Jonas Brothers

For some reason, I decided it would be a great idea to surprise Taylor and Savannah with tickets to the Jonas Brothers. For some reason, it never crossed my mind that I was actually going. 10,000 screaming pre-teens in one arena. All I can really say is Wow.
I love these pictures of Savannah and Taylor.Taylor is in absolute awe and Savannah is trying to look cute for Nick

4th of July

I know it was awhile ago but I am finally getting around to posting my pics from 4th of July. These are the fireworks that Shawn and I got from Missouri. We always say we will only get a few but then go overboard.

I love these pictures of Paul. The sad thing is he knew something was going to go wrong so he kept covering one side of his face.

I never see Shawn as happy as he is on the fourth. I have no idea what it is with men and blowing things up. I have stopped trying to understand
As you can see, Alycia got a very interesting gift for her birthday from Anne. (yes, that is a candy bra)
We were just unaware that she was going to model it for us.

The kids love the sparkelers at the end of the night. It's finally something that doesn't make a loud crash

Playstation 3

So, they finally came out with an 80GB PS3. We had budgeted for it but of course Shawn couldn't justify spending that much on a game system. But of course those of who that know me know that I have no problem spending money. Of course, as you can see, Paul is his new best friend :o)

Vail

Shawn just got a job with Edward Jones as a Financial Advisor. We were pretty excited because it is basically his dream job. About a week and a half ago we went to Vail, CO for his Regional Meeting and oh my gosh it was gorgeous. We rode up a Gondola onto the top of the mountain (and I was scared out of my mind because of the height) but it was all worth it. The view was absolutely breathtaking. We had a lot of fun and are defnatately enjoying the perks of his new job! Pretty soon we get to start going on diversification trips so Milan and Ireland, here I come!!!

Honeymoon

Shawn and I decided to go to Orlando, FL for our honeymoon, because as many of you know I am a bit of a Disney freak. We did discover, however, that even though we had a ton of fun, Disneyland in California is way better. And now I can check that off my list of where I want to travel.

Mose

So for Christmas Shawn tried to score some major points and bought me a dog. We decided to get a small dog because I wanted a huskie and Shawn wanted a little dog and we didn't exactly havc a lot of time to train him since we were engrossed in wedding plans. I was unaware however, of what a little terror he would be. He is absolutely adorable but his mission in life is to make mine unbearable. Here are some pics of our little demon.

The House

Shawn and I were fortunate enough to have our first house built (one of the perks of living in Nebraska, homes are pretty cheap:o). It was pretty cool to be able to see the process from start to finish and choose all of our fixtures. Here are some pictures of the process.