Looks can be deceiving...

I took this picture of Dylan last Sunday when we were walking out the door to go to a "Sip & See" baby shower for Katie & Baby Karlee. Doesn't she look sweet & innocent? Well, let me tell you, looks can be deceiving. I got Dylan ready to go 1st & it was past her nap time, so I put her on the couch to watch Dora while I finished getting ready. I was going through my routine as usual & when I turned off the hair dryer, I peeked in the living room....no Dylan. I went in her bedroom....no Dylan. I frantically ran in the kitchen....no Dylan. I yelled upstairs....no Dylan. Then it hit me!! I ran to the open dining room windows & yelled her name. She graciously answered, "Oh, hi mommy. I came outside in my party dress. I just playing sand table & mowing with my 'mawn' mower." Yep, you guessed it. She crawled out Meatball's doggy door in her "party dress". It literally scared me to death. Don't get me wrong, she isn't tall enough or able to open the gates & she could have only been out there 1-2 minutes top, BUT it was my most horrifying mommy experience yet. A thousand "what ifs" ran through my head, but after we had our talk about NEVER doing that again & thanking God she was safe, I had to laugh a little. She is a mess!

(Please, don't alert authorities. I realize this was a little "Britney Spears" but it was an isolated incident....I'm not unfit, I promise.)