Pat-downs and Pocket Checks

Ever since Ashlyn discovered that pockets are really useful things, Corey and I try to remember to give her random pat-downs and pocket checks to make sure that she's not bringing random stuff with her to bed, or out of the house if we're going anywhere. Unfortunately, sometimes things get missed. On Sunday morning, we had to go to the 8:00am church service because Corey had to work earlier than usual. This meant that there was a hectic rush to get out of the house. Since Ashlyn was wearing a dress, the usual pocket checks didn't apply because she had no pockets. Well, we were sitting in church, and Ashlyn was getting pretty wiggly about half-way through, so Corey took her from me because she was getting hard to hold onto. During the offering, Corey leans over to me and whispers, "Honey, what does she have down her shirt?" I gave him a funny look and said "What are you talking about?" Corey reached down the back of Ashlyn's shirt and pulled out a comb. We both tried really hard not to laugh, but couldn't help it. Corey then whispered, "Hey, I guess you looked away for 5 seconds while you were combing her hair this morning, didn't you?" I was completely dumbfounded at how she had managed to slip the comb down her shirt, and how we had managed to leave the house without noticing this. I guess we'll be more diligent with our pat-downs from now on.