Baby shower, Opening gifts advice thanks!

Jennifer
We are having a coed bbq shower. Looking to stray from the traditional. One thing I hated at my first shower (8 years ago) was sitting and opening all the presents for an hour or longer in front of everyone. Not that I wasn't appreciative...quite the opposite...but I just felt it was so boring for everyone else. I was thinking of opening gifts as a guest arrives and then putting them on the gift table for display. Any thoughts/advice or experience on this.