Our Family Fun!

Ammon jumping on the tramp!
The kids being silly!

Mommy and Cait!
I know this one is a little blurry I am still learning.. but I still think its cute and funny! They both wanted to sit in this chair and so I made them pose for this pic!

Ammon is a pretty good gymnast!

Cait posed like this all by herself! So cute!

Here are a few pics that I have taken with my new camera! I know I know I am obssesed! I can't help it I have been on bed rest and am happy to just be limiting myself. But also it's so fun to play with my new camera!

Spring has sprung!

Ok even though this weather has been craptastic! On the few good days I have been able to go take some fun pics with my new camera around my yard.. oh how I am enjoying this new camera of mine! The ones of Cait were taken over Mother's day weekend at my mother in law's house in Mona! Ammon wouldn't let me take any of him though he was afraid of the bees!

My birthday!

I am not really wanting to post any pics of me blowing out my birthday cake this year. Wayyy to many candles on there. I am getting up there in my age. Needless to say I had a super great birthday this year. I am on modified bed rest now and was able to go to dinner with my hubby by ourselves... It wasn't the greatest food ever.. mostly I think because lots of food still make me really sick, but I sure had a good time. Then back to our house for cake a ice cream and a small crew of people for my party. After mostly everything was done and almost everyone had gone home Aaron came to me and said I got you one more thing. I opened it and began squealling with delight! Literally! I would say this picture speaks for itself. I have wanted a really nice camera for a really really really long time! I am still not sure how Aaron was able to swing this but I am sure happy about it! I am learning so much about cameras. Well it was a good day! Thanks hon!

Easter 2010!

Ok I know I know I am wayyyy behind.. But here are a couple of pics of the kids on Easter Morning. Even though it was cold and wet it was still a really great day!

Spiritual thoughts and reflection.

I woke up today feeling very happy and content with the way things in my life are going right now. After having to struggle through the past few weeks of bed rest and not doing anything, I am now able to do a little more. I am begining my second week of what I refer to as freedom. I was able to attend sacrament meeting today. As it began I felt the spirit very strong. There are alot of really great people in our ward. I learned to today that there are many around us struggling with things that are much worse than what we have been dealing with and in a sense I am grateful for the struggles we have had.. they are minor in comparrison. I feel humbled by those that have helped us in our time of need even though they probably have struggles also. It makes me think that I should strive to serve more to help others around me more often. The spirit bore witness today of the atonement of Jesus Christ that it is Real and that each one of us has the opportunity to repent and come unto Christ. That the Lord loves us each so very much. That the love that he has for us is unconditional, and pure. Sitting in sacrament listening to those who bore testimony today was truly unlifting and humbling all at once. A young man in our ward who was getting ready to serve a mission got up to bear his testimony, and he talked about how he had made some mistakes, and wasn't able to serve yet, but that he still loved the gospel and the Lord and that he was willing to repent and make it better. Was truly humbling... I think that took a lot of courage and as I looked around I don't think there were many dry eyes. I thought to myself how much the Lord must love this young man, and how hard it must have been for him to get up and do and say all that he did. But the compassion in the room was so great. That I hope that this young man really does know that the Lord does love him despite his mistakes.
I know without a doubt that the Lord lives and loves each of us. I am truly blessed. Aaron and I have been blessed with things that I never thought would be possible. I know and have witnessed especially over the course of the last year and half, that time and time again the Lord is continuing to bless us and help us. It might not always be in the form I think it should be in or in the time frame I am hoping for. But with time and some patience the Lord has blessed us more than I think sometimes I deserve. I love being part of this church and knowing that I have the opportunity to be with my family again someday. The security that brings me is a blessing and a comfort. I am truly grateful for the service that we have recieved over the past few weeks, the phone calls the visits the help with my children, all of the support and prayers on our behalf. I have felt the blessings come. We are very blessed.

I know I haven't updated on here alot lately but get ready I have some great new pics to put on here and well I will update this more later on in the week!

