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So, Scott comes home from work this morning and asks me how Paige was last night.  (We have had some problems with bedtime and her throwing tantrums lately)

I told him that she was good.

He said, "She is getting so cute, she just melts my heart everyday!"

We are truly blessed to have her in our lives, and so thankful for her sweet little personality.  She sure is growing fast and and getting cuter and cuter everyday (if that's possible, cause she was the cutest thing from the moment that she was born.)

Just so thankful for my blessings!

Pictures and Thoughts

Here are a few pics of the gender party that we had a few months ago. 

I didn't get them all posted and wanted to get those up along with a few thoughts that I have had recently about the importance of family and the gospel!

GENDER PARTY!

Here is the box of balloons before we opened it... 

We decided that we will do this fun tradition for any additional "Little Willoughby's" that come along. Paige loved it, and I think that it turned out to be a really fun way of telling her what we were having :)

Here we are right after we opened our fun box, with Paige holding a "BLUE" balloon!

We did a little hot chocolate bar for everybody that came, it was really fun :)

Here is a pic of one of our ultrasound pictures for everybody to look at and guesses of what we might be having. And no, it is not a gender shot. We looked through all the pics but there was not one that they took for us, so we thought that a side profile would still be fun.

Here is a close up... Can't wait to meet this little guy! We are so excited.

We even agreed on a name, which took a little convincing Scott. But, the name is officially:

DECLAN SCOTT WILLOUGHBY

We wanted to name our first boy after both of us.

Scott is the middle name because Scott is my maiden name and of course Scott's first name.

K, these are the most crazy balloons cause they didn't start deflating for the longest time... 

They lasted almost 2 months! Paige loved carrying them around. We let Paige get a pink balloon while we were at the balloon place, hence the random pink balloon.

Crazy pose!!!

We let Paige play with the box for a few days after the party 

She LOVED playing in that thing!!!!

"HI!!!!" So cute :)

HA!!

Love this girl!

We are so super excited for Declan's arrival... 

Paige asks me each day if we can take the baby out.  :)  

She loves to kiss and hug him, and loves spending time cuddling him!  

It will be an interesting adjustment with two kiddos instead of just one. But, I know that it will be worth it, and I am not doing it alone. I am so thankful that we have the opportunity to be parents. There is nothing better, I can't imagine life without my two little ones, even though one is not here yet. But, even up to this point every moment has been so worth it and I know whatever happens in the future, it will be such a wonderful experience to look back on all the memories. 

Feeling him move, feeling the sweet sprit that is with you while you are carrying one of God's precious children... there is no other experience like it. And I will never regret it!! 

I am so thankful for family and what a wonderful blessing we have to be sealed together FOREVER! And so grateful for the support of family!

I am so thankful for the plan of salvation and the knowledge that I have of God's plan for all of us. What a wonderful reminder it is for me everyday of our eternal purpose... 

I am so thankful for every moment that I have to spend with my family and try to absorb as many moments as I can because they pass by so quickly and life is so precious! There are moments in each of our lives that remind us of that and show us just how precious life is!  I know that we are here but a small moment in time, but oh... we are so important. I know that Heavenly Father loves each and everyone of us and he is aware of our struggles and he is there to help if we just ask for it. And sometimes that is the hard part... Asking. But, he will comfort us in times of trouble. He loves us so very much! I am SO THANKFUL for my many blessings and for the Gospel in my life!!!!!!

I LOVE YOU SCOTT, PAIGE, and DECLAN!

And all of my family... I can't imagine life without you!

Thank you!

xoxo

ASH 

(& ;) mommy)

Baby #2 Reveal!!!!

Tonight we had a fun little party revealing what we are having!  

Watch the video below to see what we are having.

Drum roll, Please... 

And... 

It's a...

YAY!!!!  

We are so excited for our new addition :)

October fun and Halloween!

THE CORN MAZE AND PUMPKIN PATCH!

This month has been so fun!  We went out to the corn maze and pumpkin patch.  We had a blast!  Here's a few pics of our adventures...

They had some fun things for the kids to play on. 

Paige thought it was fun going under all the tires.

Going on a hay ride!

Looking out at the pumpkin patch.

Paige wanted to pick out a few pumpkins and kept trying to pick them up!  

I'm pretty sure that she kept picking the biggest ones she could find :)

Out in the patch!

Found one just my size, Mommy!  (we let her take it home, hey it was free!)

We also went through part of the corn maze.  There was this bridge that we had to cross in the maze, it was really neat to look over the field of corn and the pumpkin patch!

At the top of the stairs with Daddy.  Paige loves to ride on Daddy's shoulders, and most of the time that is just how she holds on... CUTE HUH!?!

Standing on the bridge, Paige loved looking over the edge at all the people below.

So, most of you that know Scott know that he loves teasing...  Well, he kept hiding in the corn and would jump out and try to scare Paige.  She wasn't to scared though, she mostly just laughed when he would jump out, it was super cute.  

Here is a video...  Not as good as in person, the best ones I didn't even get!  Darn it!  Oh, well.

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER!

Every year our awesome friend Barb puts on this super fun Murder Mystery Dinner party for Halloween.  This year was Murder under the Big Top!  It was so fun!  We had lots of yummy carnival food and they even made a tent in the front room!  So cool :)

Enjoying the night...

Hangin' with some of our best friends

Left to right: Jennifer, Adria, Scott, Me, Melissa, Mike

The theme was set in the 40's.  My character was a lion tamer and Scott was the FBI agent.

The whole group together!  Thanks for a super fun evening Barb!

PUMPKIN CARVING!

