The Softer Side of SWAT Training

Bobby is in Missouri for the week doing SWAT training. I am usually the one traveling and this is his first time away for an extended period of time in awhile. You can tell he misses being a dad by the videos he has sent. Here are a few of my favorites :)

SORRY. THIS VIDEO WAS DELETED AS IT WAS TOO EMBARRASSING.

The girls know all the the lyrics to this song, You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift and apparently so does Bobby!




This is a favorite of Reese and Alyssa!

Piper Crawling

On my way to the gym the other day Holly sent me this video. Seems Piper was seen crawling for the first time after a Cheeto of all things. Enjoy.

Big Screen

2 big new additions in the basement were completed this last week. The hidden media center and the fixed frame screen. The oak bookshelf holds dvds and VHS and then opens up to reveal the swivel and pull out media rack. The screen is 100"x 42.6" and is meant for wide screen viewing. If you recall there are speakers behind it, just like a movie theater, and the screen material is acoustically transparent for that reason. I didn't add it, but you can see the carpet and base boards are in aswell. Now the seating, a projector, and some decor are all that's needed to complete the project.

Piper Laughing

Coming Along

Here's an update to the basement. The paint has been going up as the flooring is coming in on Monday. The finishing work is much slower than the framing and drywall, but we are anxious to movein.

Drywall

So it only took a couple of hours for 3 guys to come in and do this....

More on the basement

So here are some more pictures of where we are today. Actually, we are waiting for the drywallers to come inside and get to work. Looks like they are amassing in the driveway as we speak.

In these pictures you can see the south wall and indention for the media rack which I think I've mentioned will be covered by a bookshelf for dvds that opens on a piano hinge. Next is the kid's knook. There's the bench/toy chest and the green tape signifies where the drywallers are not to hang drywall as that is the built in bookshelf.















Here is the screen wall with speaker enclosures.













This is the new closet Holly had added in her office for when everyone comes to visit and stays in this spare bedroom.

















This picture is from the screen wall out.













And this is the drywall that somehow made it's way in through the egress window.