After we said good-bye to our German partners and went through security, we had about 45 minutes before our flight. Some bought $5.50 Coca-colas and others munched on food from home.


Then Alyssa gave Taylor a picture she had sketched of him in Lederhosen. Taylor had said all along that he wanted a pair of Lederhosen, but when we were in Bavaria they had simply cost too much ($150). He thanked her, but then Molly pulled a pair of real Lederhosen out of a bag and presented him with them. He started screaming, we all started clapping and laughing. There were 5 of them (Alyssa, Molly, Bailey, Kevin and Max) who found the Lederhosen at a thrift store in Berlin for $55 and chipped in together to buy them for Taylor. They all got a group hug and then Taylor ran to the bathroom to put them on. He wore them home on the plane and was the first to jump out of the bus when we got to OKC.

what a great group of kids!