Good News! FINALLY!~

Today I saw the perinatologist. Still have a blood clot in there. It is however getting smaller and not so threatening. I am still high risk for delivering an early baby and so forth..but because I haven't had alot of bleeding these past few weeks they are letting me get off bed rest slowly. Still no lifting anything to heavy and still have to do alot fo resting. But as long as I am not having contractions and or bleeding then I can be up and doing more. YEAH!
One bad part was that baby is measuring 9 days behind... which is the first time she has measured behind. They are a little concerned but they said for now things look fine but that can change quickly and to just be careful. We are also waiting on some blood work results for my antigine count which will also play a part in if I have to go back to bed rest or not. But for now I am happy to be able to be up and doing a few more things.
Thanks everyone for all your love and support and prayers!
I will keep you posted!

New addition...

Ok Ok it's not what you think...
Over the weekend we got a 5 month old golden retriever puppy for FREE! He is pure bred I can not believe it!.. Well the kids named him Charlie. If I am ever able to snap some pics I will up load them on here, but as of yet I have not gotten any pics. My mother in laws friend gave him to us, he was the last in the litter that didn't get sold and she just wanted him to have a good home. So special thanks to Shawna! The kids love him so much. Timing couldn't be worse with me being on bed rest still. But its still fun none the less, and the kids love walking him around the yard, and with the weather getting nicer I can actually sit outside and watch and enjoy my kids and the dog.
With spring in sight Aaron has already begun work on the yard.. my hubby is happiest working outside and making our yard a work of art, only a few more weeks and he will be building a bigger dog run for the dog as well as a shed. Its going to be a project but the dog will need more space as he gets a little bigger, and well our garage is getting so packed with yard stuff that we need more space.
Well, anyhow I will maybe send the camera out with Aaron here soon to take some good pics our Charlie puppy... even though he is big he is still a puppy. Lots of fun!

Confession

Ok so I know that I am still on bed rest but stake confrence is tomorrow, which means that tonight was adult session of stake confrence. I haven't been to church in 7 weeks and even though I try to do spiritual things I really wanted to be able to go to the adult session of stake confrence. So I woke up this morning and it took me a little while to feel well enough to get ready for the day.. hair, make up ect.... but I was able to manage. So tonight I was able to go sit and listen to stake confrence.
I am so blessed that I was able to go. I haven't been out of the house in weeks except to see the doctor. How grateful I am that I was able to go tonight and feel decent, and be able to feel of the spirit that comes from our inspired leaders. They talked alot tonight about temples and marriage and the importance of both things in our lives. How they go hand in hand. I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have of the gospel. I am even more grateful that I got to go tonight, even though I know I know.. I am supposed to be on bed rest. Don't worry I am not going anywhere else anytime soon. But just listening to the speakers tonight gave me great hope and thankfulness for the trials that I have, and have helped me better see what I can learn from this.
I am really happy to be able to have some spiritual upliftment in my life tonight. I am so grateful for the gospel, and for those that are helping us so much in our time of need. We are truly blessed.

Sugar and spice and everything nice!

Yep thats right.... we are having a GIRL! I can't believe it I was thinking for a long time we were having a boy. Caitlynn has maintained this whole time though that it's a girl... she even cried when we told her one day that it might be a baby brother... BUT alas she was right it is a girl! We haven't even been talking about girl names! Lol! OH well good thing I still have a few months!~
In the meantime my blood clot is still as big as ever. Nothing really has changed and I am still on bed rest until my blood clot goes away. We shall see what they say six weeks from now when I see the perinatologist again. In the meantime I will just be in my bed. Sooo you will all know where to find me!
Perhaps I should take up a new hobby.. knitting or something? Any suggestions? Or anyone willing to show my how to knit? I am fresh out of ideas!

Here we are...

