To nap or not to nap....

So the past three days Tyler has not taken an afternoon nap. I tried to put him down yesterday and he just was wide awake, so after 45 minutes of trying unsuccessfully, I finally just let him get up and play. The good thing about this is that he then goes to bed around 7:30 instead of around 9:00 or 10:00. The bad thing is that he gets grouchy and misbehaves later in the evening. I personally think that he still needs naps, and so I am going to make sure that he gets one tomorrow. I guess I can deal if he is ready to not have a nap everyday, but I think generally he still needs one, even if he doesn't.
It is kind of sad that he thinks that he is too big for naps, they really do grow up so fast. I just love that kid so much. He is such a fun and good brother to Josh, and Josh LOVES to watch Tyler's every move. Tyler is so funny these days. His imagination is getting so big. He likes to pretend that he is the person on the TV (i.e. Elmo, or a Sandlot kid) and then he acts out what is on the show. It is so funny. Mostly he runs around saying "Ball back" and talking about the dog chasing him to get the ball (from the Sandlot). We play lots of catch and he just loves to use Tony's huge catcher mitt. He is just so cute thinking that he is a big baseball player...I just love him so much!