Ground, swallow me now!

I've just had one of these moments where you want the ground to swallow you up. Chloe was invited to one of her good friend's parties, one she really wouldn't want to miss. However she has a real thing about parties at the moment; they seem to overwhelm her and she gets really funny when we first arrive. Jon was working so there was just me taking her and obviously I had Livia as well. The party had lots of animals so it wasn't the sort of party that little ones would enjoy; you have to keep really quiet so as not to scare the animals. So I really couldn't let Livia stay. At home Chloe seemed confident that she would be okay being left. 

However when we got there five minutes late and everyone else was sitting quietly watching, Chloe burst into loud tears. I then also had Livia squealing excitedly at the balloons and trying desperately to escape me so that she could go and play with them. This went on for a good 5 minutes! So I was standing there with a wailing child clinging to me and a toddler drumming her feet on the floor. The entertainer asked if the women at the back could keep it down because The animals could get scared. I don't think the situation could have been much worse really! 

Chloe was eventually coaxed into going to sit down by one of the older children at the party. i've now escape and have given my phone number to the organiser, saying that if Chloe gets upset I can rush straight back. Yeah, I'm glad to be out of there to be honest. Rahh! I'm hoping Chloe has a good time and it will give her confidence for the next party. I'm not doing that again!