For her Birthday this year, Jess asked for tickets to the Taylor Swift concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Not a shabby way to spend your 17th Birthday, huh? She and a friend from school took off on a lovely adventure. She said the concert was...amazing. Here are a few pics...
Happy Birthday Jess. And Happy Birthday to Russ, too. Unfortunately for him, he didn't get to stare at Taylor for the evening. There's always next year... 
Unless you've been without electricity for an extended period of time, or abducted by aliens, you know who Kris Allen is. If that was your fate, then I'll be happy to share with you the fact that he was the Season 8 winner of American Idol, and singer of the hit song "Live Like We're Dying." 
Kris was here yesterday as part of a USO tour of Europe, and the concert was free for military and their families. He and his band showed up at the kids' school, and put on a great show for us. 
Even though the venue was pretty small, they went all out. This must be what people are talking about when they say someone rocked the house down. The seats (and the audience) were literally vibrating with the music. I don't think the kids noticed much, though. They were too busy dancing around and singing along with the band.
He even read each and every sign that the screaming girls had made for him. He said that if they could take the time to make those signs, then the least he could do was read them out loud. That was a big hit! A big THANK YOU! to Kris and the USO for putting on this show for us. You guys rock! Literally!