When I picked Charlie up this morning, his folks were happy to report that he’d slept in … ’til 6:15am. His usual wake-up time is closer to 5:30, so I wasn’t quite sure what our day might bring. We started off with steamed milk and cereal, but he wanted to get upstairs to “play toys”. So we did.
I shared this collage on Instagram with the caption “two minutes of toddler time” – seriously y’all – the first photo (building) was at 8:19am and the last (all knocked down and ready to start over) was at 8:21am. two minutes.
He proceeded at that pace all morning. More legos, puzzles, a book, a trip to the library and then to Whole Foods (pizza! for lunch)
Then we did our usual nap routine – milk and stories (today he chose The Little Engine that Could and Snow Day) – and then sleep.
52 minutes later he woke up. And I decided we both needed a little more rest. Marmie’s lap worked perfectly.
And then – my happy little guy was back again. With enough humor to make funny faces for the photo booth.
Here’s to naps! and the complete bliss of being two.
mere-et-filles 
A nap really does wonders-no matter how old you are!
Here's to the energy of two-year-olds!
That pace is something! Thank heaven for naps.
Thank goodness for naps, but what a joy he is!
I guess that extra sleep time in the morning gave me extra energy for those blocks!
He just cracks me up! Such a sweet little boy.
Two year olds are just so very busy! When Brian was a little guy, we used to say that he had two speeds —- "fast" and "fast asleep." :-)(Those eyelashes. . .)
Busy! Busy! Seems he takes after Marmie with his awaking hour…and as always, thanks for our Tuesday treat. So looking forward to tomorrow – Thursday with little brother Sam. More fun and happiness. Cheers~
Two was the most amazing age – thank you for sharing! And, extra naps are the best!! (for all involved!) XO
Charlie! You are a bright spot in my life! Thank you for sharing his energy, Mary!
I think I'd be napping every moment he was! Those photo booth snaps are great … and I like your top.
Naps & snuggles are the best!! We are completely into the build it/knock it down thing here, too. I remember my own kids — much older than toddler age — building block towers as tall or taller than they were… only to knock them down right away and start again. I guess… "building" is the point of playing with blocks, though a few minutes of appreciation for a well-built tower would be nice. Haha!