When a family find out they are having a baby they naturally want to know if it is a boy or a girl. That desire becomes even more evident when you already have a child. For those that don’t want to wait until the child is born, they have a gender reveal party.
At a gender reveal party, a friend finds out the big secret first and devises a way to tell it to the expecting parents.
But, first you have to have a meal.
Guests gather under a tent in the back yard to find out the gender of the Jaime and Bertha’s baby. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)Guests go through the food line. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)
To mark the occasion, blue and pink decorations adorn all the tables for the event.
Decorations sit on a table before the meal. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)
After some time for conversation, it’s time for the big event. First come out a carton of eggs.
Stephanie present eggs to Jaime and Bertha that could possibly hold the gender. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)Jaime and Bertha crack open an egg. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)
Just yellow confetti fall from the eggs. Time to open the big box.
Kaiden tries to help his parents open the big box. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)The box does not spill the secret either as Jaime and Bertha look confused. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)
More yellow. All of a sudden, another balloon shows up. Will this one reveal the secret?
A large black balloon could hold the big secret. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)Jaime takes a knife to the balloon to see if it truly holds the secret of the gender of his next child. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)IT’S A GIRL! Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)
It’s a girl! Time to celebrate the new daughter.
Jaime and Bertha celebrate the news of them having a daughter. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)Jaime hugs Bertha tightly after finding out they are having a daughter. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)
Come to find out, the new big brother, Kaiden, knew all along.
Kaiden gives a look to say that he definitely knew all along. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)Jaime, Bertha, and Kaiden show off some pink to tell that they will welcome a girl into their family. Family and Friends gather to see the gender of the next baby in the household of Jaime Santana and Bertha Rodriguez in Great Bend, Kansas on August 17, 2019. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)
Congratulations to Jaime, Bertha, and Kaiden on adding a girl to their family.
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