Our youngest son has graduated from Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX!!! We're so danged proud we could just POP!!!!
I could be just a bit biased, but I think he's the handsomest kid ... the most beautiful blue eyes that just dance when he smiles ... and he did ALOT of smiling while we were there with him ...
The weather was horrible while we were there ... cold, wet, rainy, windy and just downright crappy. All of the ceremonies were held on the individual flight's training pad underneath of the dorms ... I took gobs of pictures and very few turned out ... the above picture was the coin ceremony ... and the first time we've seen our son in two months.
I just wanted to hug him and hug him and hug him ...
My guys ... hubby on the left, Quinn, and Josh ... I was thrilled that Josh could fly down with us ... we were strolling along the Riverwalk in San Antonio ... the rain stopped for a few hours and we took advantage of the mild weather ... and Quinn enjoyed being out in the "real world" ...
Graduation Day!!!! Again, on the pad under the dorms because it was raining and windy and just downright nasty out ...
Quinn's home sweet home for the past two months ... hmmmmmmmmmm, his room at home NEVER looked this nice ...
It amazes me how CLEAN everything is ... everything lined up, everything exactly the same ... spotless ... wish I could get my hands on a couple of those nice gray wool blankets ...
All too soon it was time to say goodbye ... it was hard ... REALLY hard ... but it was also a relief in some ways ... we've seen him, he's healthy, he's proud, and he's excited about his future ... he's currently attending Tech School at Ft. Sheppard, TX and will be finished with school and able to come home for a brief visit in May ... he will then be stationed in Okinawa for two years ... he can't WAIT!!!!
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