tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80631454556688269872011-07-31T04:03:26.344-07:00Forever, For Always, No Matter WhatMERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-74443588720134033352009-12-02T20:07:00.000-08:002009-12-02T20:45:00.104-08:00Weekend Update:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Friday-</span> Participated in <span style="font-size:180%;">BLACK FRIDAY </span><span style="font-size:100%;">w/ Sky &amp; Whit-- finished most of our Christmas Shopping!</span><br /> -Went to Kanab... Volleyball, Pizza, Fun &amp; Family<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Saturday-</span> Went to Kiabab to get our Christmas Trees! It was pretty cold this year up there, not too much snow on the ground basically only in the shade. But we did get snowed on while we were eating lunch! :)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday-</span> </span>We started decorating our 3 tree's &amp; we now have 1 complete &amp; 2 (semi- complete) but still to go.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc6FhqVxCI/AAAAAAAAAIo/McwcsxE8zao/s1600-h/SANY0344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc6FhqVxCI/AAAAAAAAAIo/McwcsxE8zao/s320/SANY0344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410857343918654498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Our Family Room Tree </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(No this one isnt real but the other two are)</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc_PyzUHjI/AAAAAAAAAI4/Pif0dVi1MFE/s1600-h/SANY0347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc_PyzUHjI/AAAAAAAAAI4/Pif0dVi1MFE/s320/SANY0347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410863017876528690" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Our Dining Room Tree<span style="font-size:78%;"><br />not completed yet!!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc_QauHpWI/AAAAAAAAAJA/UKaTIs4TvqE/s1600-h/SANY0349.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc_QauHpWI/AAAAAAAAAJA/UKaTIs4TvqE/s320/SANY0349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410863028592158050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Our Front Room Tree<span style="font-size:78%;"><br />not completed yet!!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Celestial Tree)</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc_PaIfKkI/AAAAAAAAAIw/Cug5ZofBJG8/s1600-h/SANY0356.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sxc_PaIfKkI/AAAAAAAAAIw/Cug5ZofBJG8/s320/SANY0356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410863011254446658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Our House all Lit Up</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">(sorry its all blurry!)</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-7444358872013403335?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-71029645650778844852009-10-04T20:40:00.000-07:002009-10-04T21:04:51.293-07:00So here are those pictures of my new vehicle I promised I'd put up! My Ford Explorer!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Ssls2SWKNcI/AAAAAAAAAH4/5wNymeBcqZE/s1600-h/SANY0184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Ssls2SWKNcI/AAAAAAAAAH4/5wNymeBcqZE/s320/SANY0184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388958109019026882" border="0" /></a><br />And yes its already got a BYU sticker &amp; a Hurricane Tiger sticker :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Ssls23qBD2I/AAAAAAAAAIA/ies1VOYd5yA/s1600-h/SANY0185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Ssls23qBD2I/AAAAAAAAAIA/ies1VOYd5yA/s320/SANY0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388958119034425186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The twins went to there senior Homecoming Dance, here are some pictures from that of them!<br />They are so BEAUTIFUL!!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SsluXL8H68I/AAAAAAAAAII/MXWb0bLsxOg/s1600-h/Twins.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SsluXL8H68I/AAAAAAAAAII/MXWb0bLsxOg/s320/Twins.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388959773746523074" border="0" /></a>Shauni &amp; Shayli before there dates arrived<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SsluZcZOfnI/AAAAAAAAAIY/xByL-4klvUg/s1600-h/Shauni+%26+Ben+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SsluZcZOfnI/AAAAAAAAAIY/xByL-4klvUg/s320/Shauni+%26+Ben+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388959812523294322" border="0" /></a>Shauni &amp; her date Ben McCombs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SsluYMNpxzI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/EMD5kehRoYI/s1600-h/Preston+%26+Shayli+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SsluYMNpxzI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/EMD5kehRoYI/s320/Preston+%26+Shayli+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388959790999914290" border="0" /></a>Shayli &amp; her date Preston Beatty (aka Mr. Tiger)<br /><br /></div>And last but not least.... For the afternoon session of conference we decided to take a road trip up to Kolob for a picnic! So we loaded the vehicles and headed up. We got there &amp; it was FREEZING &amp; very windy! So we made the sandwiches, laid down our seats in my Explorer &amp; we all piled in a ate our lunch! It was so pretty up there, most of the leaves have changed &amp; have fallen off the trees but it was so nice up there!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sslu5Yvp9vI/AAAAAAAAAIg/IhtuQhv9zxU/s1600-h/SANY0227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/Sslu5Yvp9vI/AAAAAAAAAIg/IhtuQhv9zxU/s320/SANY0227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388960361299441394" border="0" /></a>Kolob Reservoir 10.04.09<br />The leaves way in the back were bright yellow &amp; some were orange/red!<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-7102964565077884485?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-14525931907662519352009-09-30T20:34:00.000-07:002009-09-30T20:41:55.404-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Keep your eyes open for an exciting NEW POST coming this weekend to the Spendlove Family Blog!<br /><br />Everyone be excited before we can make it 8 months since I have posted on here, I will soon be posting pictures of my (kellie) new purchase!<br /><br />I bought a vehicle! No more VAN!!! :)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My Purchase:<br />Black Ford Explorer</span> (98)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Grey (Leather Interior)</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A/C (yes i said AIR CONDITIONING!!!)<br /> (: Sunroof :)<br />4 Doors<br />Huge back (trunk) with LOTS of space!<br />6 Disc Changer (cd player)<br />&amp; much more!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Yes, All of this for a low $2,000.00</span><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-1452593190766251935?