Recently the kids' and I were at a birthday party. I was talking with a couple of children who have had wishes granted by Make A Wish Foundation.I am always intrigued by the kids. I am a wish granter through the foundation but i will discuss that more on another note. As I am speaking with these two boys about their wishes and where they have gone Khyla made a comment that brought back the biggest and longest 20 minute scare of my life.
May 2010 the children, my sister, my mammaw, and myself went to Florida for a week. Before I left somehow i found a website that sold safety tattoos that you place on your child and put your phone number on it. I bought them and my other half picked on me for being so psychotic. I put them on my kids on our first evening in Florida. One day during our trip we went to the Animal Kingdom. Khyla, Miguel, and Mammaw were sitting at a table while Kiarra, Becky, and myself were grabbing ice cream cones. I turned to grab the two cones and turn back and Khyla was GONE. Thinking she was laying in her stroller I walked over to find the stroller empty. I asked Mammaw where she was and she said I do not know . Instant fear came over us. We are in Disney World for gods sake. We instantly start checking the bathrooms and the monkey cage as she loved that exhibit. Nope not there. We really start getting scared at this point. One of the workers saw me frantically searching for her and called security. After a couple minutes I remember the safety tat. I run to the stroller and grab my phone and turn it on. Within about 3 minutes it rings and I notice the phone number is from Florida. Khyla had been found and they were meeting me with her. Seriously OMG i was in tears. I am thinking she must have been so scared. Nope she wasn't at least so I thought.
Now back to the birthday party. I am talking with the boys and khyla says the following." mom remember when we were in Mickey Mouse land and you got ice cream and then you left me. I could not find you so I went to the Nemo movie and you took a really long time to come get me". WOW my jaw still drops just typing that statement. My heart broke realizing she thought I left her. I would highly suggest anyone who travels with kids to have stock of these safety tats. Here is the website www.safetytat.com
I have included some pics from that trip. The one of Khyla in a purple shirt was taken literally 10 minutes before she disappeared..
