It's a....

Saturday night we had a gender reveal party.  It is the new thing to do and sounded like a great way to share with everyone at the same time what gender baby Ireland was.  There are many different variations, but we decided to find out the gender just the two of us first and then share with everyone else.  I loved knowing the truth and hearing everyone's opinion and why they thought they were right.  Friday I started making cupcakes that had the correct color of icing in the middle.  The theme of the party was blue and pink everything.  Everyone was supposed to wear blue or pink to represent their vote.  We had dinner first and then the big reveal was for dessert.  Everyone was so impatient, I don't understand why.  :)
Just to add to the suspense I had everyone split into team blue and team pink.  Team blue was so big we had to split them into two pics. They are a little blurry, sorry.

team blue #1

team blue #2

team pink

Cupcakes with a secret inside

It's a girl!

Proof that my dad cheated! (really blurry, sorry)

Did I mention there was a prize for the "best" dressed?

Mom and Dad tied for second place

Jeff and JanMarie tied for first place.

 Here are some pictures of the decorations.

ultrasound pictures

More ultrasound pictures

Baby name suggestions that Karissa made for me. So cute! Some of the names on the other hand were not quite as cute!

framed ultrasound picture and flowers

It was such a fun time! A little crowded but still a lot of fun! Now I get to start buying cute girl clothes! This poor child is going to be so spoiled.