Yesterday

Yesterday Olivia and Mommy spent the day playing at home.

Here are some pictures and videos of our day.

Good Morning


Look at me stand!


Off to play in her room!

Watch closely...Olivia lets go and stands hands free!

Let's talk about this toy...

Breakfast!
Mmm, Mmm, Good

Look...no hands!




Da Da Da...how about Mum Mum Mum...not yet but we're trying

Olivia is learning to clap to music :)


Twice now she has put a telephone to her ear where it goes and held it there!
Who's calling?


I see you!

Peek a Boo! Olivia likes to talk to you while she looks through her tunnel. She also likes to pop out of her tunnel and smile at you for a game :)

And...she's off

Mom!!! I'm stuck!

I can do it!

Free!

Hmm...I think I can fit in here...

Almost...

Yep!

After a few tries, Olivia realized she could see me through the crack in the back by the wall.

Found ya!

Olivia Claps!

Today Olivia started clapping! The first time she did it she was sitting on Mommy's lap on the couch with Daddy and she started clapping all on her own! Then, while she was finishing up dinner she started clapping again and that time we got it on video :)

Olivia is crawling and moving around so much! At one point today Mommy was sitting on the floor with Olivia and she kept standing up next to Mommy and letting go and standing for several seconds! She was even holding a toy! She's growing up too fast!

She loves her bath time! Tonight Olivia had a great time playing in the tub. Here are some videos of her enjoying her toys.

Olivia studies her toys, it's almost like you can see her little mind trying to figure things out.

Olivia decided to play some percussion during her bath...homemade symbols!

Getting a little sleepy...

Maybe a little thirsty?

Such a cutie!

Busy Body

Olivia has certainly been a busy body since we've been home. She is learning and playing and climbing more and more each day!

As you can see she has learned how to scale her perimeter!

Catch ya!

She just stared at the fireplace...

Olivia managed to push this toy bin out of her room and into the hallway all by herself!

This seems to be Olivia's new favorite sleeping position...like a little bug

Bear is always close by.

I lost my Cheerio...can you find it?!?

Lunch at Bob Evans...yummy! Olivia did a great job of entertaining the tables around us :)

Olivia and Mommy went shopping at the commissary on base and
Olivia was such a good little girl:)

Her little arms just want you to scoop her up!

Hmmm...what's in here?

Lots of Love from Olivia!!!

Mtn. Sniper School

Here are some pix from Ben's three weeks at Mountain Sniper School. He flew into Reno, NV and took a bus to Bridgeport, CA to the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.

Hawthorne Shooting Range, NV. Winds range from 10-50 MPH. Targets were placed anywhere from 300 to 1150 yards away (within the red square). The arrow points to a pile of junk the size of a midsized car to give an idea of range.

Targets were also placed along the road furthest back in this picture.
Nevada Sunset


Adam Massong and Benjamin Honaker, SRT Members, at the night shoot.
Lee Pace and Ben were in Scout Sniper Basic Course together.
Shooting Positions...spotters and shooters
River Crossing at 7500 feet elevation...water from thawing ice and springs...Bridgeport, CA.
Techniques on how to cross the river.

Going completely under the water and coming out...VERY cold! Chillin on a security halt
Crossing the river without getting wet...

a better idea.


Survival shelter first night of survival training

Almost made it to the snow
Catching breath after crossing peak
Lee and Ben
Second Night of survival training...a better shelter.
Inside...kinda cozy
Morning of the last day of survival training
On the Run