Do you love this ‘picnic’ birthday as much as me? I love the red gingham and touches of ‘ant.’ For more details, head over to .

What’s blue, black and white all over? A fun race car party from Daniela. More here. (the race track reminds me of this Amy Atlas party- I love this interpretation of the idea!)

A girly feast for Eleanor’s first on . So sweet.

A lovely princess-themed party from Nicole Parker! Much more here.

Three close friends banded together and threw their adorable sons their guests won’t soon forget. I love the color scheme and the outdoor setting! Much more from .

A clever ‘rainbow fish’ party (swimming was a primary activity) full of easy D.I.Y’s from photo peel.

See Jane Blog threw a military-inspired party for her son, KJ. Check out the plastic army men set up for target practice, the dog tags and binoculars for the guests, the cake (!), and much more.

I’m baaaack….missed you all greatly. We survived the Great Flood of 2010 with no flood damage. Thank you for your sweet comments and emails. So many in our area were not nearly as fortunate, so we are feeling very blessed and thankful. My son’s school, unfortunately, was very damaged, which means no more school for the rest of the school year, and no more summer school! Yikes. We are scrambling to get some extra help, but I’m not complaining. (If you are truly interested in seeing some more firsthand photos of the flood, check out my friend, )

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Wishing there was a ‘coop‘ in Nashville (but it’s in L.A., of course!).