We decided this year to have a combined birthday party for the kids. After spending all week expecting it to rain and not planning anything, Friday came with clear skies and I was racing around trying to throw something together. We ordered a bounce house, put a couple of crafts together, baked a cake, shopped for food and made it work.
The kids ran around like crazy monkeys and the parents just tried to keep track of which part of the house their littles were currently destroying. While cleaning up the aftermath, Chris and I declared the party a success.