Where's Avery?

I forgot to mention in my last post about our trip to the Omaha Zoo that we - totally, completely, make my heart stop, oh-my-goodness I can't breath - lost Avery in the underground swamp exhibit! The swamp exhibit has crocodile and alligators and all other sort of creepy, crawly, deadly animals, and it is incredibly dark! The exhibit has a narrow wooden bridge/pathway that you follow through the swamp, and it was super packed that day. Avery didn't want to ride in the stroller because she wanted to walk with the big kids. One minute she was there and the next she wasn't! Corbin and I were yelling for her and trying to push our way through crowds of people with three other kids and a stroller in tow. She was totally lost in a crowd of hundreds of people for about 5 minutes, although, it felt like 5 hours. We found her outside the exhibit sitting with a nice family. When she saw me she said "that nice mommy said she would help me find my family." Oh, how I thanked God that the other mommy was a nice woman and not a child abductor! I cried with relief when I saw Avery and hugged and kissed her. It really opened my eyes how quickly a child can get lost in a crowd. Hopefully, we will never have to experience a scare like that again!