Crash! Kaboom!

Happy New Year. Yes, I know it's lame - watching the fireworks on tele and sitting at the computer wishing everyone well!
Well, we did take the kids out to watch the 9pm fireworks. Atti was a bit terrified but yet loved the shiny lights. Dante was too tired to really appreciate them. We were with my brother and his family. Jasmine was very happy to watch the show and sat on my lap and we cheered and clapped together.
Afterwards we had two parties which we wanted to pop into. The first, our closest friends, was a nice quiet affair during which Dante filled up on "buzzy" drink. Then we noticed that Atti was scratching his neck and there were welts on it (I thought they were bites at first). So we left and by the time we got to the next party he was covered in them in all the 'hot' places - around the nappy, armpits, inside the elbow, his face. argh!
We rushed home, meanwhile calling Doctor brother, coated him in calamine lotion, administered antihistamine and rocked him to sleep. Hopefully he'll be okay in the morning. I'm quite a bit concerned after the last time he was sick.