Welcome and Congratulations!

Annika "Anni" Grace was born to Queenie and her Hub-Unit at 12:03 am. She is 5 lbs and 0.075 ounces, 20 inches long! She has a nice full head of reddish blond hair, her mama's nose, and her daddy's chin. She has dimples, and her legs are very long. She is just the sweetest baby! I got to see and hold her and take numerous pictures, and I was lucky and honored when Q requested that since Anni made her appearance so early and is so petite might I please pick out a pretty homecoming outfit in preemie size? Of course, C-Mom and I JUMPED at that opportunity and spent a happy 3 hours shopping for baby clothes, hats, booties, mittens, diapers, binkys, toys, etc. Anyway... without further ado, here are some pictures of Anni!

The 108th Annual Hospital Corps Ball

We spent a wonderful Saturday evening eating leathery chicken, tasteless gravy, and oddly enough, perfectly roasted beef at the 108th Corpsman Ball. Actually, it was a lot of fun!

It was our last (and only, what with deployments) chance to go to one of the Navy Balls, so we grabbed it with both hands. The ceremony was very nice, and we had fun dancing after the show...there weren't very many of the AVR guys there, though, which was kind of disappointing as that meant none of our actual "friends" were represented. Oh well. Here are some pics of the big night!

Taking the Hospital Corps Pledge.

Us looking extremely tired. I strained my back and slept well only under the influence of oxycodone for about 4 days ... Hubband had to sleep with me not sleeping well ... and he didn't have the drugs!

He really wishes I would stop taking pictures of him....

HM3 Boyd and HM1 Lawrey (aka Hubband and Tammy)

Outside the VFA just prior to the ball. Dont we look nice?