Christmas excitement means no nap

Christmas. Naps.  The two together spells trouble.

So for the past few weeks Logan and Mackenzie haven't been going to sleep very well at naptime.  They are 3 now and it was at this same time that Olivia decided to not nap anymore.  The difference being there was only 1 of her!  Usually they are in there talking and playing around and who knows what else.  After several 'shhhh' 'be quiet' and 'stop it,' I go and sit in their room.  Usually they will finally fall asleep an hour after I first put them down!  Of course they fall asleep and sleep for maybe 2 hours, but then they take forever to fall asleep at night.  Olivia did the same thing.  Logan seems to still need a nap, but Mackenzie keeps him awake.  Once the kids and I move, I am probably going to put the girls together.

Anyways, this scenario played out yesterday.  Only Mackenzie kept crying I need a kleenex, I want my socks on and I kept hollering at her, which never works.  I carried her downstairs and threatened to make her sleep on the mattress down there.  Finally I brought her back up and put her on my bed in my room and shut the door.  I figured if they were separated that Logan would at least go to sleep.  Nope.  Finally close to 3 I didn't hear much and I thought maybe after all of the crying she fell asleep and I went about my business.  Around 3:30 I heard Logan and finally gave up and let him come out of his room.  Then I opened up my bedroom door and found my entire tube of chapstick smeared all over my quilted bedspread.  Entire tube.  All over it.  I was livid!  She started crying again because she doesn't like being scolded.  I washed my bedspread but it didn't come out completely.  She had some on her pants. 

After using the bathroom she came out and started playing with her new barbie stuff and acted like nothing happened.  Yeah.  So apparently it's better to just let them be then to separate.  And never leave Chapstick unattended on a nightstand. 

Merry Christmas.  I'm glad it's over.