Monkey Business

It's no secret...my days are busy. I thought this blog would see much more use. Alas, it is sometimes just too much work to sit down and type anything other than a quick e-mail or a Facebook status update. Still, here is my feeble attempt.

The girls are busy as ever. Ava's taken to frequently skipping her afternoon nap, and she'd like to convince Sydney that sleep is for the weak too. Today we made a cake, did puzzles, played in the snow and did crafts. That's enough activity to set me up for a good nap, but not our girls! After 2 hours of singing and talking, Ava told me "It's okay Mommy. I'll nap at bedtime". Yep. That was it for nap time!

Sydney has learned a few tricks of her own recently that are adding to her activity level. She likes to stand up in her crib now. She can even work her way over to turn on her music box by herself instead of sleeping. Sometimes I'll go in and find her just sitting up, clapping her hands for her own clever-self. It's cute, but definitely qualifies as "monkey business" when it's nap time!

I'm telling you...I understand now why Mom's are so tired!