a little peanut is on the way

&& we find out July 18th whether it's a girl or boy!

The Gender Reveal Party planning is in FULL force && so much fun! I am so excited I can't stand any more to wait ...

Freaking out yet?

Thinking, WHAT! Did I miss something?

Not me crazy.

We aren't pregnant. You would've known by now.

Caitlin & Cliff over at a country nest are expecting in December

&& I'm hosting their GR party.

photo credit

I've announced that before, right?

I think so.

Okay, so I can't tell ALL my ideas & secrets just yet

because she reads - duh, she blogs && a lot of our hometown-ers read also.

I don't want to spoil the fun before the fun happens.

But I do plan on sharing a little bit of the planning -

First things first, the invitation.

I fell in love with it the second I found it on etsy @ Juneberry Lane shop.

Misty was wonderful to work with. I've never bought anything digital - let me say I'll be

doing it from here on out. Super easy. Not very expensive.

Dontcha love it?

&& if your answer is no, just pretend you do.

The different fonts shown, I think is what won my heart over.

Originally, I wanted to do Aqua & Coral because that's what the Momma to-be's  favorite trend colors are at the moment in time. However, when you search for things you want to incorporate & need for the party, Aqua you may find but Coral is tough. So I just went with the blue & pink. However, the invitation somewhat looks blue. My Momma always said there should be a third color to your theme in anything you do, Duh - Grey {&& my favorite color as of the time being}.

So the final colors are:

Pink Grey Blue

Another reason I really liked the invitation is because since day one, I've

called Baby Young a little peanut. But nobody is gonna know that or doesn't have to know that. It's just what stole my attention.

I plan to incorporate peanuts into the party just to symbolize

this precious baby, this incredible work of God.

In the beginning, I assumed Momma & Daddy would be surprised

with the gender along with the rest of family & friends but...

{Cait, I'm smiling big} Caitlin & Cliff really wanna see the gender on the

screen when they go in that day. I can totally understand. Their excitement is beyond.

{it's still not to late to change your mind, wink} This isn't going to mess up anything - I'm just plan to have super fun with the grandparents.

Being we are having the reveal party on the exact day they see the ultrasound, I really can't depend on baking anything or eating anything that needs to be prepared that morning of.

So I was definitely planning to do the [balloons in a box reveal]. That being said, I'm very weird on doing the same as others to close together && since I've already seen this happen a time or to with some people I know, I've decided to reveal the surprise a different way.

But how?

Hmmmmm... Let's just say I'm crazy excited to share the reveal

 && see how it will all work out. 

 Fun Fun.

 Crafts/Details:

I'm hand making everything.  How fun?!

I haven't had the urge to craft a whole lot since the wedding

{only 10.5 months + ago}

it pretty much wiped me out but I'm back in the swing of things && have been

working hard while watching the bachelorette making this all piece in together.

This weekend, after a baby shower I'm co-hosting, I plan to wrap everything up.

Aaron will be out of town, fishing, so I should be able to put my mind to everything &&

finish it all.

Food:

I've got my list of this & that's, my must haves

but I'm still not sure what the best way to go. I don't really know how many

I'm expecting, but if I had to guess I'd say at least 50+. Being this is at 6PM, I need to serve something other than orderves' -

I thought {Hamburgers/Hot dogs}

& up until this week I'm kind of rethinking it. I'm leaving at 8:15am sharp the very next

morning for a four day vacay at the beach with my friends of middle school. Kind of like a reunion - Yeah, I'll save that post for later.

Anyway, will I want to spend a lot of time cleaning up the grill & such?

Will Hamburgers/Hot dogs be too much?

Pizza? Hmmm.. could be. I'd have to price it.

LOTS of warm/hot finger foods? But again, I may end of having several people there && I'm not sure just how much to serve - this one is scary.

So, if ANY of you have ANY ideas or suggestions on

what you think my best option is, do tell. 

Until then, That's all I can share with you all.

I'm super excited && can't wait for everything to play out.

It's gonna be great! {I hope}

Go HERE to see how Caitlin's progressed &&

to keep up with her first time experiences as a Momma-to-be♥