As the warm weather draws nearer. I find myself becoming more and more impatient with my current sistuation. I still am on bed rest and the thought of spending all spring and summer here almost brings me to tears. I have no idea what to expect when I see the perinatologist next week; each week my blood clot changes size and shape. I am stilling have alot of morning sickness and am begining to wonder if it is going to become my constant companion throughout this pregnancy. I never would have thought that food and I would have such a volital relationship. Alas, we do. My headaches are another story, somedays are good and others I feel as though my head is going to explode off my body at any given moment. When I am feeling good, I begin to feel stir crazy, like I want to go do things and be with my sweet kids, but upon even the simple tasks such as showering or putting on my make up for the day can prove to be a difficult task, mostly due to the fact that I begin to shake so bad from standing to long. And to think that I worked with of my other pregnancy's up until the day I was due. ( standing on my feet doing hair) This too provokes great emotion out of me upon realizing that even the simple things are really hard for me to do.
I write this all down in hopes of feeling happier about my sistuation. But at this point I am not sure that I do, I feel a great loss of all the things I am missing out on, and I am really tired of being asked how I am feeling and when I give the short answer of "fine" I am met with an answer of well you don't look very well. Yes I am aware of how I look, believe me I am still allowed to use the bathroom... which has a mirror. Please just lie to me about how I look and let me tell you that I am fine. Because really deep down I am going to be just fine. This is a small moment in my life and I am sure that I am going to pull through and eventually go back to normal whatever that means... especially since having a third baby is going to rock the boat alot, and a new sense of normal is going to be setting in at my house this fall.
I am hoping that all is well with everyone else, I have really appreciated all the help with my children and the meals, as well as the friendships that I have. I really am blessed, please just forgive me if I am not able to make it to all the birthdays, baby blessings, graduations, and so forth. But know that I am wishing with all my heart that I could be.
I am hoping for the best next week, my ob said best case senario he thinks modified best rest will be in order but we shall see.

A little over two weeks now...

Well I have now been on bed rest for a little over two weeks now:( . While it has not been the funnest event of my life so far I have seen alot of small miracles. To those of you helping us with kids and meals and prayers. I say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I go see the perinatologist in two more weeks and I am hoping for good news then.. by then I will be 18 wks, and almost half through this pregnancy. I don't think I would have made it this far if we weren't getting so much help. We have truly been blessed. I am still not sure how this will all play out in the end but I know that the Lord is watching over my family, and that what ever happens I know it will be ok. I have been struggling to understand what I am supposed to learn from this and maybe it's more that I have to learn to find happiness not just during the good times in my life but also during the not so good. I think now that I am finally 16 wks along morning sickness is starting to subside thanks heavens! The past two days have not been bad at all. ( knock on wood) So for now I am hopeful. This week is a big week for us; I go see the cardidologist and see how and if that plays into things that I have going on, I am somewhat nervous about that but we shall see.
Again, thanks so much everyone for all your help and love and concern on our behalf we really appreciate it! We love you all.

Well here we go..

So today I saw the perinatologist. I am really high risk right now. I have a huge blood clot in there and its not good. I am on strict bed rest. Not to do anything else. I have alot of underlying issues as well. I had some blood work issue with blood count and so forth, the hole in my heart might be having some issues ( still have to go see a cardiologist). If the blood clot doesn't heal and get better I am at risk for alot of different things. The good news is that right now the baby is unaffected and seems to be growing really well. I guess I just need to have faith and stay in my bed and hope that things work out. Right now they are mostly concerned that as I am 14 wks it could end up in late miscarriage. But as I progress and get further along it can end in pre term labor among other things, I don't really remember all the other scenarios she gave ( I had begun to cry by that point). Anyhow, we are going to pray hard that we can get this baby safely here and in the mean time just stay in bed and not do anything. I have had lots of blood work done and am still waiting on some results. So I am hoping for the best and trying really hard to be happy about being on bed rest for the next 6 months, or if the blood clot heals up and goes away.. which ever comes first.
So ready or not here we go.
I am sorry this is all I seem to blog about lately, but I haven't been taking many pictures or gone anywhere exciting... So hopefully in the weeks to come I will find other things to write about.

When it rains it pours...

So my dr. appointment did not go so well. I now get to go see a perinatologist on tuesday. I am sick with worry that things will go badly. This all on top of being sick alot (morning sickness still) I feel terrible alot and am just wishing that I could do more than what I am doing. I have definelty been trying my hardest to draw nearer to my Heavenly Father for strength right now. But my great weakness is when I allow in those feelings of doubt and uncertainty.
Just when I think it can't get much worse Aaron's car drops a rod. Sooo.. when it rains it pours I guess.Have to now try to find a decent cheap car. Sometimes I feel as though each day is a battle to just get out of my bed, play with my children and will myself to do a little house work each day. That perhaps if I tell myself long enough that I am well my body will begin to believe it. My hope is dwindling on this matter right now. I feel like I am in survival of the fittest mode, and believe me when I say I am losing that battle.
I know that this is but a small moment of my life right now and I will eventually get past this, that whatever the outcome I need to find something to learn from all this. I just keep thinking that I am not sure what I am supposed to learn from this.
Anyhow, sorry for the pity party I am throwing myself, I have lots to be thankful for and am glad that I have the gospel in my life. Thanks everyone for your help, concerns and prayers on our behalf, we appreciate it alot.

