WWYD: company picnic

kjlrs

we're having a company picnic this weekend. it was originally scheduled for 1pm-5pm but they bumped it up an hour for some reason so now it's 12pm-4pm.

 

DD normally naps around 12:30pm or even 1pm. the earliest i've ever gotten her down is 11:30am but who knows. she'll nap til 3pm or so. yesterday she got a quick 20 minute car nap in the mid-morning and was a disaster by 2pm.

 

i don't have much desire to go to the picnic but we're a small company and it will look bad if we're not there. but what do i do about her nap? just go early (maybe car nap on the way) and hope that she lasts for a couple hours and leave when she starts melting down? or do our normal thing, try to get an early nap, and go late whenever she wakes up?

august06mom

I would go early and then leave when she starts melting down -- it's the perfect excuse and I'm sure people will understand. You never know -- she might last a little longer than usual because of the fresh air and different people (I'm sure you'll have to deal with crankiness later, but ...)

rach&jay

Can you get there for noon and then leave early or do you have to stay until 4?  If you can leave whenever, I would be there for noon and then leave if/when meltdowns start happening.  Then a little car nap on the way home.

But I suppose going late would work too.  But you'd probably wouldn't be able to be there that long though, right?

ppants

I'd do an early nap and go when she wakes.

Kersbear

I would get there by 12 and leave once she needs to nap.

jen5-03

Is leaving her at home with DH an option?

If not then I'd go at noon and leave at 1:30.