You might be an Obama supporter if....

you are still waiting for your bailout.

Hehehe....ok, I'm sure I offended someone, somewhere, but really, look at that picture! It is hilarious! We were on the freeway when we saw this...the only piece of glass on this vehicle was the windshield. And besides, I said "might". :)

IDAHO

TAYLOR IS OFFICIALLY A GRADUATE!

We headed out to Pocatello, Idaho this past weekend for Taylor's graduation from Idaho State University. Technically, Taylor finished in December, but wanted to walk this May, but now it feels official. :) It was so fun to go back to Pocatello--I just wish we could have had a little more time because it was a crazy weekend!

We, meaning us, my parents, and my sister and brother-in-law, flew from Denver to Salt Lake Friday evening and rented a car to drive up to Idaho. This was Isaac waiting in the Enterprise line, I think it was so funny and he loved it!

Then Uncle Tyson took him for an escalator ride.

We didn't get to Pocatello until 11 p.m. Graduation started at 10 a.m. on Saturday, meaning we had to drop Taylor off at 9 a.m.

Isaac, playing with Nana's glasses during graduation.

Taylor, walking across the stage! I am so proud of him for working so hard in school to achieve this great accomplishment!

And the joy of pictures after the 3 hour commencement. :) We were blessed to have all of Taylor's siblings and parents there and all of my family. All the siblings: (I love this picture of Heather and Kendra! Heather was running to grab Kendra and we told her to pose, it is a classic!)

Taylor with his parents.

The Fink Family.

Taylor and his mom.

Our family...duh :)

Following graduation, we went to Aunt Shauna's house for pizza! My mom even got out and jumped on the trampoline with Isaac and Kendra!

And then Uncle Taylor and Uncle Jordan joined...

After an afternoon of eating and helping Shauna with her yard, we sat around and talked and put a train set together for Isaac.

After that we decided to get MORE food. :) We went out to dinner. Isaac and Uncle Cam.

But the first place took forever, so we went to a different restaurant. The whole clan:

Cam, Cousin Stephanie, Suzanne, Aunt Shauna, Taylor, Jordan, Sis-in-law Erin, me, Clayton

After dinner we watched a movie and then left Sunday morning. We wanted to stop in Bountiful before we had to get to the airport and see Emily Alley and adorable little Johnny. She was gracious to provide us with a YUMMY lunch, too. My dad and little Johnny:

My mom had a gal from here sketch an AMAZING drawing of John holding little Johnny with the words, "Oh my son, remember, remember" which we gave to Emily.... we were all very excited to give it to her!

My mom and Emily.

And then we stopped at the cemetery on the way out. We saw the beautiful head stone Emily created for John's grave. It was such a quick stop, but we sure love seeing Emily and little Johnny!!! (We're trying to convince her to make Colorado her permanent residence!)

And then it was back to the airport. Our flight was around 5 and Isaac hadn't had a nap all day. I thought he most likely wouldn't take a nap. HOWEVER, to my ENJOYMENT, he slept on me the entire flight home! He is fine on the planes, and does well, but he slept amidst the new environment and many buttons to play and push with....it was great!

It was a great trip and one of much joy to see the great accomplishment of Taylor! We are so grateful to our families who celebrated with us! Thank you for the time and sacrifice you made to be there! We love you!

Birthday week!

Last Saturday (May 2) was my birthday, and we celebrated all week! I've never done that before, and it was kind of fun.

We started the week off in Napa, California...just Taylor and I! Taylor had to be there for a business trip and took me along. We flew in on Sunday and stayed until Wednesday. A BIG THANKS to Nana for watching Isaac while we were away!!

Napa is BEAUTIFUL! Our GPS took us to our resort the scenic way and it couldn't have been more perfect!! It was SO SO SO breathtaking! I told Taylor it was so gorgeous we could move there if he wanted. :) (That notion changed by the end of the trip when CA charged us a "transaction" fee at the gas station...who does that?!)

Anyway, we thought this was pretty funny. We got to our resort on Sunday around 4 or so and after checking in we drove around looking for a place to eat. After a day of traveling, we just wanted to eat. So when we saw the "Little Caesar's $5 pizza" sign we quickly turned in! What can I say, in Napa and eating $5 pizza! :)

Monday was my favorite day!! I got up and exercised in the fitness center while Taylor was in meetings, and once he got back we drove up to St. Helena--along the scenic highway--to the Culinary Institute of America. BEST EVENT YET! We got there early to walk the grounds and then participated in a cooking demonstration, it was so much fun!! Taylor is so good to go with me! Look how pretty and green it is:

Taylor knocking on the barrel to see if it is full or not...

Inside the cooking demonstration kitchen...my favorite!

On Tuesday, Taylor had more meetings in the morning and then came and got me for lunch. We went to In N Out Burger. I've never been there so I wanted to try it out. I wasn't really in the mood for a hamburger, but it was still pretty good! We had to hurry and get back because Taylor played golf with some business people while I hit the Premium Outlets.

That night we went to a restaurant that overlooked a vineyard and some hills, it was breathtaking!!!

Only complaint of the trip: wished it was a tad bit warmer! But other than that, it was a great, relaxing trip!!! Again, THANK YOU MOM for watching Isaac!!! You're the best!!!

On Thursday, we went to a silent auction fundraiser for UCCS called Boots and Stars. My dad is chairman of the Chancellor Scholarship Board (or something) so we went to support him. It was held at a house in the Broadmoor of more than 15,000 square feet or something, catered and all, so it was pretty fun! But even more importantly, it was an opportunity to dress up and get a babysitter!

Friday I met up with one of my good, good friends, Stephanie (Brady) Jacobs for lunch. She treated me to a yummy three-hour birthday lunch, but unfortunately, no pictures. :( It is so much fun to catch up!! She also accompanied me to a baby shower --Julie (Merrell) Jensen's -- in Denver on Saturday morning. She's so good to go with me and Isaac! And Julie looks tiny as ever, but I am sure ready to have her baby! :)

Saturday night, we went to dinner as a family at my favorite--The Melting Pot. YUMMY!!!!

It was the perfect end to the perfect week!

And I should mention what a sweet husband I have--after Isaac was born, Taylor gave me a diamond anniversary band to wear on my right hand. We decided with each kid I'd just add to it. After the loss of Angelina, he got me a second one to wear. I have since satered the two together and wear them both on my right hand, I love it! It's a constant and daily reminder of our children and our guardian angel watching over us!

Fun with Friends

Just playing catch up....about two Friday's ago, we had Mason over to play. He and Isaac had fun together just being boys!

And then that night we went up to Denver to celebrate Jodie's birthday. Girls night out! They are the best! We started with shopping at Park Meadows, followed by dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, and then ended the night at Patsy's with chatting. It was a great night!!