Two weeks ago we boarded a plane and were Texas bound...
Wednesday- We survived our first plane ride with two toddlers. During take-off Mia had her feet in the air and was saying yeah! We were nice and did not tell the flight crew it was Mom's birthday in fear of what the payback would be :) Once we made it to the correct house we unloaded and let the kids run free.
Thursday- We were up bright and early to see the Airman Run. There were 8 flights graduating. They do a 1.5 mile run for all the family and friends to see them before the Coin Ceremony. On their first pass by I missed Kevin and snuck across the street to catch him on the way back. After the run we had a couple hours of down time so Nick, Mia and I went shopping to pass the time. Mia was a trooper with how muggy and hot it was. The poor Airman were dropping like flies during the Coin Ceremony. As soon as they were released they had a family member tap them out. Kevin wanted the kids to tap him out . Mom and Mia took off to go find him and Dad and Cal followed. It was so good to see him. Kevin had to stay on base that day, so we went to a BBQ place and Nick, Bryon and the kids went to the airport to pick up Peyton. Kevin's buddy who flew in to surprise him and be there for his graduation. Kevin was speechless.
Friday- Graduation Day! Everyone was there early to get good seats in the shade. After a quick graduation Kevin was free to give us a tour of his dorm and was able to leave base. We were told before we got to his dorm do not step on the chrome and do not use the drinking fountain. Who knew the kid that never had a clean room would have everything perfectly placed and measured out. Once we got back to the house the boys headed out to Bass Pro and Emily and I got left with two tried and cranky kids. Yes mom ditched us in search of a thrift store.
Saturday- The Riverwalk and The Alamo. We took a tour boat and learned a lot about the history of San Antonio. Since we were only a few blocks away we decided to go to the Alamo. After we were done we went back to the house got a few things and took Kevin back to the base to go shopping.
Sunday- Our last day... We (the Kergers) over slept and yet were still out of the house in 15 minutes. Kevin was so excited for us to see the church he went to. It was his only place for alone time and could not get yelled at. During the worship they played a song about letters from home and everyone would yell. It was very neat to see the different weekers. The first weekers are called the sneaker weekers. I overheard an airman tell his family the first week he was there he walked in and started crying cause it was the first time that he did not get yelled at in 5 minutes. After church we went and got lunch and headed back to the house to pack and leave for the airport. Getting ready for the airport reminded me of a scene from Home Alone... running late and things were everywhere. We made it with time to spare. Mom and Dad took a different flight home and got a great reward for doing so. Hopefully Em and I will be able to bum some Southwest points to go to Kev's tech school graduation. One can hope right!?!
We had a great 5 days with Kevin. Lots of laughs and memories! Congrats to all the Airmen!
