ok, so as previously mentioned, we went to pima for part of our spring break. and it was there, in pima, that carter had his first run-in with the law (probably just like his daddy).
at gma and gpa smith's the kids typically play in the front yard. this particular sunday morning was no different, the kids were playing outside as usual, with all the fun ride-able toys (carter's favorite). he was riding around on the big wheel and i was checking on him from time to time.
i checked on him and then proceeded to change max, get ready for church etc. after a while i went outside to check on him again, but he wasn't in the front yard. so i searched in the house, in the back yard and still no carter. i told tyrell that he was missing and we all started to look.
i couldn't see him up or down the street, i headed over to the church and looked around the lawn and around the back... but still no carter. i started heading toward the highway when some church goers, who saw that i was in search of something, asked me if i was looking for a little boy. i told them that i was, and they informed me that " the cops got him". he said it so casually i thought he was joking. so i quickly replied "it's about time they caught him. he causes a lot of trouble." i smiled, and he told me they took him up toward the tasty freeze. so all of a sudden i realize "oh, you're not joking." he reassured me that he wasn't and i started running that direction.
at this point i wasn't thinking clearly i guess i thought the police would be AT the tasty freeze, but it was sunday and i could see they were closed up ahead, and i started to wonder if i was going to have to go to the police station to pick him up. but then i spotted a cop car pull out from a side street and head down the highway. i tried to get their attention by waving my arms and yelling while i was running, but they did not see my charade. luckily they didn't go far. they stopped at a house just a little ways up (to see if the boy belonged to them) so i ran down and across the highway to let them know that HE'S MINE!
about the time i was in the middle of the highway, i saw tyrell round the corner in the 15 passenger van. he saw where i was going and we all met up with the police about the same time. the police man had a woman with him and carter was on her lap smiling at me from the window.
the cop said they saw him on the side of the highway on his big wheel (gma and gpa smith's house is only 100 yards or so from the highway). they were afraid he was going to get hit so they stopped and picked him up. he went willingly and they threw the big wheel in the back. the lady said she enjoyed holding him because he smelled so good. she told because he looked nice and clean she wasn't too worried about him (thank heaven he had had a bath that day :) they had been driving around the block to see if they could find who he belonged to. and even while she was expalining all of this to me, carter was back on the big wheel heading toward to street!
we reprimanded him, but i don't think he knew what was going on. we went back over the 'no, no' and 'yes,yes' areas of grandma's yard, but we sure kept a much closer eye on him the rest of the time.
this whole ordeal probably took place in minutes, but it was a little scary. thank heaven we were in a small town, he didn't get out onto the highway, and it was the police who picked him up and not some crazy! i am pretty sure he would have gotten in the car with anyone, and he wanders all the time.
so for the upcoming months.... we will be working on stranger danger and road safety!
hopefully this will be the only time i have to retrieve my son from the police :)
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i could actually see you running down the street making the so called "charade." how scary though that you had lost him for a couple of minutes. hopefully he doesn't pull any real stunts that put him in the back of the police car instead of on the nice lady's lap.
Um, he's Tyrell's son, get used to that! :) Good ol' Pima town! It was so fun to see you guys. I can't wait for our trip there, it's coming right up you know!
That is halarious!! Kids are so much fun. When Tyler was 2 he rode his power wheels to Circe K walked in and grabbed a Candy Bar and proceeded home. Circle K called the cops and took him into the police station. Luckily Papa was the County Attorney are recognized him and brought him home. This all happened before 6 (If im remembering right) so when they brought him home my parents were still in bed. Hows that for embarrassment. I love hearing stories like that.
That picture is cute. I read that whole long story and all I came away with is the image of you running like a maniac, yelling, and gesturing at the police. Luckily they didn't see you as I'm sure you appeared to be a violent nutcase. Do you ever do anything in a nondramatic fashion? I just hope you at least had a bra on during this most recent neighborhood trot.
So sad we missed you guys that trip! I'm sorry but I was totally cracking up during that story! I would have been freaking out! We want to plan a trip up this summer....brace yourself for more late night bathroom crying! ;)
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