First there was 1... and then there were 2...

Let us start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start...

 

1 2 3...

 

1 2 Buckle my Shoe

3 4 Knock on the Door

5 6 Pick up sticks

7 8 ???  Don't be late?

 

A B C...

 

Answers

Ants

Arks

Arrows

Aprons

Apples

Apricots

Artichokes

Arrow Marked Babblers

Able-Bodied Aristocrats

Accentuated Articulate Angels

or just simply

A new day!