What Will It Bee?
This past weekend, I ditched Chris and the kids and hitched a ride with my parents to Atlanta to visit my sister. Ginny and her hubby, John Michael, just moved into their new house, and so they threw a big housewarming party. First of all, their house is AMAZING. If Ginny and John Michael were a house, this is the house they would be. It’s classic and open and warm and perfect for hosting lots of friends and family.
I especially loved the front door and porch. I wanted to sit in their rocking chairs for days.
The housewarming was really only half the reason for a party. What this really was was a gender reveal party. I had heard of gender reveal parties before, but had never known someone who threw one. Turns out, it was pretty stinkin’ awesome. We spent Saturday getting the house and food ready for the party.
For the actual party itself, Ginny asked everyone on the invitation to wear either pink or blue, depending what gender we thought the baby would be. As you can see, we were pretty split. Some of us thought it was going to be a girl and some thought it was going to be a boy.
Here’s how the actual gender reveal worked…
Ginny and John Michael went to their ultrasound a couple weeks ago, and when the tech was able to determine the sex of the baby, she turned the monitor off so that Gin and JM couldn’t see anything. When the tech determined the sex, she wrote it out on a piece of paper and sealed that into an envelope without showing Ginny and JM. Then, JM took the envelope to a bakery and ordered a cake. The baker would open the envelope and make the inside cake based on the gender of the baby. So, if it was a girl, the cake would be pink and if it was a boy the cake would be blue. Then, the baker would ice the entire cake with white icing, so that you couldn’t tell until you cut into it what color the cake was.
Ginny decided to use the theme, “What will it Bee?” for her party, so the baker made the cake in the shape of a bee hive. Isn’t it cute???
When it was time to cut the cake, everyone crowded around the cake table and waited to see if the cake was pink or blue…
And the cake was…BLUE!!! IT’S A BOY!
It was such an exciting idea for a party, and so much fun to find out together with Ginny and John Michael’s friends and family. Such a fun day! I am so excited to be an aunt, but I think I’m even more excited to be an aunt of a NEPHEW! Even though I was convinced it was going to be a girl, I was so happy to see that blue cake because I know how great it is to have a little boy and I can’t wait for them to have that experience.
The crazy part was that both Ginny and JM just KNEW it was going to be a boy. For weeks they had been saying they just felt it. They knew. They were so convinced that they both wore blue to the party, but each had a splash of pink, just in case. Looks like that parenting instinct is alive and kickin’ for them already!!!
CONGRATULATIONS, GINNY AND JOHN MICHAEL! I can’t wait to meet Baby D!!!
23 Comments
Jessica
Congratulations to Ginny!
Allison
Awe what a CUTE idea….LOVE the house too!
Chelsea
Such a beautiful new home and what a great idea for a gender reveal party! Congrats to your family!
Stephanie @ Our Marriage Adventure
What a cute reveal! And their house is freaking amazing!!
kat
CONGRATULATIONS to your sister. Side note – I absolutely LOVE how close your family is…and how cute you all are.
Shelley
Ummm, Aunt Katie, your cup looks like it’s full of urine. LOL
Great party idea and it sure looks like everyone had a great time.
Lori @ I Can Grow People
So fun for your sister and brother-in-law! And they are living in my dream house–holy cow, what a home!
carrie t
What a fun idea for the party. And that HOUSE! OMG What a beautiful house!
Rachel @ The Ongoing Planner
How exciting! Super adorable party and I freaking lover their house! I think you need to blog us a tour 🙂
angela
that’s so cute! i love the whole idea of gender reveal parties! congratulations to ginny and john michael! their house is adorable too! 🙂
Rebecca @ The Reluctant Housewife
we just had our gender reveal party this weekend too! It’s such an amazing way to find out! We’re having a boy too…. I’m totally freaking out with excitement! I love that they both KNEW it was a boy… that’s awesome! Bean is going to be in heaven with a boy cousin!
Alice
Congratulations to Ginny, JM and all your family! I’m going to be a first time auntie about a week after you I think – how exciting! And I love their house 🙂 Alice
A Long Far View
Congratulations Ginny and JM!!! So excited for you guys – and for Aunt Katie too! 🙂
Rachel
Woahh…their house is amazing! Sounds like such a great party. I’d like to do a gender reveal party for our little one (we find the gender in 6 days!) but I’ve never heard of anyone doing it in the UK…
Jenna@CallHerHappy
Such a fun idea! I am so doing that for our next one 🙂 Prayers for your sister and her new family! Also, what a gorgeous house. Jealous!
Jen @ Ginger Guide
What a fun way to find out! Beautiful house, beautiful couple, and I’m sure, a beautiful little boy. Buy stock in Boogie Wipes now!
Ashley @ According to Ashley
Ooh! I’ve seen a few different blog posts about gender reveal parties, but I’ve never seen the “What Will it Bee?” theme! Love it! Their house looks gorgeous and Ginny looks fabulous!
Meredith J
AWWWWWW!!! How exciting! I’m totally doing a gender reveal when I have babies 🙂 their house is AMAZING. congrats fam!
Laura
Congratulations to them, they are simply shining!
Jamie
Ginny looks absolutely beautiful as a momma-to-be!! Congratulations to everyone!
Lynne
I guess this means I don’t read your blog often enough….I didn’t know she was pregnant, and I am so elated for both of them. Life is good!
Niki
Congratulations to your sister and bil! Both of my pregnancies I “knew” before the ultrasound what I was having – a boy and then a girl. 🙂
Sarah
I don’t normally comment on your posts for no particular reason but I had to for this. I remember reading your post about your sisters miscarriage and I felt such a sadness which is weird because I never have and probably will never meet her. Now I am just so happy for her and her husband!! Congratulations to you all!