On May 30, 2006, our daughter, Anastasia (Annie) Jean Gamble was born. She is our first child and we feel so blessed to have her with us, healthy and happy. At 9 lbs. 4ozs. and 21 inches long, I don't think my wife or I expected her to be so big. You might agree with us, she's a beautiful baby.

Since my wife is adopted Chookenshaw, our daughter is also Chookenshaw. She is also a child of Kiksadi, which makes her Kiksadi yadi. Her Tlingit name will be determined at a later time and will be given by the Eagle clan.

Much of my time in the last two months has been spent preparing for Annie to arrive and then caring for her once she did arrive. We are very happy. As time goes on and we learn how to care for her most efficiently, I will have more time to update this blog and my site. For now, small changes will suffice. There is much happening in the Tlingit community in Sitka that I hope to document as time allows.