FINALLY!

SOME GOOD NEWS: My Dr appointment finally went well. My blood clot that last week was as big as baby is much smaller. They said I will probably have some more bleeding but that it should let up in a couple of weeks. They said it looked like things were healing nicely, they said hopefully in a couple weeks we will be past all of this stuff. I am sure hoping so. SOoo I still have parial bed rest for the next week or two. But beyond that it looks as though things are going to get better and in August we really will be adding on to our family. Thanks so much everyone for your prayers and help. We have really appreciated it :)

If its not one thing its another..

So we saw the dr today. I now have a blood clot in there. They said it could just go away, could get worse, it could do any number of things right now. Soo we are hoping for the best. Right now it is the same size as the baby. But the baby is still doing just fine. Good news is the by the end of the week I can ease off bed rest and just take it easy.. what ever that means. In the mean time we will hope for the best, but most likely the bleeding will continue. So for now wish me luck that this gets better and not worse.
Thanks for everything and all you love and concern.

Ten positive things I can still enjoy from my bed side view!

Well, today I thought I would write a little about things I can do still.
1- Get hugs and7 kisses from my sweet kids.
2- Watch movies
3- Read good books
4- Can still fold laundry.. ( ok for those of you laughing.. I know not the most positve thing cuz laundry is never ending...) but I can feel like I am still contributing something to my family.
5- Can sleep whenever I feel like it.
6- No cooking and no clean up afterward
7- I get to be alone with my own thoughts for the first time in I don't know how long.
8- I can read books to my kids
9- I can visit with people and talk on the phone with out interuption.
10- I know this won't last forever, so I know I should make the most of it. Eventually this too shall pass. It is but a small moment in my life. So I think I will endure and try my hardest to make the most of this, even though it is long and tedious. Thanks for all your prayers and calls and things I really appreciate them.

From bad to worse..

Well spent half of the day at the ER and found out why I am having so many problems..
Well I think how the put it was something like this.. sub chronic hemorage.. or something to that effect.. so here is what that means.. BED REST WITH OUT PAROLE... ok sheesh i know a little on the dramatic side.. I might get parole for good behavior and no bleeding. Basically my placenta is not fully formed yet which is normal for how far along I am and it has not fully attached but I have a big bleeder as they called it on the outside of my uterus.. so I get bed rest for at least a wk possibly two and we will see how it goes. So pray for me that this gets better sooner rather than later I might go nuts laying here in this bed.. lol.. for now all is ok. Thanks for all your worry and concern!

Complicated

Normally on here I try to keep things happy and positive.. However lately has not been a fun time at our house.. the house is a mess, I feel sick all day all night, sat was the straw that broke the camel's back... I started spotting... but alas after spending a couple of hours at the hospital and getting that stupid rhogam shot that I love so much, I was told things were fine and baby was good. Things were good after that and I started to feel better... I began to clean house and so forth, we also having been working hard on our food storage, gettting shelves and food storage room all done.. Finally got most of it done.. then came yesterday... I cleaned house and felt like crap but at least it got done. I went to take a shower and began to feel really sick.. thought I just over did it... got out and layed down and not ten minutes later bagan to bleed really bad... I thought for sure it was bad news but a couple of hours at the dr office they said baby is still fine and to just take it easy. I am hoping that my all day sickness( labeled as morning sicknes.. such a lie) subsides soon and that my bleeding will ease up so that I can resume normal life and get on with a few things before this baby comes. I am hoping that things will get better here soon and that all will be ok.. I have never had this many things go wrong with a pregnancy before.. both of my other two were text book pregnancys. So hope for me that this gets better soon..

Dum da dum!

Last but not least....

