The Hair Styling of Cary Ann Wall

I am currently the Laurel advisor in my ward and my girl's had a Valentines Dance at school this last weekend. I mentioned that I used to do up-do's and one of my girl's, Ashley, asked if I could do her hair for the dance. I was a little nervous since it has been a long while since my hair do days. But ta dah.... here is what the up-do turned out to be! I must say that I was pretty excited about it and so was Ashley!

Some Deep Thoughts...

I have never been one to create a post that contains just my thoughts. I have especially never been one to create a post containing deep personal thoughts -- but my heart is full tonight.

When I was thirteen years old I attended a camp, good old Brighton Girl's Camp. It was there, surrounded by the beautiful nature created by our Heavenly Father, that I first gained a testimony of the true gospel of Jesus Christ. You might never guess that one week at camp could make such an impression on a young girl, but it did for me. Feeling the Spirit, gaining a testimony, and truly understanding that I was a special daughter of my Heavenly Father changed my life. As I left camp that week, I clearly remember taking a moment to look back at the incredible mountains of Brighton. It was then that I felt the Spirit so strongly and knew that one day Brighton would be a big part of my life.

I had no idea that the testimony I gained that week would help me through many years to come. The Lord truly is aware of us and knows our needs.

Time goes on but impacting memories stay clear, as did my Brighton. When I was nineteen years old I was hired for my first year as a counselor. I was elated with the idea that I could help young girls gain a testimony - one that could guide them through the rough years that lay ahead. Over the next few years I was blessed with the opportunity to serve on staff in different positions. I was always grateful to serve, feeling that I was giving back to a program that laid a foundation for me.

My last year of service was the summer of 2005. I will never forget the Spirit of that summer. The Lord is so real and can be found in ALL beautiful things.

Tonight I was speaking with my good friend Floss. She is the President of Brighton and has been for the past 20 years. What an incredible example she is to me of sincere, Christ-like love and compassion -- and my heart is so full because of her inspiration and the inspiration of other wonderful, inspired people. I am so grateful to once again give back to a program that has given me more than I could ever imagine.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Yahoo for days like today -- it's great to have an excuse to tell the people we love, "I LOVE YOU!".

It was four years ago today that Keven and I had our very first kiss. It's crazy to think of how far we have come since that point! If someone told me that night that I would marry Keven Wall --the Keven Wall that was only a friend because you don't date people from high school -- I would have been shocked! But here we are living the good life and I am so blessed!

I love you Keven!

Here's Hannah!!!

Here's our cute Hannah.....walking!!!! Yes, it is true. She started walking little bits a couple of weeks ago and this week she has taken off big time! Every day she is going further and keeping her balance a lot better!

I thought you all might enjoy this picture of Hannah and our cat, Shadow. Shadow has developed a new talent for supervising Hannah's bath. She sits on the tub, just like the picture shows, watching Hannah throughout her bath. Pretty silly if you ask me.

These other pictures are Hannah walking and also some fun braids in her hair! I love to french braid and decided it was time to try it out on Hannah's head of hair! Hannah was not a big fan of sitting still but I did my best -- and I think it turned out pretty well!!

Some of our Latest and Greatest Adventures........

Alright! Here we are, ready to share some of the latest happenings for the Wall Family!

Our ward had a cake auction this last week. Keven and our pal Clint decided to make cheesecakes and decorate them with the their personal preferences -- The U or BYU. Sadly, our ward has a great deal of cougar pride so the BYU cheesecake went for more money. But we still loves the Utes!!

Happy Birthday to Grandpa Martin!!!! We went out to a special birthday dinner to celebrate his birthday, and it was great!!!



Here are lovely Jamie and Sean. This is Keven's younger sister and her husband.






We went to a Japanese restaurant where they cook your food in front of you. This was our cook and he was quite entertaining!








Keven, Sean, and Grandpa Martin.







I haven't been a big fan of giving Hannah cookies, cake, ice cream, etc at her age. But we thought a little bite of chocolate from the cake would be fun -- and if you can't tell, she loved it!






Yahoo for Weddings! This weekend we were able to go to Idaho to see my Uncle Jim be married. Nearly a year ago he lost his wife, my sweet Aunt Carol. It has been hard to see my Uncle so lonely since that time. But he made friends with a lady that he and my Aunt Carol have known for quite some time. She, Joan, was also a widow. They have both found happiness with each other and we are excited for them!!



This is me and some of my cousins. These ladies are wonderful! Love you guys!!





Here are Joan and Jim with Hannah.







Cute Daniel was so nice to dance with Hannah for a good portion of the night. Hannah really enjoyed it!









Matt dancing with Hannah.





OH, these girls are so great!! How I love my young cousins! Merissa, the one with the knee brace, had surgery just days before the wedding and still made the trip from Wyoming to Idaho. What a trooper!


This is my Mom, Aunt Cindy, and Aunt Gloria. They are a fun pair that keep all the family laughing!

Missionary Matt!!

Here's a little shout out for my little bro, Matty!! He has recently received his mission call to serve in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mission!!! He is leaving April 9th and is super excited! Congratulations Matt!!!

Go Jazz!!

So, the Utah Jazz season has surely begun and Keven has been really excited about it all! He loves to watch the games and talk Jazz with everyone and anyone!


My friend Cat works for the Huntsman's and surprised us with some extra tickets to watch the Jazz vs. the Suns game in the Huntsman suite -- good times! She surprised us even further when we got to the game by getting us tickets to watch a quarter of the game on the actual floor!!!




I have never seen these men close up before, but let me tell you -- they are HUGE!! It was soooooooooo great to watch the game from such a close view! We were amazed the whole time! All these shots are ones we took while watching the game from the floor, the nice man I sat next to took the shot of Keven and I. The one with the back of Bell was great! He was passing the ball in right in front of us, that was pretty neat!





Go Jazz!!!