Funeral

Grandmas funeral turned out to be really nice. Mom, Carol, Marilyn and Louis Billings spoke and there was four musical numbers. I think even our song turned out to be alright. I think most of the people were distracted looking at the cute little kids anyway. It was nice to see all of the our loved ones and friends, and talk about nice memories of grandma. She was a wonderful woman who will be deeply missed.

Family

Although my grandmas funeral and viewing were very sad it was also really nice to see all of my family that I haven't seen forever. A lot of my cousins flew in from different states and I got to spend time with all of them, and I am so happy for each of them. I haven't seen a few of my cousin for a lot of years and it was awesome to get to know them better. I got to spend the most time with my cousins Kyle and Jared Carter and I absolutely love them. They are both so fun to be around and I will miss them tremendously. I also got to spend a lot of time with my brother Dean and his family. They moved away a few years ago and I truly treasure the few precious moments that I get to see them.

Grandma

Mary Hall Carter 1920 ~ 2009 Mary Hall Carter 1920 ~ 2009 Mary H. Carter of Provo passed away on April 17, 2009 at Stonewood Villa Assisted Living in Orem, Utah. She was born in Springville, Utah August 2, 1920 to J. Laning and Caroline Ferguson Hall. Mary attended schools in Provo, Lake Shore and Spanish Fork, Utah. She married Wesley C. Carter on October 26, 1940 in the Salt Lake temple. Mary was an active member of the LDS Church. She served in many church positions throughout her life including Relief Society president in Epsom, Surrey, England where she and her family lived in 1962 as church building missionaries. Mary also lived in Renfrew, Scotland, Atlanta, Georgia, and McLean, Virginia while serving with her husband in the church building program. She was actively involved in Daughters of Utah Pioneers where she was a charter member of Camp Blue Spruce over 50 years ago. Mary is survived by daughters, Carol Rees (Kay) of North Salt Lake, Marilyn Cassidy (David) of Provo, LeAnn Reyes (Angel) of Provo, and son, Billy Carter of Provo; brothers Norley Hall of Springville and Bert Hall of Orem, 24 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, her husband, Wesley, her son, Kent, and a great-grandchild, Charlie Youngblood. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Rivergrove Second Ward Chapel, 780 North 700 West, Provo. Friends may call on Tuesday, April 21, at Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center Street, Provo, from 6-8 p.m. and at the ward chapel on Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to info@BergMortuary.com

Mary

This was a fun day. Grandma was feeling depressed so mom and I decided to take her and the kids to Thanksgiving Point. We all ended up having a good time and I am glad that I have one more memory with grandma.

Grandma

As I was sitting here thinking about grandma Carter a lot of fond memories came to mind. She was such a wonderful woman and one of the most selfless people I have ever met. We lived with her for a year when we moved out here and she took care of us with no reservations. That was one of the most difficult times of our lives and she and grandpa made it wonderful for us. I love her so much. She was always mending our cloths and cooking for us and anything else that we needed. I know that she has been a wonderful influence to most of her grandchildren's lives and we will all miss her.

Easter

We had such a great Easter this year (if you don't count how much weight I gained from gorging myself on candy). The kids are so much fun to watch, I love the excitement that they show in all the little things in life. We were able to go to church with grandpa and grandma Thomas in the morning and we were also able to spend some time with both of our families. It is really a fun time to be around family and think about the wonderful savior and his selfless gift of the atonement that he gave to us so that we can be families forever. While Easter was wonderful and fun it also had a sad moment for me. When we were at grandma Carters house I just got thinking about all of the Easters we have spend at her house with my family and my wonderful grandparents over the years. It made me really sad to think that would probably be the last Easter egg hunt we had at grandma Carters house. Many incredible memories have been made at that house over the years and I know that we all hold them very dear to us.

All the cousins had such a blast during the Easter egg hunt. They love being around each other especially when there is a lot of candy involved.

Ballroom

Ballroom

As most of you know Carly has been involved in an after school program this year that teaches the kids the basic ballroom steps. When she found out about this she had to be signed up because dancing with the stars is her favorite show on T.V. I though what the heck so I signed her up. She has loved every day of it. They had a dance program last week to showcase all of the dances that they learned and to let the parents see them perform. I was so impressed with Carly. She is a good dancer. I don't know where she got it from but I was amazed, and I could tell that she was having a blast. She told me that definitely she wants to take ballroom again next year. I regret that I am not the best photographer and so the pictures of her did'nt turn out that great but I will post them anyway.