Bedtime with ghosts

Putting Davis to bed some nights can be a considerable challenge.  On Wednesdays he goes to daycare (where he naps; he does not nap at home) and then has swimming lessons at the Y.  It makes for a very busy, exciting, high-energy evening and it usually takes him a while to wind down.   Last week, he was up until around 10:00 and the week before 11:00.  Bedtime goes a lot quicker if somebody is willing to lie down with him until he goes to sleep, but this is a dangerous path to go down.  This week, his grandparents are here and it has been an extra exciting and energetic evening.

After we had already done his normal bedtime routine, had another banana to eat, brushed teeth again, he was asking for somebody to lay down with him to help him go to sleep.   Being the genius parent that I am, I thought it would be a great idea for his imaginary friends to lie down with him to sleep. I called Timmy, the Big Ghost, the Little Ghost and Six up from the basement to hop in bed and sleep with him.  

After some stern words with the Big Ghost, and picking the Little Ghost up and putting him in bed with Davis, I thought progress had been made and I could continue with my evening.   However, this genius parent did not think to tell Davis' friends they needed to stay in bed.  So far, the Big Ghost has gotten up twice and hidden once (Davis had to get out of bed to tell me this of course).  Also, there doesn't seem to be enough room in his bed for all his friends (they had to move to the bottom of the bed to make room for Davis).