Hooray! I’m going to be a GRANDMA! It’s a super exciting time for us and to make it even more special, my daughter and son-in-law agreed to let me throw them a gender reveal party. The ultrasound was on Tuesday, and I think I did a great job of keeping a poker face when I was the only one that got to watch the monitor for the “gender shot.” I wasn’t even tempted to spill the beans when my other kiddos begged me to tell them the secret. The hardest part was going four whole days without saying something to accidentally give it away.
But Friday finally rolled around, and here is how we made Baby Anderson’s gender reveal special:
Cute sign and balloon on the front porch, telling guests to come to the back yard.
Balloon trail to the back yard.
As the guests came back, they stopped at the voting table to choose “Team Girl” or “Team Boy” and share their name suggestions. Everyone chose a paint swatch in either pink or blue to write their baby name ideas, then picked a pink or blue sticker to wear to show their team spirit.
The “Aunt Squad” was on hand to welcome everyone.
We started off with an ice cream bar and lots of sweet treats.
The whole view of the “snack bar.”
Lots of yummy toppings. Just hadn’t brought out the 3 tubs of ice cream yet.
Our version of the traditional “Boy or Girl?” banner.
Drinks were dressed up with hats and trucks, and a tiara and jewelry. My favorite touch is the earrings hanging off the sides of the pink punch.
These adorable and delicious cupcakes were made by my sweet friend, Brandi.
The cones were hand dipped by the Mama-to-Be and the Aunt Squad.
The treats were a hit!
Of course, we had to play a couple of quick games before the big reveal. First up was a baby name race. Team Boy and Team Girl formed their groups and raced to see which team could be the first come up with a gender-specific baby name for every letter of the alphabet.
TEAM GIRL WON.
Next, we had a representative from each team race to see who could empty the apple juice from the baby bottle first. That was a lot of laughs. And, guess what – TEAM GIRL WON.
These contestants really “sucked.” Hahahaha!
Last, we had our cute Mom-to-Be, Hailey, circle her answers on the chalkboard of old wives tales. 
TEAM GIRL WON AGAIN!
It was finally time for the main event. I had filled three balloons with paint and attached them to a canvas. Matt and Hailey each got some darts and threw them at the canvas. Here is how that went…
Canvas and balloons are ready to go.
Ready…
Aim…
FIRE…
Guess what????
PINK!!!
It’s a girl!
We went live on Facebook for the big moment. You can watch it here: Baby Anderson Revealed
We had so much fun! And now we are all super excited to welcome Olivia Anderson to the world in January!
Postcards from Mosquitoville 