A Big Scare

So, this morning I decided to take my kids to this free family movie at 10 am at this movie theater. Some of the other moms in the ward were taking their kids as well. So, we went and met some friends there. When we got there Jamie and Carlie were there with their kids. We went into the theater, and Jamie sat at one end of a long row with her 2 younger kids, and Solace, Armour, and I sat on the other end of the row (we were trying to make sure we had enough seats for everyone). Ender and 2 other boys (one of Jamie's and one of Carlie's, who are actually closer to Solace's age) sat together in the middle of the row. Other moms showed up and filled in some spots. I was in and out of the theater with Armour screaming (it was his morning nap time). Finally, he fell asleep and I walked in and relaxed...for the last 5 minutes of the movie! When it ended, all the kids jumped up, and I told Ender to come by me. The only exit out was on the other side. I looked down to pick up Armour's fallen shoes and when I looked up, Ender had disappeared! I looked in the herd of children that were with our group and could not see him anywhere, so I panicked and grabbed Solace, kept carrying my sleeping baby as I ran out the door yelling his name down the hall. I did not see him or hear him anywhere. The only way out of the building was into the parking lot, but I didn't think he would walk outside without me, so I kept looking in the hall. Solace was helping me look and even volunteered to go look for him in the boy bathroom because she was sure he must be in there. After not finding him inside, I was about to my breaking point of panic, and about to go out in the parking lot to search for him (all the while still carrying my now awake and crying baby and dragging along a rapidly panicking daughter). I looked outside for a minute or two, came back in thinking I could maybe leave my now screaming baby and panicked daughter with the other moms while I continued my crazy panicked search on my own. As I walked back in, I ran into another ward mom that (thank goodness) had Ender, who apparently had never left the theater, but had just been hiding in the crowd! Ah...Scary!!! I am so dang grateful to that he was ok, but what a scare!!!