Help me decide!!!!

So, Ali's FIRST birthday is quickly approaching gals, and I need some help deciding which theme to go with. I'm recruiting you all for your oppinions! The stupid website that I'll be ordering them from I can't get a picture to post so I'll have to post the link for you to go check 'em out. Sorry, I know that's a big pain, but I'm need of some help! I wouldn't do it if I didn't have to. :o)

The first one is really cute, and it seems kind of "appropriate" for now. Ali's really in to ducks right now, but who's to say she will be in two months. Here's the link: http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?namespace=browse&origin=catalogProducts.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&demandPrefix=12&sku=PT280&prodCatId=382852&mode=Browsing&erec=6&sp=true&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&cm_re=ED-_-Toys-_-F1L1&N=382852&tabId=Everyday&sd=Just+Ducky+Party+Theme

And, this one is just a girly theme and pretty cute. Here's the link to that one:
http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?namespace=browse&origin=catalogProducts.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&demandPrefix=12&sku=PT919&prodCatId=382852&mode=Browsing&erec=2&sp=true&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&cm_re=ED-_-Toys-_-F1L1&N=382852&tabId=Everyday&sd=Fun+At+One+Girl+Party+Theme

Let me know what you think.

I can't believe that it's time to start thinking about her party! I can't believe that she's going to be one already. It seems nearly impossible that the time has gone by THIS fast! Asside from the theme dilema, we haven't really thought much about what we want to do for the party as far as food goes. We do know that we're going to have 50, FIFTY people to invite. Sadly that's just our immediate family members! I always just thought that I'd go a little more overboard with the first birthday, since it's the biggest really, and then every one after that we'd just have asmaller number of people. I found that that will be impossible!!!! We're only inviting our immediate family members and then Ali's great-grandparents and stopping there. That, my friends, has quickly added up to FIFTY! I knew we had big families, but sheesh!

Ali's getting more fun by the second! I think I've mentioned before that she says the word duck, but now when you ask her "what does a ducky say?" she'll say "quack quack quack"!!!! When you tell her to make her "mean face" she scrunches up her nose, squints her eyes. I do have a picture of it, so when I get back to DC and my own computer I'll post a picture of it. Today she started a new face that's just simply HILARIOUS!!! There's no way I can actually discribe it to you, so you'll just have to believe me that it's pretty darn funny! I haven't got a picture of that one yet, but I'll work on it.

Since we've been back home on our visit she wants nothing to do with anyone but my mom or me. She won't go to her aunts or uncles. Well, she'll go to her aunt amy but that's only because she lives at the house so she sees her everyday while we're here. I don't know what I can do to make her more comfortable with them....it's hard when she's with me all day, every day! I try not to take her from someone while she's crying (more like SCREAMING!). I hope that it's just a phase she's going through. I know that she doesn't see her aunts and uncles as much as I'd like. I know that to her they're "strangers", but does anyone have any advice?

Tomorrow night Ali will be staying with her grandpa and grammy, josh's dad and stepmom. I'll have an evening and almost the whole day on friday to do whatever I please, but to be honest, I'm not really looking forward to it. I know it'll be good for both of us to have some time apart, seeing how she's been with everyone the past few days...and Lord knows, I need a little "ME" time. I just enjoy being with her, I love spending my time with her and I'm going to miss her terribly! I told my mom today that I think I'll have a hard time while she's gone, more so than any other time she's spent the night with one of her grandparents. When I was working, I had that time during the day when I wasn't with her, so when she'd spend the night with one of them, I was fine with it. Now that I'm with her ALL the time, I think I'm going to miss her more than before. You'd think it'd be the other way around, that I'd want to have a few hours to myself....but I guess I'm just strange like that. I have no worries about the care that my ILs will give her, she has a wonderfull grandpa and grammy.....I don't know what my deal is! Pray for me tomorrow night gals! :o)

Josh will be coming into town on Saturday with one of his friends. He goes to the Indy 500 every year, and this year will be no different. It's something he looks forward to each year, and I have no clue why. Sitting watching cars go around an oval track for hours is not my thing...to each their own I guess! :o) This will be the first time that he's been home since we moved to DC. I'm sure he'll have us running around all over creation so that he can see everyone in a few short days.

I'll be posting pictures when I get back, and just to forewarn you....there will be a LOT of pictures! i'll have the ones from my parents visit to DC and then some from our visit home. Be prepared! :o)

Hope you're all doing well. I'm gonna try to catch up with you here before I head to bed, but it's late so I don't know how far I'll make it!