"Go to sleep?"

We've gotten into a routine since I've been home this summer: we go out for a late morning run or walk or bike ride and then we come home and Elena takes a nap. Elena goes down for her nap very easily when we do this (and sometimes she is asleep by the time we get home).

I never bring along my ipod on these walks, because Elena always wants to talk. We talk at length about all the stuff she sees and our plans for the day or week. Often, there comes a point where she'll break from whatever topic we're on to say, "Go to sleep?"
"That's fine, honey."
And then she does.

She also asks to go to sleep at times in the car. On the other side of things, sometimes when we're driving home I'll say, "It's time to go to sleep, Elena." Often, she says, "Okay," and then she does!