Namaste, Nappers. Namaste.
Something is missing. And it’s not the steam vac we’ll have to employ (once again) on this couch.
Where are the children?
Looks like William is applying himself, once again, to his yoga practice. I see a block. I see…uh…some kind of blankie prop. And…is there a disc in yoga? Methinks not. This one is the upper level from our toddler cup rack.
But there’s more!
Wait! It's partner yoga!
Cormac is doing his own relaxation pose. Isn’t that the BEST part of yoga, people?
Unauthorized snack prop
I’m not a yoga expert, but I don’t recall grilled cheese sandwiches being a sanctioned prop. Send the karma cops. My boys are breakin’ studio rules.
Peace out, people. Peace out.
Mocking Mom
Before I had children, I just knew they’d have perfect manners. Now I see the mockery they have made of my parenting dreams. No food on the floor?
Laughable.
Comical.
No shoes on the couch?
Born in a barn, that one.
And then there’s his brother, who only sleeps on floors and ottomans…where your feet are SUPPOSED to go.
at least he's barefoot.
He’s just settling in here. You can see he cracked an eye at me as I snapped the photo. And he’s probably thinking…WINNING! I flout your household rules once more!
Here’s to well-trained children.
Guest Napper #33 – S’more Snore
As we exhausted parents drag ourselves across the Labor Day finish line, let us not forget those special summer memories we’ve created for our children! For example, is there a more wholesome family pursuit than a camping trip?
Sleeping Under the...Sun?
Avery’s family endeavored to teach her about the great outdoors this season, but it appears that they need to pump up the excitement level a little. Perhaps introduce some snores s’mores?
Camping in Style
I think Oprah (did you see her camping trip to Yellowstone?) would appreciate Avery’s roughing-it style, though. Why not be the pink of perfection, even as you commune with nature? And why not share this special experience with your binky? A girl’s gotta have her stuff with her.
Conserving Energy
Don’t be fooled. This one will be the last to stop telling ghost stories tonight around the campfire.
Goodbye to another sleepy summer!
Guest Napper #32
As cheerful and relieved parents all over the country send their children back to school today, Naps Happen (as the official child slacker spokesblog) wants you to remember not to overschedule them.
Children need time to play…sleep. Uh. Play while sleeping. Wait. That wasn’t what I was going for here!
Overscheduling. Tsk Tsk.
In fact, Suzanne submitted this picture of her son Asher, with the suggestion that, perhaps, he should skip school and go straight to work for the Department of Transportation.
The pioneers and the Victorians had it right. Put those kids to work!
Now off to the bus with the lot of you! If it will pick you up, that is.