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-45625231526366760192009-02-23T12:31:00.000-08:002009-02-23T12:35:10.761-08:00So Merlin has finally decided that he needs a new truck! After all these years of us telling him that he needed one he finally gave it to us and got one! Thank heavens because i was tired of him taking the van with the trailer hooked to it! (the kids say it made him look like a hick! driving a astro like van with a trailer hooked to it!!) His new truck is a 2004 Nissan Frontier! He loves it! And so do we!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SaMH_6wSlFI/AAAAAAAAAFo/qBCvujec2K0/s1600-h/t.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SaMH_6wSlFI/AAAAAAAAAFo/qBCvujec2K0/s320/t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306093580657529938" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-4562523152636676019?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-76054383869994305722008-12-31T20:07:00.001-08:002008-12-31T20:23:18.402-08:00We are having a great party at our house, wish you were all here... this has been a great year. Can you believe that Skyler will be home the middle of May!!! Time is going by so fast, which also means that my other children are growing up too. We have had many wonderful memories to remember this year. First of all, Merlin is working part time at Lin's as a bag boy and he LOVES it, even though it embarrasses the twins terribly! He is the executive secretary in our ward and loves spending time with the bishopric. This is his first time not being involved with the scouting. Whitney loves living in St. George and I look forward to every moment I get to spend with her. She works in Dr Callahan's office and is a part time student at Dixie State College. The twins are Juniors and are on the Tiger basketball team. They love school and BOYS!!! Kyson has many talents, basketball, soccer goalie, piano, cello and his new found love...ART. He has painted two really beautiful pictures I have hanging in my home. Stop by and see them sometime. He is also working hard towards becoming an Eagle Scout. I am now staying really busy as our wards new Relief Society President and for the second time in my life I get to be with ladies my own age, give or take a few years. I love what I am doing. I am also the lunch secretary at Three Falls Elementary School here in Hurricane. I love being with the kids every day. I have a great life and am so thankful for my many blessings I receive each day. What a beautiful place we live in and I want to thank you for all you do for me and my family. I love you all. Happy New Year!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-7605438386999430572?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-66389609408807232602008-12-31T15:33:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:37:27.370-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">Skyler emailed us today and he told us that He will be flying into St. George Airport....</span><span style="font-size:180%;"> May 21st!!!! <span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-6638960940880723260?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-27410384929730654732008-07-30T16:31:00.000-07:002008-07-30T16:38:43.121-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SJD7O9B5qJI/AAAAAAAAADo/UQDgJpipgJE/s1600-h/IMG_0519.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SJD7O9B5qJI/AAAAAAAAADo/UQDgJpipgJE/s320/IMG_0519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228955401696422034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SJD7PiA9HlI/AAAAAAAAADw/GO3GDbWo_I0/s1600-h/IMG_0530.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SJD7PiA9HlI/AAAAAAAAADw/GO3GDbWo_I0/s320/IMG_0530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228955411624566354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SJD7P6imVMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/PFMjQDQ0gQA/s1600-h/IMG_0532.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/SJD7P6imVMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/PFMjQDQ0gQA/s320/IMG_0532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228955418208130242" border="0" /></a><br />Before Iulia left to go home, we wanted to do a fun vacation with her and so, here we are at Lagoon! She loved WICKED!!! I guess it was all of our favorite. Yes, even me!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-2741038492973065473?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-43138678966011491112008-03-14T15:29:00.001-07:002008-03-14T15:29:43.046-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-4313867896601149111?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-37249236925053461162008-03-14T14:42:00.000-07:002008-03-14T14:59:52.654-07:00<span style="font-family:Arial;">It's so hard to believe that I have an 18 year old daughter. What a fun journey it has been, well, most of it has been fun!! Time has gone by so fast. I remember when she was born and was such an adorable baby. She looked like a little indian baby with dark hair and dark eyes. I was so worried that I couldn't love another baby as much as I did Skyler, but then when I seen Whit I fell in love all over again. She has always been my beautiful little girl, only now she is all grown up. As we talk about her moving out and going away to college I get all choked up. It was so hard to have Skyler leave, but now to have Whit leave, it's killing me. Everyone tells me to enjoy the season that I'm in, but I am really having a hard time with this season in my life. I loved having a say in what my children were doing. We used to have so much fun together when they were all little. Now I have to learn to let them grow up and hope they have learned something that will help them along the way. I never dreamed being a mother would be so wonderful, stressful, exhausting, exciting, and all around fun!!! I am so grateful for this awesome opportunity to have the title of MOTHER. Any thoughts on how to cope with children leaving home would be appreciated. I look forward to lots of great advice from my friends and family. I hope you are enjoying this beautiful spring day, I sure am....</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-3724923692505346116?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063145455668826987.post-56855527289538358852008-01-19T11:22:00.000-08:002008-01-19T11:26:11.427-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/R5JOx8QuM0I/AAAAAAAAAAU/81YqRRXE5nk/s1600-h/Fall+07+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157271143189459778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/R5JOx8QuM0I/AAAAAAAAAAU/81YqRRXE5nk/s320/Fall+07+052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/R5JOyMQuM1I/AAAAAAAAAAc/nKOAhHuMMJU/s1600-h/Fall+07+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157271147484427090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e2JV5UqX6hc/R5JOyMQuM1I/AAAAAAAAAAc/nKOAhHuMMJU/s320/Fall+07+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8063145455668826987-5685552728953835885?l=spendlovefamily1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MERLINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04043317173229956499noreply@blogger.com6