3 years ago the Lord blessed Josh and I with some really amazing friends. We were in a tough season of life and Jesus lead us to this great small group at our church, where Steve was the small group leader! We loved small group and our fellowship/friendship with Steve & Sarah has continued to grow ever since.
When we first met Steve & Sarah I was about to pop with Roman, so now 3 years later they have seen us pregnant with Saylor (whom they prayed tremendously for!) and now our 4th baby. We have been praying with them for the Lord to bless their family with a baby for a few years, and God's timing always turns out to be perfect. Now we're both pregnant together and our babies will be 5 weeks apart...praise Jesus!
So you can only imagine how excited Bethany & I were to throw this gender revealing party for them (Kyle & Josh were as excited as men can get about the shower as well ;)
The table (it was a dessert theme and half the desserts weren't on the table yet! They were all so good!)
To cast your vote everyone would wear a bow for a girl, or they would wear a bow tie for a boy! Such a cute idea, thanks to Bethany!
Boy or girl? Our little, dead end road we live off of is perfect for tons of parking :)
Sarah's mom getting her "bow tie!"
Mache (Sarah's sister) casting her vote...boy :)
The mommy & daddy to be! Too cute! They both wore both colors :)
There's another girl vote...we were definitely out numbered!
The hosts with the hot couple! We all voted girl :)
Erin, me, Mache, Sarah, Brittany & Bethany
Carolyn & Mache...short for Mary Rachel - such a cute name! (soon to be happy Grandma & Auntie!)
The final count: Boys 28, Girls 14
And...
baby Baer is a...
GIRL!!!!
YAY!! SO EXCITED!!
Team Blue - maybe next time ;)
Team Pink - baby Baer!
Sarah's family: Pete, Sarah, Mache, Carolyn & Steve
Steve's family: Mark holding Vivien, Steve, Sarah, Linda, Sarah & Jonathan and their twins, Evelyn & Elijah (Vivien is theirs too!)...not pictured is Steve's sister Rachel who lives out of state
Both families!
Love all these girls! Sarah is blessed with so many people that love her :)
Amazing group of ladies
Bethany, Sarah & me
Carolyn, Lauren, Allison, Sarah & Mache holding baby Kensi (Bethany & Kyle's baby girl!)
Practice for the future
Of course they got an Ohio State bib from their fellow Buckeye fans...Kyle & Bethany ;)
The gender revealing party was so much fun and Bethany & I loved throwing it for them! Steve & Sarah are so special to us and it is so amazing to see answered prayers. Ellison Grace is a VERY prayed for baby and we cannot wait to meet her come December!!!
"He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children." Psalm 113:9
"Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." Psalm 103: 1-5
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17
"What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it." C. S. Lewis
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