The Birthday Party that Almost Wasn't

The Saturday before Halloween, my twin girls turned two. In what seemed to be the worst timing ever, I came down with a stomach virus at 3am Wednesday. I didn't move off the couch all day Thursday, except to run to the bathroom. My family was due to fly in that night, the house was a mess, there were party preparations to do, and I couldn't function! Thank God my family pulled together and helped me, and by Saturday I was feeling a lot better. Unfortunately, at this point my fiance was as sick as a dog. We banished him to the bedroom so he wouldn't spread his germs, and he had to watch the party from the bedroom window.

Except for Daddy missing out, the party went off without a hitch.

The girls got all dressed up and waited excitedly for their guests to arrive.

Then came the best part of the party-the Cinderella jumping house! The girls and their friends and cousins jumped to their heart's content.

Then there were presents,

castle cakes made by Grandma,

and a good time was had by all!