My friend's LO's first birthday party is coming up! We just got the invite and I was so excited! But it's smack dab in the middle of nap time. Even if I put my LO down a little early (which isn't easy, she doesn't get tired until her nap time and sometimes I have to wait a little later and tire her out more) by the time she naps and we do the hour drive over there, the party will pretty much be over. I don't think it will be worth it to skip the nap or have her nap after because then she'll be a cranky tired mess the whole time and that's no fun for anyone.

I'm just hoping since she has a LO the same age that she'll understand. Do you have to miss out on things because of nap time, or do you find a way to work around it? Should I try to work around it?