gender revealed!

Joey and I went for our ultrasound on Thursday, and it was SO hard not to look at the screen while she was getting the gender shot! BUT, I'll admit it made it easier just being able to lay there and watch the baby move. Once, I saw that, all I cared about AGAIN was health. But, I was definitely dying to know if I was looking at a moving baby boy or a moving baby girl! Once we left the Dr's office, I took the envelope with the gender sealed in tight to a girlfriend of mine and she proceeded to make my idea a reality.

As our family arrived at the park, everyone voted on what they thought the baby would be. Don't let all the marks on the pink fool you though. My daddy voted for a girl five times!

With voting complete, we opened the box!

First, we had to get the black paper off the top.

Then Joey had to cut into it to open the actual box.

At this point, the kids had caught a glimpse of the color of the balloons and were starting to yell it out, but we couldn't get the balloons out yet!

Once I could get one balloon out, there was no doubt!

My absolute favorite picture of the night! I feel like you can just sense how happy we are!

Poor Tripp was hoping maybe there was another balloon in the bottom that just MIGHT be blue! He held himself together for the rest of the time that we were at the park, but once we hit the car, the tears started to flow and it took a little while to calm him down. Now he wants us to have ANOTHER baby! Ha! NOT going to happen!

We can't wait to meet her!!! Our sweet Addison Grey! The night went exactly the way I hoped it would and I'm so glad that we did it this way. Such a special memory to make together as a family!