The Gender Reveal

Memorial Day was extra special for us! We decided to reveal the gender of our twins to our family and friends! As you can see, we are being blessed with twin GIRLS! We loved watching everyone place their votes. We had a lot of people fooled! Some thought we were having two boys or one of each. So we loved seeing the surprise when we opened the box of balloons.

We feel incredibly blessed to have such wonderful and supportive family and friends. We are thankful for each and everyone of you and appreciate all of the well wishes as we continue on our twin journey!

The mystery still remains as to whether they will be identical! We will find out when they arrive!

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