sweet, sweet relief

The sun shines brighter, the birds chirp louder, and I am so much happier when

There is less of this:

And more of this:

Today was the first day in more than a week where nap time was not a huge battle of wills and testing of fortitude. The last two days, he didn't nap at all. Not so this afternoon. After a story, a song, and a brief complaint, he laid down and dozed for the next two hours. Sweet, sweet relief.

And because today must have been a Mama-needs-a-break kind of day, River was kind enough to nap at the same time. Magical.

I was even able to do some of this:

And later in the afternoon, they did this:

See? Birds chirping and sun shining...