snow stuff

We've got the "greatest snow on earth"

and an abundance of it in the mountains,

so we've been using it for fun...

This guy is a maniac and fearless-no bunny hill for him!

This year Kaitlyn gave up her skis and decided

she is a snowboarder

and she's good!

Cameron just keeps getting faster- and has earned his

first merit badge- snow sports!



Chris and I spent a weekend with friends up at

Bear Lake snowmobiling- grown-ups only!!!

We hang out with a fun group of crazies....

Winter has been fun...but we're getting anxious for tulips!

Happy Jack

Jack recently celebrated his 7th birthday...

First with his buddies Andrew and Dawson-

and then with his extended family and Pizza!!

Our resident cake decorator Kaitlyn prepared

a fun cake with his favorite Lego character Luke Skywalker...

He loved it!!

And no celebration for Jack would be complete

without his gift of choice- LEGOS!!!

We sure love our happy Jack!

For Josh....

My brother thinks we don't blog enough.

He's right, so here are some of the things

we've been up to during chilly January...

We said good-bye to a good friend, the Mustang.

Chris sold it. His idea.

Melissa had nothing to do with it (disclaimer).

Cameron and Chris went to a couple of Jazz games...go Jazz!

I celebrated yet another birthday- Sheesh time flies!

Jack entertained us all running up and

down the court- smiling all the way!

We took advantage of our abundance of

snow, meeting our need for sledding speed!

There you go little bro- we promise to do better!

Cakes

Kaitlyn took a cake decorating class in December-

Here are her creations:
Wedding Cake-

Cupcakes-

Her first cake-

We ate a lot of cake that month,

so she got a peppermint "pie" for her birthday!

Happy 15!

Ugly...

Christmas sweaters....and sweater pants!

We recently had a party celebrating warm,

fuzzy, ugly seasonal sweater fashion.

Hopefully I won't offend anyone with this post!

If you are a school teacher,

sing in a christmas choir,

ring the bell at Walmart or just really love

this time of year-you know you have one.

Wear it with pride!

Dance

Kaitlyn went to a "best dress" dance at her school last night.

Here she is with her good friend Lucy. They looked pretty!

Didn't I just drop her off at kindergarten?

not so creepy...

Seahawk...

a dunkin' donut (slam dunkin', that is..)

And, well, Jack- in a box.

I have to boast a little by saying that all

of the first graders thought Jack's costume was the best!

And he came in second place at our ward

halloween party, only to loose to the bishop.

We are so proud of our Jack (in a box).

It's been a crazy, busy and fun several months!

We got a little behind on our blogging...due to computer glitches,

a bit of laziness, and a lot of traveling!

Here is a long (sorry) recap of what the Findlay's have been up to....

Chris and Melissa go to Hawaii

Chris and I had the opportunity to spend a week in Hawaii

in October for a little work, and lots of play.

This is the great hotel we stayed at...the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

This was the amazing view from our room. It was beautiful!

We did the token touristy stuff in Oahu,

like visiting the Dole Pineapple Plantation.

We got to see the beautiful temple and took

this picture during the 5 minutes that it rained on our entire trip.

We had a great dinner at the Polynesian Cultural Center Luau.

This guy from Samoa was hilarious. Had to get a picture with him.

We spent some time at Pearl Harbor.

This flag is over the USS Arizona Memorial.





Operating a submarine looks pretty complicated to me!

We had a lot of fun spending time with a few

of Chris' co-workers from Microflex.

Waikiki Beach

On our way to Honolulu, we had a bit of a detour

to Portland (courtesy of Delta Airlines).

So we went to the temple. It is a beautiful building, tucked in the trees.

Family trip to Reno/Lake Tahoe

We went to Reno with our friends the Heatons

for the Air Races in September and got to spend

some time on the rocks at Lake Tahoe.

Back to School!

Cameron is a 6th grader and Jack is in 1st.
My days are free!!!

Kaitlyn is loving 9th grade..




Spending time with family


We took Grandma and Grandpa Nielsen and
my parents up to Bear Lake for a day...
And Jack tried to beat grandpa at old maid.




We spent time in Meridian, Idaho for family time
and the blessing of our newest member, Izabel.

We also went to Washington for our yearly visit...

Spent some time with the animals at the fair...

and pretty much
Lived at the Lake

We took several trips to the lake for lots of beach time with friends and family

The climbing tree is a hot spot at the lot.

The beach is always better with friends!

Camping trip to Palisade Park in Manti

In July we took a trip with several friends to a great campground

just outside of Manti for some lake time, golf and 4 wheelin'.

This is a view of the campground and lake. We had a blast!

It was a crazy, fun summer and it went by way too fast!