One Christmas Eve we found out the we are expecting a baby. I am now 9 wks along and sick as a dog. I know some of you will be a little shocked by this. I know I sure was, considering the fact that in Nov I had a miscarriage. Well, I wasn't worried until 6 wks later and I still hadn't had a period. And I began feeling sick... I let another week pass and took a test and much to my surprise it was very positive. Well I took a little while to confirm everything... But today the said I am nine weeks. Soooo.. here is my ultra sound...

Due Date finally determined today.. Aug 20!

Sledding

Ammon really loves the sledding stuff!
Can you tell?

Cait still liked the swings at the park, we went to sled at!

We came home and the kids tried making a snow man! Load of fun!

The New year!

Well sorry I didn't document us ringing in the new year at all. We had a get together with family and that was about it. Both kids were asleep before midnight and so we rang in the new year with some martinelle's and banging pots. It was a good time none the less. At the very least we had some great food. Anyhow, Happy New Year Everyone... we wish you all the best!

It's my party and I'll cry if I want too....

Well, these kinda faces were the only kind Cait would make for me while trying to take her birthday photos... sooo after about 5 pics like this I thought well what the heck... on to terrible three's! lol!
Here is one Aaron snapped later that night while opening her presents.. Promise she was happier than she appears to be!

Random Christmas Photo's

Cait on Christmas Eve... She loves doing photo shoots can you tell?!
Ammon and I at our ward Christmas Party!

Daddy and Cait at Christmas!

Finally the santa pictures as promised...

So at our ward Christmas party this year Santa made an appearance, so the kids all took turns sitting on Santa's lap. The kids loved it and so did I since I didn't have to take them to the mall and pay a small fortune for it!

Anyhow, they musta been somewhat good... cuz Santa delivered!

The Week before Christmas!

Well its down to the wire and the count down to Santa coming has begun. I love this time of year. It is filled with lots of love, and kindness, but also is centered around Christ. The pure love that the savior has for each of us truly is the greatest gift of all. I am thankful every day that I can get up and try harder to be better each day, and know that the Savior made up for the rest of it. I don't think I could ever thank him enough for the opportunity that I have to be with my family again someday because of the sacrifice that he made for me. This year for us has been filled with so many great blessings. Our being able to purchase our home is nothing short of a miracle. Aaron finishing school.. again nothing short of a miracle.. ( haha just kidding hun) but we are glad that he is done... graduation is not till April though. Our children are growning up and the things that they say and do are wonderful.. (most of the time). Our jobs that we have are pretty great and in a time when alot of people have lost their jobs ours have remained steady. To be surrounded by family and friends is also wonderful. We love you all and hope you have a Merry Christmas!
ps.. pictures of the kids with Santa are still to come. Stay tuned!

Random Thoughts for the Day!

I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately wipe clean your computer if you die.
Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
There is great need for a sarcasm font.
How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
Was learning cursive really necessary?
Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my own neighborhood.
No one wants to say it but obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
Bad decisions make good stories.....as long as you don't end up in jail.
You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection........again.
I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save my changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.
**My Favorite one, MH I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dang it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice-mail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja with magic powers?" How the heck do I respond to that?
I think the freezer deserves a light as well .
Last but not least Life is short eat dessert first!

A friend of mine sent me this in an e-mail. I thought.. well.... these past couple of weeks have been like this for me, so what the heck. I had to laugh! Hope you all have a good laugh to and a Happy Thanksgiving!

The Power of a Prayer.

The power of prayer. Things I have learned in the last week.
When you pray with a sincere heart you can feel the veil become thin and Heavenly Father close by.
When you pray for a righteous desire, it often doesn't come imediately.
When you pray and don't get the answer you want it doesn't mean that the Lord doesn't love you.
When you pray and need the comfort of the Holy Ghost he is there, you just have to ask.
When you think you can't handle what the Lord is giving you, you can. You just have to open up to the spirit and learn what needs to be learned.
Heavenly Father is aware of my pain and my needs in my life.

