Category Archives: Napping

Guest Napper #30

I’m a little biased toward wee Guest Napper #30, because he clearly shares my love of cooking. Currently, I am working my way through Julia Child’s inspiring memoir My Life in France.  Reading it has made me admire her even more than before, because it shows how she never wasted time thinking about how thin …

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Single-Handed Sleep

We’ve had so many stair naps here at Naps Happen that we’re in danger of becoming positively ho hum.  I can’t deny, though, that Cormac has added a few elements to this one an over-achiever. Ever the daredevil, he has taken the stair nap to a new level by endangering his center of gravity.  Like …

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Guest Napper #29

This nap is so infinitely likable. Whether you are a fan of man and baby’s best friend (check!) or a fan of eco-friendly diapering (check!) or you just really like orange…well…it’s Monday and I will not disappoint. Thanks so much to Jeanie for sending this adorable guest nap and for keeping roughly two tons of …

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child asleep on deck planks

Ding, Dong, the Deck’s a Bed

Contrary to what this photo would suggest, I do not encourage my children to sunbathe.  I also do not lock them on the deck in their pajamas and force them to take outdoor naps.  Behind giant flowerpots. It seems that, following in his brother’s footsteps, my four-year-old couldn’t resist the siren song of the sauna-like …

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