Friday, August 28, 2009

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Have you ever had that panic filled moment where one of your kids is truly lost. You can't find them anywhere and you've looked everywhere?? That totally happened to us last week. I thought Max went outside and Pat was outside and said he couldn't find him out there. We were running through the house calling his name, searching everywhere. He never hides from us and he only goes so far, so when he didn't turn up, we were freaking out. Our neighbor Whitney got in her car to drive around the neighborhood. I ran in the house one more time to see if he was in the basement or somewhere I didn't think to look. Here's what I found in the office chair (that was facing the back of us, so I had no way of telling he was in it. The duster gave it away.)

11 comments:

Diane said...

Oh my goodness!!! I think we all know that awful panic feeling! He was tired! Sure glad it ended with such a cute picture of the little guy!

By the way, it was so much fun seeing you at Michael's reception. Thank you so much for taking the time to come! You'll never know how much it meant to us to see you and your parents there. We love you guys so much!

Also...you look absolutely terrific!!!

Patty R said...

Oh my goodness, I'm glad you found him..I bet it was funny after the fact :)

Dibble's said...

I can't even imagine how you must have felt! I'm so glad that he was okay...I love that he fell asleep in the chair like that, what a doll!

Christi said...

Oh my. That must have been horrible. He looks so cute in that chair though.

Tyler and Julia said...

Wow! For me there are very few things in this life that are scarier than when you don't know where your kids are. I'm SO glad that you found him where you did! That reminded me of a time when I lost Aubrey at Shopko when she was just 18 months old. I looked everywhere for her in the kiddie dept. & I finally found her hiding inside a clothing rack. I nearly had a panic attack!

emily said...

Oh that boy! SOOOO cute. What do you think he was thinking as he fell asleep with a duster in his hand? Too bad you had to go through such a scare. We love you guys!

Kenna said...

How scary! I'm glad you found him safe! Crazy kids!

Christina said...

Hilarious!!!! I love it! Luckily it was something that had a funny ending! Classic picture!

Jyl said...

OMG, that little Stinker, cute as he can POSSIBLY be! How adorable! I know that feeling all too well~ I hate it! I bet you laughed and cried! I love that kid!

Kimberly said...

Oh my gosh JaNece!! Your little Max reminds me so much of Blake! Boys are so crazy sometimes. I hate that feeling of panic...love the picture...too cute!

Windy said...

Oh my goodness how scary. I am glad you did not end up calling the police only to find out he was in the office chair. Hehe. I am so glad that it turned out so good. he is absolutely adorable in that picture. I am glad you caught the moment!