So not quite a month before Rylie's crash we had another scary situation. We were driving home and the Rylie asked if we could go to Hillsdale just to enjoy some time to relax. So we decided to go out there for a bit and let the kids run around and skip rocks.
It was a late afternoon/early evening Friday and it was beautiful out.
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| 6-12-2015 |
The kids were a having a blast skipping rocks and playing.
Sometimes rocks get boring and you gotta throw logs instead.
Shocker....Rylie was taking selfies!
The kids put their feet in the water and what the big kids do.....
this little girl likes to follow and before we knew it.....
she was getting wet.
No big deal though....we were on a slanted boat ramp so we knew she wouldn't step into a drop off so we let her have some fun!
This kid decided to wake up and join in the fun.
Had a little fun taking some pics......
He found a rock and wanted a picture!
Daddy trying to look like a deer with antlers!
It was a beautiful day....
everyone was having fun, a boat was coming in so we told everyone to move off the boat ramp.
The kids moved down a little ways and right about where Katelin is standing (in the picture below) is where Kinley decided she would wade in the water, I was telling her not to get in the water and I think I got momentarily distracted for a second and looked back over to her head bobbing in and out of the water. The kids were yelling her name and I really didn't think I just reacted.....I was yelling Kinley, Kinley, Kinley as I ran and jumped in. I grabbed her and had to catch my footing. My knee landed on a big pointy rock and right behind that rock was a drop off. I carried her out of the water holding back the tears, it really scared me. Chet had been pushing Luke in the stroller and everything happened so quick I think he was just in a little bit of shock. I had a bruised knee and a chunk out of my toe but my little girl was safe and sound and scared in my arms!
Do I think we narrowly missed a tragedy???? No....I think no matter what she would have either caught her footing or even without me running and jumping in we would have got her out no problem but you never know. I don't know how deep or how far the drop off was. It was just one of those parental reactions and I didn't take time to access the situation I just reacted to it. It probably would not have ended tragically but it could have so again thank you God that it didn't. My Kinbear has little fear and maybe this just put a little bit more into her and I am okay with that. This girl is so full of life and of course Chet and I went over the what if's and just like with Rylie's accident it is almost to much to bear thinking about those. My heart aches for those who have lost a child and the 2 incidents with my girls is too close for comfort for me.
I have to throw in here that i'm not so sure I impress my husband to much most days but he was rather impressed by my reaction and took to facebook to share the story so I, of course, have to make sure I keep a permanent record of him calling me his superhero :)
Well we take all the kids to Hillsdale lake to throw rocks into the lake and take pictures....Kinley is a water fanatic! We keep telling her Stay here don't go so far out in the water...well....she found an area right by the shore that was a drop off she went under!! I had no time to react! Super Mom Shannon screams her name an dives in!!! I have a new super hero!!
