Spring Break Part 1

No pictures, but it has been soo good being home.  As soon as we hit the Utah border all the girls cheered, "YEAH UTAH"!  Of course Mom had a wonderful dinner for us.  It adds so much to have a home cooked meal and I didn't have to cook it, then on top of that, it was Mom's cookin'!   Dad is always concerned about us, making sure we are comfortable.  He covers us with blankets if we look cold and will dish us a bowl of icecream just because!
I loved going to church on Sunday in my home ward.  Seeing all the ladies that were my leaders growing up and all the ones I looked up to was so comforting.  That's the part about living in a small town, all the mom's look out for each others kids.  There were lots of hugs given out and as I recieved hugs, my little Samantha who was standing to the side of me would reach up and want a hug too.  She recieved just as many hugs as me.
The girls have been gathering eggs and having up close experiences with the horse.  They have been exploring the corall and Dr. Browns.  They have been playing with cousins when the cousins aren't in school.  Lexie loves that I let her cross the street by herself so she can go visit Tina at the cafe and have an icecream cone.  Even though they have had their TV time, I still think it has been less than at our place in Carson City.
Even with out of state plates on my car, people still wave.  I Love it!  I took a trip to Richfield to run a few errands.  Things have changed, but the people are the same.  The same checker was at the grocery store that was there 20 years ago.
Jim has been working this week and traveling.  He surprised me Monday night by driving up from St. George.  He is such a turkey!  And I Love Him because he will do things like that.  He stayed the night then left early Tuesday to head to Arizona.
Today I took Samantha for a drive to get her to sleep for her nap.  We went on an old dirt road that goes out around town.  I was able to just overlook the valley.  What a beautiful place Koosharem is.  Lot's of fond memories of playing with cousins, changing sprinkler pipes with my brother, riding our bikes everywhere, playing softball on the square, cleaning motel rooms, working at the cafe.  So many other memories.  I am such a sentimental person.  It has been a comfort to be here.

The New HairDo

I have been growing my hair out for two years.  It just hasn't grown very fast, but this is the longest I have had it probably since Jim and I were married.  I loved how long it was, but it was always getting in the way.  Even when I slept it was in the way.  So, I got brave....ok, maybe not that brave, and got a haircut.  Thanks to "My Hairstylist", she could tell I was a little anxious about getting it cut, so she suggested not going so extreme.  And thanks to her, I LOVE IT!  It's not too short and I still feel like it has some length to it.  She also colored it.  I love getting highlights but can't afford them everytime, so once or twice a year I splurge for them.

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Here's the before:

And the After: 

Jim's Birthday

I have fallen a little behind with my blog and am now trying to play "Ketchup"!  #1 on my catch up list is Jim.  He had a birthday in March.  Jim I want you to know how important you are to me.  You sacrifice so much for our family.  You are so patient and you put up with alot from me.  It's amazing how I can be so frustrated, lonely, homesick for Utah, and so many other things while you are away from home, but as soon as I see you, all those feelings leave instantly.  You are totally what I need to get through life.

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I bugged Jim for several days about what he wanted for his birthday dinner and what kind of cake he wanted.  This was the cake he choose.

 He wanted Frozen Hostess Cupcakes.  Which was fine with me!  But, candles won't go in frozen cupcakes very easily, so I melted them to the pan around the cupcakes.

 And after you blow all those candles out, you get to play with them, RIGHT?

Yes, that is all of the candles in one clump, on fire.  Look at Jim's smirk!  Where's Grandpa Perry with that bucket of water?

Sorry it took so long to post this Jim, but I do love you.  Thanks for being my best friend.

Our Very Own Ramona

Have you seen the movie Ramona and Beezus?

It is such a cute show!  And I think we should be getting royalties off it because, WE LIVE WITH RAMONA!

After Jim and I watched this movie with the girls, we knew instantly that we lived with a Ramona.  Lexie could have played this part with out even acting!

Here are some pictures of our Ramona!

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It started early and seemed to involve alot of hats.

 The makeup was everywhere!

 She has such a unique style.  Here, she is ready to go out in the snow!

 She is a real thinker.  In this picture she put the barbie in the base of the humidifier....using it as a swimming pool!

 She is very random.

 An Annie Oakley in the making.

 She's not afraid to show off her talents.  In this picture she is a magicians assistant in front of alot of strangers.

 Once again, very random.

 Check out her style...cowgirl boots with capris!

 In this picture she was helping decorate a car after the wedding.  She wrote her name on the driver's window...no getting away with this decorating job!  On the other side of the car she wrote a bunch of 8's because that is the only other thing she knew how to write.

 Our very own SUPER HERO!

 More HATS!

 She made this sun hat at school.  So beautiful!  She has so much talent!  Please excuse the mouth full of food.

 And here is our Ramona Lexie.  Life is such an adventure with her.  Her new favorite saying is, "Aw, Guts!"

She also has a new way to earn money for Disneyland.  She no longer drinks sodas for the soda, she drinks it to get the can.  I told her she should gather soda cans and we would cash them in so she could save for Disneyland.  Like I said, she is a thinker!  (Imagine all the Ramona moments I haven't got on camera.  There are many!)

Love you Ramona, I mean, LEXIE!