Happy Birthday Kylan!

CJ, Katie and Kylan were walking to their airplane after being with us in July for Ed's retirement. They were heading back to Alaska only to make a quick turn and move to Texas in late August for a pilot training class beginning 8 Sep. As they were walking to the security gate Kylan turned around and yelled to us, "Come see me in Texas for my birthday mamaw and papaw!" Who could say no to that? It was what motivated us to keep driving when we felt like stopping and we are so glad we made it in time. For us, it was our first granddaughter birthday party. For Kylan, it was her first big party with lots of kids.
Living in base housing is great because pretty much everyone is in the same/similar situation as you are so you tend to make friends quickly. Katie and CJ had been in their place a matter of days when they met the family behind them and discovered a rare life occurrence; a boy with the exact same birthday as Kylan. Caleb's Dad was just finishing up here and they had orders to move them to Tyndale AFB FL. It didn't take the two families long to realize going in together to have a combined party would be a great way to celebrate for both the birthday kids. They threw a big birthday bash complete with a bouncy house, pinata, all kinds of presents, food, cupcakes, and of course kids galore! It was a wild, loud, crazy time and both Kylan and Caleb had a blast. It was even more fun for us realizing NONE OF THESE KIDS WERE OURS!!!!!
Exhausted from the trip and the day we headed back to our RV-home happy for having finally had the experience of saying in person, "Happy Birthday Kylan Joy"!