Supper Time - Part Two

Well, I knew all day that tonight was not going to be easy. Marshall had to work late and would not be home until almost bedtime. Hank still is getting over his ear infection and wanted to be held all day long starting at 3:30 this morning. 

Luckily, we had little Mark B. come stay with us while his parents went to a banquet. This is great because I love Mark, and he entertains Charlie. He and Charlie played together while Hank and I cooked dinner. Miraculously, we got dinner on the table and had a nice supper together. I fed Hank, and Mark helped Charlie.

After dinner, Mark dressed Charlie in Indian attire and taught him how to play Indians. We built towers, played mailman, colored, and much more. Marshall finally got home. Although he was starving, Charlie wanted him to come play and build towers. At bedtime, the chaos started again. Charlie was crying with tears because he wanted to play football with Mark, Hank was screaming in pain, and Marshall and I were taking care of diapers, pajamas, juice, medicine, etc. Luckily, Mark, who is a first grader, got in bed with Charlie and read him Curious George until I could come finish and tuck Charlie in for the night. Mark got Charlie grapes, and we laid with Charlie and sang songs. Finally, Hank fell asleep and Charlie was relaxed.

It was a busy exhausting evening, but fun. Mark was a huge help. I am glad this segment of our parade was contained in our house. Marshall did finally eat supper about 9:00.