the pain was controllable and she was eating and sleeping. Then the trauma started! At 4 in the morning Kelsie woke me up asking for more meds. I got up to get them for her and something to eat with it. She walked to the bathroom and then walked into the kitchen. As I was putting Jello in a bowl she said I feel light headed then BAM she was face first on the floor. She hit the chair, that thankfully moved and missed the desk by an inch! I tried to turn her over which was so hard because it was dead weight finally she came to and started crying, we got her turned over and her mouth was full of blood. My blood pressure dropped and I sat down by her and yelled for Kilee who had been sleeping in the same room with us. She jumped up and ran in the kitchen and I was telling her to get me some gauze or paper towels while I felt like I was passing out. Kelsie said she felt like she was going to throw up, then Kilee said she felt like she was going to throw up. I told Kilee to run and get Kayla up then I passed out next to Kelsie. Kilee got to Kayla told her I needed her then proceeded to pass out on the bathroom floor. By the time Kayla came downstairs I had started throwing up, Kelsie was crying, and Kilee was green on the floor upstairs. Good thing Kayla was here we were all a mess. We got Kelsie back in her chair and I caught my breath I called my mom and dad and Ben and my Dad gave her a blessing. My mom is very calming in tramatic situations so was able to calm us all down. After it was all over Kelsie ate her Jello with a hole in her lip and a very sore chin and we all tried to get some rest. WHAT A NIGHT!! I am so thankful it wasn't worse than it was. I use to be able to handle trauma but I think with age and seeing my kids in pain is just too much!

Chubby Cheeks!

Hole in the lip...OUCH!!

Her favorite..Mashed Potatoes

Grand National Champions!!

My Little Elvis

So this has been an interesting year for Sweet Liberty. It's always a challenge for a new team to gel and work as a team but it's a bigger challenge when it's not just a new team but a new team with 2 new coaches. From learning dances late to changing dances right before competitions it has been a hard year. There were times Kelsie wanted to quit and times that I wanted her to quit, but she persevered and in the end she has grown and it has all been worth it.

Coming home with a National Grand Champion Trophy is the best way to end her high school dancing career. I will miss watching her dance, I will miss her tongue sticking out and her cute little winks and her beautiful smile. It has been a fun ride!

Laura Monroe, Lauren Matthews, Kelsie

Morgan Miller, Kelsie, Kirstie Parkinson

Kelsie kissing the National Grand Champion Trophy

Sweet Liberty #1

Spring Break 09

Las Vegas Strip: Mom, me, Kilee, Krystin, Beth, Dad, Krista

where's Kayla?

Kayla and Krystin Bateman Las Vegas

We had so much fun over spring break! Since we had to go to Anaheim for Dance Nationals we decided to take a road trip with Grandma and Grandpa in their motor home. We took 2 days to drive there including a stop in Las Vegas to spend some time with my niece. I believe that my dad is a very brave man, the only man in a motor home for a week with 6 females can be very scary. Kelsie had to stay home to practice more dancing so Kayla and Kilee were both able to take a friend. We loved Disneyland, we loved California Adventures, we loved the new Toy Story ride, we loved hanging around our friends, Molly, Adriano, Delia and Kaylee. We loved Soaring over California, and Splash Mountain, I hated Space Mountain but the girls loved it. We had beautiful weather between 70 and 80 degrees and loved the fireworks. We had such a great time we had a hard time coming back to reality.

Me and Kayla waiting for Toy Story

Krista, Kilee, Adriano and Kaylee

Catch up once again....Sweet Sweeps State

Well I guess you could say that all the hard work is paying off. These girls get up every morning to be at practice at 5:45, most school sports last 3 or 4 months dance goes from August to May with very few days off. During competition season they practice nights and sometimes on Saturdays. But when you see the results all the hard work and early mornings are worth it all!

SWEET LIBERTY SWEEPS STATE

Military 1st

Novelty 1st

Small Dance 1st

Large Dance 1st

Kick 1st

5A State Champions!

Kels with some of the trophies