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win a prize for the right guesses. We also
handed out pink or blue boutonnieres for
each team-member to wear.
The talented mother of our beautiful
granddaughter-in-law made gorgeous
cummerbunds, using pink or blue flowers for her to wear to the party. When
the baby's gender was revealed, she'd
remove the losing color.

Revelation time!

When it came time for the revelation, we
retrieved the placard from the front yard and
pinned black balloons that had been blown
up just enough so you could not see through
them. The designated person had filled only

one balloon with the right-colored confetti.
Most everyone-Mom and Dad, grandparents, great-grands (PawPaw and I, too!),
cousins, nephews, and friends-took a turn
firing a dart towards the balloons. When the
right balloon burst, showering the winner
with sparkling (in our case blue) confetti,
fireworks and poppers followed. And what
a grand moment it was-everyone's face
glowed with amazement and joy. Hugs
and high fives and squeals and squeals of
laughter.
Very exciting, I promise you!
And, even though I had no idea what it was
at first, our gender-reveal party became an
unequivocally marvelous way to include

our family and close friends in the excitement that expecting a
baby brings. Everyone got to celebrate with Mom and Dad, from
the moment the invitation arrived to participating in all the fun
events at the party. Many will go on to attend the baby shower
and celebrate the birth, creating a true circle of life.
So, if your child or grandchild asks you to host a gender-reveal party, you can breathe easy, get busy and be ready for a
fun time!

Kathy and Charlie Palmer
have two sons, two lovely
daughters-in-law, five
grandchildren, ages 9 to 24,
and now, their first greatgrandchild on the way. They
are semi-retired and agree
that their "job" now is to
spend time with their family.


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