Update

Just wanted to give a little update on our family. Kevin has been gone for about four weeks now. He wanted me to let everyone know he is doing well and that he is enjoying basic training. He is assigned to be the "Chow Runner." This means he announces their flight at the dining hall so they can eat. He has alot of face time with the training instructors with this position. He said that makes most people nervous, but he doesn't mind. I have been getting regular letters for the last week and that has helped. Kevin will graduate the last week of February and then off to his technical training. We are still trying to get our house rented so that the kids and I can move with Kevin as soon as he is done with basic training. Not much new with me, still working. The kids are doing pretty well. The weather has been warmer here. We actually had rain the past two days instead of snow, which melted alot of the ugly dirty snow that was left. We are surviving so far without Kevin. Only 35 days left!

Kevin's address

Kevin called last night. The phone call that I wasn't supposed to expect for weeks came unsually early. I am guessing they may have allowed it early because of New Year's Eve. I almost missed his phone call. My mom and I were at dinner, and I kept thinking that I wouldn't be able to hear my phone. Then I thought who is going to call me? Just as we were getting ready to leave, I was pulling all of the coats off my purse and it was ringing. The first thing I hear as I am saying hello is "I've arrived and I am fine." Then he said get ready to write down this address. He starts telling me this crazy address as I am trying to hear over the restaurant commotion and Ryan yelling. Anyway, just in case anybody wanted it here is his address:
AB Amberson Kevin W
331 TRS/FLT 197 Dorm A-3
PSC #3-1320 Truemper St.
Unit 369535
Lackland AFB, TX 78236-6095
Please no packages or boxes!

He's there

Kevin was supposed to have arrived in San Antonio last night. He called me at about 6:45 and said that he was back at the Radisson in SLC. Their flight had been cancelled because of mechanical problems. The travel liason for the Air Force had given them a phone number to call in case anything happened. So Kevin called and then was assigned the task of trying to reschedule flights for 13 people including himself. After a few hours he had the flights rescheduled, but they weren't able to leave until the next day, today. They had cabs scheduled to pick them up in front of the hotel at 3AM. He had already been up Monday morning at 4:30 AM. Guess he better get used to that. He called me today at about 12:45 and said he had made it to San Antonio, and he was nervous. He said that he was in the USO office at the airport and the TI (training instructors) wouldn't be there until 5PM. The people in the office told him to relax because come 5, there would be no more relaxing. So he is off to start his adventure. I told him not to worry because hopefully they wouldn't know his age right off, so they wouldn't be able to give him grief for that yet! Pray for him!

It begins...

Well we have been really busy these last two months getting ready for Kevin to leave. We moved out of our house so that we could rent it out. The kids and I are staying with my sister Madeleine. Kevin left today for basic training. I don't have the cable to download my pictures onto the laptop, so this post will be boring. Any way that is what we are up to. Wish me luck for the next two months while Kevin is unreachable!

Carving Pumpkins

Last Saturday we carved our pumpkins. Spanish Fork also had a Trick-or-Treat on Main Street. Local businesses passed out candy along Main Street. Heidi was excited that she got to go trick-or-treating before Halloween and get dressed up twice! Ryan was just happy to ride in the stroller.

Halloween 2008

Air Force

For those that do not know I (Kevin) have enlisted in the Air Force for active duty. I will be shipping out to Lackland Air Force Base on Dec. 30th. My Air Force Specialty Career is 2A3x2 or Avionics Systems. I will be working on all of the electrical components of the aircraft such as radar, flight control, navigation, communication, satellite components, and other areas. If you go to about.com and search 2A3x2 you can read more about what I will be doing. I will be in Basic Military Training for 8 1/2 weeks and then will go to tech training for about 6 months before recieving my first assignment.