Our First 911 Call

I'm almost ashamed to tell the story, but I now can really laugh about it. We went to TX today for visitation. We (Angela, Mikayla, and I) got to the meeting place in Lindale, and Angela left the vehicle to go into the gas station. I decided to let Mikayla get out of her carseat and stretch a little bit. I put her in the front passenger seat and was then heading around to my driver's seat when I heard the car get locked. Mikayla had pushed the lock button and locked the car with herself in there and the keys in the ignition. My heart started racing and the first thing I did was to hollar for Angela- she hadn't made it into the store yet. Angela has been a 911 dispatcher in the past, so she knew that if a child is locked in the car the police will come and unlock it. So, she called 911. They were on their way and in the meantime Mikayla was having the best time. She climbed over to the driver's seat and pretended to drive. She was pushing all kinds of buttons and even continued pushing the Lock button but never would put the windows down or push the unlock. Believe me- I tried to coax her into it, but she wasn't understanding what I wanted her to do. She was just a laughing at her mommy and Auntie standing outside the car. It was amazing the amount of people who just walked by us and just looked at us like we were crazy- not one person asked if there was something they could do. The policeman made it there and Mikayla really got a kick out of him sticking the thing in to unlock the car. Needless to say- Mikayla is safe and sound and never again will I make that mistake!