On May 16th 2008 Daddy was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. Mommy and Liam thought this was a huge deal and got all dressed up for the occasion.

Here is Liam dressed up, although, today, he was an unhappy boy...
...and was only happy in Daddy's arms...
...which meant that Daddy had to hold him through the entire ceremony, even when he was being sworn in. Luckily the CO, Charlie "Tuna" and the rest of the witnesses understood, being parents themselves.
Congratulations Tom!
A job well done...here's your new LCDR bars.