When Colby was Lincoln's age I made sure to never miss a nap. I rarely had him push through an afternoon to do some activity. Lincoln was a baby at the time and was still taking at least one nap if not two. Well, living life with a 4 1/2 and a 2 1/2 year olds is much different then with a 2 year old and a baby.
I was itching to get out of the house as soon as I woke up this morning. We had a stove cleaning scheduled for late morning so I first thought we could get out early...but making muffins and enjoying the outside delayed us so we didn't get out before the stove guys came. Once the guys did leave I wanted to make a quick dash out of the house. It was nap time but I thought that we all could push through it. I packed up, talked about our big plans, tempted them with race car shopping carts but Lincoln didn't seem thrilled. I brought him upstairs to change his diaper before we headed out and realized he was just too tired. Sometimes I forget that he is only 2 1/2 and can't rally the way Colby can at 4 1/2! I laid him down in bed, gave him a kiss and he was asleep in 2 minutes. As much as I wanted to get out I needed to check my expectations. Nobody would have been happy if I pushed him through without a nap.
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| my sweet sleeping 2 1/2 year old |
Colby and I hung out and played for a couple of hours while Lincoln recharged! I was chomping at the bit to get out but I let him get a nice nap in. When I woke him up at 4 he was ready to rock. We grabbed our things and headed out the door. We hit the stores I
needed wanted to get to and then hit up our little city's farmers market. We had a blast and enjoyed hotdogs, popcorn and fresh squeezed lemonade. We had such a great time we stayed past bedtime to listen and dance to the band.
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| A hazy view of the market while we listened to the bands sound check |
Some days don't go as planned but turn out better than you expect!
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