We were a little late on carving pumpkins this year, but we did get it done!  A few days before Halloween we had a family night and carved away, Paige even helped draw her face on with a marker!

Looking in the pumpkin, she wasn't to sure about all the stuff inside.  When we told her to start taking the insides out, she refused!  She wasn't about to touch it!  She kept saying, "EWWW!"

Scott putting his design on his pumpkin!  

We have done this tradition since the first year we were married... 

We look online for a design that we like and make a little harder carving, makes it a bit more fun now that we are adults.  And we have loved it!

Paige and Mommy!

Paige loved playing in the bowl of slim, just as long as she didn't have to touch it with her hands she was fine. :)  She would stir with her spoon and would tell us that she was cookin'!  That's my girl!

Daddy helping Paige carve her pumpkin!  

Paige thought it was so fun to pull the pieces out after they were all cut.

So after Daddy helped Paige with her pumpkin he convinced her that the insides weren't so bad and she finally put her hand in, WAY TO GO DADDY!!!!

Trying to put Daddy's lid on her pumpkin...

All done... I think she was a little freaked out, we took the picture in the dark with the pumpkin face glowing. After she saw it a little longer she thought it was pretty cool.

Here's our pumpkins all done!

Left to right: Mine, Paige's, and Scott's

TRICK OR TREATING!

For Halloween, Paige was Abby Caddabby off Sesame Street.  Took a bit of time, but I think her costume turned out great, and best of all... Paige loved it!  Mission accomplished! :)

Here's a picture at the ward "Trunk or Treat".

She was super cute!

Here she is with some of her best friends...

The Morrell triplets (they were the three fairies from Sleeping Beauty, aren't they super cute?!?)

Left to right: Carly, Madision, Paige, and Makenna

Paige and Madison holding hands... Aww...

Then some of our friends have a neighborhood Trick or Treating parade that they invited us to.  It was super fun!  Here we are headed off to the park for the parade!

Paige with some more of her besties!

Left to right: Me, Paige, Madox, and Brenna

Cute pic of us right before the parade!

Just hangin' out...

Waiting for the parade to start...

Scott had to go to work during the time that we would be at the parade so he wore his scrubs.  He wasn't just dressed up as a nurse ;) This was the first year since Paige has been born that Scott has gotten to see her in her Halloween costume.  It was so fun to have Daddy there!  What a special treat.

Daddy "parading" with Paige and collecting all the goodies 

Looking at her candy... See that purple hair!  She loved it!  Now when I put hairspray in her hair, she thinks its going to be purple.  Funny!

Then after the parade we went out for a little trick or treating through our friends' neighborhood.  

Some of our besties!  Aren't their girls so cute!?!

Left to right: Me, Rylee (front), Barb, Paige, Mike, Josie, and Chloe (front)

Paige did a great job with all the trick or treating this year... Definately had way more fun this year than last.  She loved Halloween!!!  Everytime she saw something scary she would say "Oooo, SPOOKY!" and we practiced saying Trick or Treat, so she would say "Trick or Treat" to everyone for her candy.  And she did!  So stinkin' cute!  Now if I could just convince her that she can't eat the candy all day long ;)

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Baby #2 is on the way!

We are excited to announce that we will be welcoming baby #2 into the Willoughby Family on or near...

April 17, 2012

Paige has been really excited, and gives the baby kisses all the time!

Can't wait until our new little addition arrives!  We are going in for our gender ultrasound on November 16th.  We are going to announce the gender in a fun way!  So stay tuned to see what we are having :)

Saying bye to Grandma and Grandpa Scott and First Offical Hair Cut!

~ Visit with Grandma and Grandpa Scott ~

My parents just left October 3rd for an LDS mission to Atlanta, GA.  

So, the week before they left, they came up to visit for an overnight trip.  It was a wonderful trip, and it was so great to see them before they left!  We went out to dinner to The Cheesecake Factory.  

And just spent some much needed quality time together.  

Here is Paige holding hands with Grandma and Grandpa Scott...

She absolutely loved having them come and wanted nothing to do with anybody else but them! :)

Waiting for our table...  Wouldn't let go of their hands!

You can only guess what Paige had for dinner!  SPAGHETTI!  She was a mess, but she loved it!

Grandpa Scott, Grandma Scott, Paige, and I...

Saying goodbye!  There weren't very many dry eyes when they left.

Paige kept waving goodbye to the camera when we told her that Grandma and Grandpa were leaving... We were all laughing!  It was pretty funny :)

Finally, one picture without her waving... Smile!  

Here is a picture that my parents sent us via email...  Don't they look great with their missionary tags on!?!  We love you Grandma and Grandpa!  Miss you!  

But, we know that you are doing a wonderful service and you are truly the Lord's Missionaries!

~  Paige's first official hair cut ~

A few weeks ago, we took Paige to go get her first official hair cut...  Some of our friends told us about this cute little place for kids hair cuts, so we thought we would try it out!  It was awesome!  They have fun places for the kiddos to sit while they are getting their hair cut and they give them cookies and a sucker to eat too!  We loved it and so did Paige!  

Here she is sitting in a jeep... They had some fun merry go round animals to sit on, and other fun things, but Paige told us that she wanted to sit in the TRUCK!  And sit in the "truck" she did ;)

She loved her sucker and was sooooo good!  I couldn't believe it, I thought for sure that we would end up with a melt down and her totally freaked out, but she did great!

Scott waiting for her cut to be done...

They even put sparkles in her hair, and she LOVED it!  

She still talks about wanting to get sparkles in her hair.  :)

All buckled in and ready to go home... Enjoying that sucker!  Awww... So cute!