Salt Lake City Mission President & Wife

George Scott Spendlove, 51, and Kariane Christiansen Spendlove, five children, San Antonio Texas North Stake: Utah Salt Lake City Mission, succeeding President Stephen W. Hansen and Sister Carol V. Hansen. Brother Spendlove serves as a stake president and is a former stake presidency counselor, bishop, stake Young Men president, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Italy Catania Mission. Retired chief financial officer, Tesoro Corp. Born in Salt Lake City to George Paul Spendlove and Louise Prestwich Spendlove.

Sister Spendlove is a former stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary presidencies counselor and ward nursery leader. Born in Portland, Oregon, to David Glen Christiansen and Julianne Prude Christiansen.

2015-2018

It Hit All But ONE!

Just a bit of real life here.  There were 18 families in our ward that was hit with this awful flu like stuff.  I was told it was a norovirus.  It was violent but quick.  In our household, Jacob got it, then I got it, then Rachel, Matthew & Steve.  Ethan was so busy with school, swim and teenage life, I don't think he was home enough to get it.  Lucky him!

Travelling to Arizona

Travelling with 7 people in a minivan is better than a stationwagon or even better than back of small toyota pickup truck with a camper shell on top. However, it's still full of it's special moments. Like when Jacob smears Cheez Whiz all over himself, the carseat and the window. It is also a great time to enjoy eating lots of goodies and if we are lucky it is good sleeping time.  I don't know how my parents did it without some good movies to watch, it really did save some lives. 
Arizona, here we come!  On our way to Aunt Rebecca and soon to be Uncle Scott's wedding. 

 

...when there's love at home

 

Bowling on President's Day

Love it when you have a discount for something and then when you show up you get an even better discount. That just means we get to eat lunch too. I love playing with my kids. I wish I took a picture of the scoreboard, because yes I kinda won. 

COLOR ME RAD 5K

So, can I just say a lot of FUN!  This was a great way to get my family all out together and running.  Didn't sign Lauren up, I am sorry to say that I lacked enough confidence in her.  But we got there and she wanted to do it.  She had a good friend stay with her the whole way. They walked, ran and piggybacked it.  We were grateful to have hooked up with the Luthi's.  Steve was going to stay with Lauren and Jacob and then was prepared to rescue Lauren if needed, but no need.  He said he walked almost as much trying to see us at the different color stations.  We were sprayed and dusted with different colors of chalk.  And to my surprise, we weren't stained as bad as I thought we would be. 

Color Me Rad was RAD! 

 

Our attempt at chalking Dad!

 

Must have been a good Trip!

Spendlove Reunion in Ogden

Steve and I have been to a few of these Big Spendlove family reunions in past when we lived in Utah.  And I remember all the food and cool old fashion pictures that we took.  And of course it didn't disappoint this time either.  There was a truck load of delicious food and yes, I made my family take a picture all dressed up for our old fashioned photo op.  We stayed the night with Shawn and Brooke, so we were able to come with them and Lindsay came too.  She had fun with her talent of painting and the little ones loved her for it.  It was great to see her as now she is an official college student. 

 

Jacob headed straight for the sand box and pretty much stayed there the whole time.

Steve and Shawn with a bunch of crazy Spendlove cousins.  They reminisce about lots of good times.

 

Horseback riding is also a tradition at the Spendlove Reunion.  My kids think they are pros.

Here they are.  The Family Western Photos.

These guys found the tetherball and the volleyball.

There is now a blog for all family members to post stories, letters, pictures or anything about the Spendlove Family.  These are a few pictures that were of Grandpa "Bud" Spendlove when he was little in someone's photo album.

Time with the twins.

 

Emerson and Jacob

We had fun spending time with Shawn and Brooke and so appreciate their hospitality.  We all hung out at the park for a while, played some soccer and on our walk back home we stopped by a garage sale where Ethan bought a big NRA gold belt buckle and Matthew bought a pocket knife.   Where were we, you might ask?  Sandy, Utah