Thunder

This weekend was Thunder. It is a very big deal in Louisville. It is one of the largest fireworks displays in the world. It is always two weeks before Derby and kicks off the Derby festival. It is an all day event. If the weather is nice people start arriving on the waterfront in the morning to set up their spot. All day they have an air show and then the fireworks at night. We went with friends to their company party. They had a nice spot fenced off for us on the lawn and some indoor room for us too. For the kids they had a bouncy, games and face painting. Avery was so excited. As we were getting there Cami was in the stroller and we were trying to find a ramp to get the stroller to the lawn. Av was up ahead of us with her friend Caroline. As we got to our spot on the lawn I looked around and Av was nowhere in sight but Caroline was standing right there. My heart just dropped. John took off in one direction, I went the other way and our friend Melissa (Caroline’s mother) took off in another direction leaving Sam (Caroline’s dad) with the babies and Caroline. Some very nice people stopped me and told me they had seen her head to the bouncy. At the same time Caroline was telling her dad that was where Av was. Needless to say that is exactly where she was. It scared me of course but shocked me too. Avery is pretty shy and not one to just wander away from me or especially her friends. She was not missing for more then a minute but a lot goes through your head in a minute. I was pretty sure she was safe (at a safe event with a lot of security) but I was most worried she didn’t know where we were and she was scared. She was fine and I think I scared her more then anything with how scared I was. In a weird way I was proud of her, she is coming out of her shell and gaining confidence in herself. It is incredible to watch.