There’s a lot, to be sure.  All of his toddler antics bring me so much joy and I cherish them all, but every now and then he does something that literally makes me laugh out loud.  Nap time for Caleb is an unending battle for us.  He’s never thrilled about having to take a nap-often lying awake for hours before we finally “make” him go to sleep.

Today was no exception.  I put him down, and listened to him sing and talk to pretend people for about 20 minutes before I finally had to draw the line.

“Caleb, you need to go to sleep.  No more noise or getting out of bed or I’ll spank you.”  (Yes, in true lovingly barbarian fashion, we SPANK our children.)

“Daddy, I want to sleep on my pillow,” came the reply.  His talent for awakening his sister prematurely has led us to put him down in our bed for naps.  I obliged, and sooner than I would have ever imagined, he was out.  Magic pillow?  We’ll see…

After this period of unanticipated silence I ventured into the bedroom to see if he was asleep, and that’s when I knew I needed the camera.

At first glance I thought he had wrapped himself in a towel.  Then, I realized Caleb had removed his pillow from the cover and was wearing it like he was ready for the sack race at field day.  I was relieved he didn’t wake up as I snapped some pictures…