The Reveal Party

Last Friday night, the day after our ultrasound, Matt and I had a party at our home, with close friends to reveal the gender. We had told our parents on Thursday night that we were having a girl but asked them to keep it a secret until after Friday night. (They did a GREAT job!)

Decorations & Finger Food

I have to admit that Matt is WAY more creative than me so the way we revealed was completely his idea. Everyone had to pick either a blue balloon, to indicate "boy", or a pink balloon, to indicate "girl".  After choosing a balloon people stood on the "boy" or "girl" side of the room.

Team Boy

Team Girl 

(Andy's balloon popped on accident... 

he saved the surprise by stepping on the slip of paper quickly!)

On the count of "three" everyone popped their balloon. There was a note inside each balloon letting the person know if they were correct. It was so much fun to see everyone's faces as they read their notes!

Girl Note: "Great Pick! Ellis Claire DeMott will be here in June"

Boy Note: "Well you had a 50/50 shot, better luck next time"

The party was so much fun and it was wonderful to share this moment with our closest friends!  And a special thank you to our friend, Kelsey, for taking great pictures for us!