first no nap day

everyone is telling me that kids "give up" their naps around the age of 3. i refuse to believe it. i mean, they can give it up, but i won't. i love having the 2-3 hours mid day in the weekend, to take a power nap myself, run errands, do some work, take a break. so everytime chris or others say "he doesn't need a nap" i say, "yes he does, he will nap until college". and he has been napping. and it has always been fairly easy to put him down; he rarely screeches, though sometimes he tries "i don't need a nap, it's sunny out", but he quickly realizes that he does not have a chance.

fastforward to yesterday. chris took pepe to grandma's to help out with moving some furniture in the new room. i had the day off (off meaning i did some reading in the backyard after vacuuming, doing all the laundry, reorganizing my closet, writing one section of a book chapter for work, cleaning the kitchen and..oh, running 10 miles), so when chris called telling me that pepe might not get a nap bc of scheduling issues, my initial "he needs to" was tamed down by the guilt of having the day "off" and told him that he is in charge. so, there was no nap, except about 45 min of sleep in the car. pepe and chris returned around 5 in time for kate & zack's barbecue, and pepe was chipper. he told me all about the icecream he had at the icehouse, and going to the playground and the beach. we went next door and played with the girls (i just love how pepe and the girls come in an out of our house, and pepe uses their"playground" and there is no fighting over the toys, coz the girls have no interest in backhoes and pepe has no interest in stuffed animals..) and we had a nice meal, and pepe was in good spirits. without a nap.he went down a t the usual 8 pm with a few stories and no protests. and we were able to enjoy a game of taboo and a nice tart with the neighbours and their friends.

so does this mean that pepe does not need a nap anymore? he might not, but i do, so he will be napping...until college!