One of the most important moments...

Other than being with my husband for the first time in 5 months, the second thing I had been looking forward to the most was meeting my baby niece, Adeline, who was born on the exact day that I landed "boots on ground" in Kuwait (February 22nd). 

Charles and Charissa were kind enough to bring her down to our place before we even left for the beach.  They walked in the door, said hello, and handed her off to me for the long-awaited and hugely important moment of meeting my niece.  It was wonderful, and I look forward to her wonderfulness for the next many many years.  All the pictures are with everybody else holding her because, strangely enough, you can't hold a baby and take a picture at the same time (or you shouldn't try too hard). 

My personal favorite