Wild West Birthday Party...Kids and I went to the birthday party for my friend Renita's little boy, Robert, yesterday. He turned 1 yrs old. All the kids got straw sheriff's cowboy hats and red bandanna's. It was a cookout and the kids had fun running around the backyard. It was nice to mingle and meet some other grown-ups.

*side note: it has been very interesting...so far, of the 2 birthday parties we have attended here in NY, no one opens their presents at the party. The gifts are just put to the side and opened later. I don't know if that is a coincidence or how things are done here. I had just never been to a kid's party where they didn't open their presents at the party.