He's finally FREE!!!!

Well, we are pleased and overjoyed to announce that Tyler is no longer working for the Boothe Laser Eye Center. After 70 hour weeks and hardly ever seeing his family, he's made a break and is moving on!!! :) Today was his first day at home and I took advantage by going shopping without the girls - what fun! He's staying busy preparing for his next job opportunity though so the free time is limited. We're actually taking a real vacation - heading to Utah/Idaho for a Gibbons' family reunion and then Tyler will start his new job at the Sam's Club in McKinney as their Optometrist. It will be like his own practice while leasing the space and equipment from Sam's, so we're very excited about that change of pace. He sets his own hours and is back to doing regular eye exams/checkups, so if anyone's in the Dallas area of Texas, look him up and schedule your appointment! :) He starts doing exams September 9th and we'll add more detailed contact information in the near future, so don't you worry. Let Tyler take care of all your eye care needs! :) The girls and I are excited to have our husband and daddy back especially when he's having a four-day work week to begin with!

Yeah for Dr. Gibbons!!

Congratulations and good luck!!!

Tessa and Abby's new Cousin

My brother and sister-in-law, Scott and Nevla, just had their first baby yesterday! Her name is Chloe Faith DeeAnn. She's adorable. Born 12:52 am and weighing in at 5 lbs 15 1/2 oz. She has lots of dark black hair. Mommy Nevla is doing well considering she pretty much did both deliveries. She got to a 7 in regular labor, but Chloe decided that was it, so they ended up having to do a C-section. Poor mommy, but Nevla and Chloe are both doing and looking great! Here are a few pictures we got when we got to go see her in the hospital.

Here's Chloe with her proud papa:

Here she is with her cousin Abby and her Uncle Tyler:

Congratulations to Scott and Nevla!!!

Abby, Abby and more Abby

Is my kid one-of-a-kind? She's always been very color-coordinated. When she was less than 2, she would gather all different kinds of toys based on their color. As she got older and started helping pick out her own clothes, they had to match and all accessories must also match, not specifically match; just as long as it was same color as the outfit. These days the color combinations now include food. When we go for a snow cone, she must get one that matches the color of her outfit. Same as when she picks a sucker at the doctor's office. Same with frozen popsicles. Here's our proof:

Blue tongue from the blue popsicle to match the blue dress and the blue hair clip.

Abby got a new dress-up dress. We promised her a new one if she let us cut her hair. So after a couple days to convince her, she finally let me cut her hair, and this is the barbie wedding dress-up she picked out. Because it was on clearance, she got new dress up shoes too!

Abby has always been our trouble sleeper. She never wants to go to bed. One night after her bath and jammies, we said it was almost time for bed. She said she was not tired and wanted to stay up with us downstairs. Within the next five minutes from that statement, this is what we found:It must have been too bright for her with the lights on, so she crawled under her princess chair and found a "comfortable" place to sleep.

Finally, we have decided to start Abby in dance classes. She starts this week, so we spent the last couple days finding all the dance paraphernalia that we need. Her class will include ballet, tap, and tumbling. Here she is in her ballet outfit. What a cutie! She's very excited about it.

Maybe all three-year-old girls are into these sames things, but sometimes I wonder if my Abby is just one-in-a-million. I think so! She's more fun than we know what to do with at times, but what a boring life we'd have without her. We love our Abby!