Instead of Napping

Mia is supposed to be taking a nap right now.  She hasn't been napping much at home on the weekends lately, so I usually give her a few books when I put her in the crib.  I tell her that she needs some quiet time and to just read her books until she gets tired.  So, a few of her dolls are now lined up in the crib, and she is reading to them like her teachers do for her class at daycare.  She said to the dolls, "Do you wanna read a book? Yeah? Okay.  Everybody listen.  Everybody scoot back!"  She held the book up so that her babies could see better.  At daycare, the teacher will hold up the book and point to the front, back, and spine, so the kids all know the parts of a book.  Mia usually does that at home, too.  She points to each one and says, "The front! The back! The spine!" 

Reading a story to her dolls.  Her audience is Ann, Susie (in purple), and Edie (in green)