A couple weeks ago, we gathered with our family for a Gender Reveal Party. Our home was filled with decorations saying "What will the little honey bee?" The party was complete with my mother's creation of a double stroller made out of donuts. We were all excited to find out the gender, my mom even mentioned that she forgot why we were gathering.
The reveal happened through a board game called Dixit. Dixit is a Spiel des Jahres winning, wholesome family party game filled with different pictures. Side thought, Patrick and I love board games! So, Patrick started the game as the "active player" and his clue was 'Siblings.' I was "active player" next and my clue was 'Life.' Everyone knew that the gender was going to be revealed sometime during the game. My sister was at the edge of her seat with our first two clues. The game continued with our family members revealing clues when they were the active players. We encouraged each person to try and stick with baby themes. The turn came back to Patrick. His next clue was "Reaction to if it's a boy." Everyone began scouting for the perfect card to lay. My clue, "Reaction to if it's a girl" was next. Then to wrap up the game for the final clue we said, "It's a...." Everyone then was encouraged to lay down a picture and to say the gender they think the baby is with that card. We went one by one saying aloud what the gender is. With 3 for girl, 2 for boy, 1 for happy it's healthy and 1 for it looks like me! Patrick and I each held out an envelope. We opened the card and said "It's a boy!" We were all very excited. I was more in shock and disbelief. I was really thinking that the baby was going to be a girl. Now time to think of life with a boy! Help me please!!!
Planning any kind of party is very fun. The evening before I stepped into Party City to see what fun accents and decorations they had. I found plates, napkins and balloons. These items were not needed, but they did make the celebration a bit more fun! Take time in your life to celebrate the little things. Even if the little things are common or overrated. In the end it's spending time with family and creating memories together that really matter.