"But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance" (1 Nephi 1:20).
The word chosen in 1 Nephi 1:20 is central to understanding the concept of the Lord's tender mercies. The dictionary indicates that chosen suggests one who is selected, taken by preference, or picked out. It also can be used to refer to the elect or chosen of God (Oxford English Dictionary Online, second ed. [1989], "Chosen").
Some individuals who hear or read this message erroneously may discount or dismiss in their personal lives the availability of the tender mercies of the Lord, believing that "I certainly am not one who has been or ever will be chosen." We may falsely think that such blessings and gifts are reserved for other people who appear to be more righteous or who serve in visible Church callings. I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and that the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us. ( taken From Elder Bednar's Confrence)
I know this to be true I know that I have been truly blest in my own life. This week has been a huge struggle for our family. I was yet again expecting a baby. This week I miscarriaged. Not a fun experience. During this time I prayed alot, I never felt alone. Its been a hard week to go through. But perhaps in the Lord's time things will be resolved. The power of the priesthood is real. The blessings that the Lord has to offer us are real. Its really hard sometimes though to put our faith in these things when we feel like our world is crashing down around us. But I know that if we can gather our strength and put our faith in the Lord we will be blessed.

Happy Halloween!

Black spiderman and the skunk!
Ammon sure makes a good spiderman!

Black spiderman!

She's a stinker!

But a cute stinker at that!

Yeah I think we'll keep her!

Cait really liked my blue wig so I let her try it on... I think she looks better in it than I did!

All in all Halloween in our new neighborhood was tons of fun! So much trick or treating and hot chocolate. I was really happy that it was so cold this year! I am really happy to be living in our neighborhood. Its a great place to raise a family!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Monster Mash!

The Coaches! Jon, Jessie, Andrea, Sara, Megan Brooke, Me!
The Coaches goofying off during the clean up!

Sara and I!

Brooke, Megan, Me & Heather.

Brooke, Me, Heather!

Face Painting!

Mellissa teaching Bars!

Megan and I

Brooke and I!

So the night before Halloween.... there was a MONSTER MASH at Jump Up Gymnastics! It was alot of fun. We did a fund raiser to help us get some more equiptment for the gym. Hope you all enjoy these fun pics!

Pumpkin Carving!

You get that pumpkin Hun!
Ammon with his spider pumpkin! Does this surprise anyone?

Caitlynn's is a kitty!

Cait is really happy about pumpkin carving!

This year was a lot of fun! The kids really got into helping pull the seeds out of their pumpkins! It was really alot of fun!

Chloe and Caitlynn!

While attending Mansel's funeral, we were able to let the kids play with their cousin's. They loved it. Sorry these are the only pics I snapped the whole time we were there. I wish I had taken more. But my kids sure had fun. Chloe and Caitlynn were both really sad we had to go home. Anyhow, all in all I wished I had taken more pics. Especially since I got to meet Noah for the first time. He sure was a lot of fun.. and I taught him to say aunt jewey! Well perhaps there will be more next visit.

Tribute to my father in law who passed away last week!

Mansel Manuel Spencer, 70, died October 13, 2009 at Hospice of Saint John in Lakewood Colorado.
Mansel was born Feb 26, 1939 in Hartshorn, Missouri as the fourth of six children.
He was a dedicated printer at The Denver Post for 36 years and received many awards and achievement from the Denver Typographical Union, which he was a member of. He enjoyed the company of his children and grandchildren, and consistently expressed compassion and open arms to help. He was an avid fan of Colorado’s professional sports teams, had a droll sense of humor, and was always up for a good conversation.
Mansel was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ethyl Spencer; and his brother Rex and wife Dolly.
He is survived by his eight children and their mother Lyla Spencer (Ellibee); five daughters, Marquette of Denver, CO; Daliene of Lafayette, CO; Lana Garcia and husband Kyle of Frederick, CO; Andrea Kelley and husband Jason of Lehi, UT; and Elizabeth Magnus and husband Jonathan of Portland, OR; three sons, Jon of Frederick, CO; Paul of Denver, CO; and Aaron and wife Julie of Saratoga Springs, UT; one brother, Roy Spencer and wife Patty of Arvada, CO; three sisters, Shirley Daugherty of Summersville, MO; Gay Durnell and Husband Earl of Cabool, MO; and Darleen Hutton of Springfield, MO.; 25 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He will be greatly missed by his large and extended family and friends.