Tibbetts Family Update

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Our First Swim of the Summer!

Keegan's friend Justine invited us to go swimming with her a couple of weekends ago. The boys had a BLAST! The water was still a bit chilly, so they spent their time alternating between swimming and laying on the warm concrete.

Tustin's Art Show

The teachers and kids at Tustin's preschool spent the last 5 months studying various famous artists like Matisse, O'Keefe, Calder, and more. They had a big art show a couple of weeks ago, and we all go to go see their work. Here you seen Tustin's sunflowers; his rendition of Stary Night; some sculpting; and even his photography board. (Don't ask about "Bloody Ocean," I have NO clue about that name!) There was so much art work from each child, I couldn't have posted all of Tustin's-- but these were some favorites!

Support For Tustin!

Finally, Tustin gets a special day for all the family to come enjoy! I've been posting Keegan's art work throughout the year, and now it's Tustin's turn. Tustin has 3 WONDERFUL teachers at his preschool this year, and we've really been so happy with the school.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Happy Memorial Day

The boys and I had a wonderful time down at the bay today. Lots of memorials set up all over. Walked from my building at Broadway Pier, all the way down to Seaport Village. The kids rode the carousel, and we had a super day together!

Sweet

Down at the bay today, this guy walked up to us, and complimented the kids on their "cool ride." He looked like a young vet, maybe 27-30-ish, dog tags around his neck. Sort of looked homeless maybe, down on his luck, but just very friendly and nice. Then he put his hand up, said, "Gay man. Not hitting on you. But your hair is gorgeous!" (He's a red-head too.) It was sweet. I put my hand up, said, "Nice woman. Don't care if you're gay or hitting on me, I'll gladly take the compliment!!

Magic!

It was quite magical down at the bay today! Such a warm and wonderful atmosphere. A lot of vets, military personnel, singers, foreigners telling us how "cool" our wagon is... so many truly "nice" people. We saw a great magic show, and the boys have been taking quarters out of each others' ears all evening! And they were really sweet together today. (Continuing on with our "Random Acts of Kindness" program I started at home. They do sweet things, they get sweet things (treats)! I say, "Isn't it better to be nice, with the chance of getting rewarded for it... than it is to be mean to each other, with the sure bet that you'll get in trouble for it?!!) Let me tell you-- IT'S WORKING!! I don't know how long it will last... and I don't care if they hug each other and say "I love you brudder," only because they think they might get a treat... they are doing it, and I LOVE it!!)

Tree Climbing

They boys love the many-branched trees down at the embarcadero! Especially Keegan, the climber. If he wasn't such a good listener (for the most part), he'd be so high up one of those trees, I'd be worried to death about him falling. But, my anxiety-level-limit is about 10 feet, then I make him stop the incline! Tustin has a little more fear, and stays in the under 6-foot range!

Kite Flying (and the White Lady)

It was a bit windy out today- so we had no problems at all getting our kite up right away. The boys had fun taking turns flying it, as well as jumping up and trying to catch the tail. There were all kinds of vendors, and other money-making gimmicks out there today. For those of you with any Filipino knowledge-- you know the "White Lady" wasn't a good thing, but today, she was quite magical. She looked amazing, and had on this slow, smooth music, and she was gently moving her arms and body around in slow motion, right there with the beautiful bay behind her. It was very interesting to see!

Sunday, May 29, 2011

There Goes Another One!

Tooth No. 2 fell out today. And, again, I was not there for it! The first one fell out with Nana & Papa, and this one fell out when Keegs was with Nonny & Pop. Why do the grandparents get all the fun??!!

Carlsbad Flower Fields

The boys and I took our annual trip to the flower fields again this year! (It was toward the end of April, so I'm posting a little late!) This year it was just the three of us, but we had a wonderful time together, and it was a beautiful day! Kind of nice that I got to be in a few of the photos, as I'm usually the one taking ALL of them... as the boys each had their own camera, and they took about 80% of the pictures that day! (Don't get me wrong, they may be budding photographers, but they aren't perfect yet! There were pictures of the dirt, and peoples' shoes, and the Iron Man backpack I was wearing, heads without bodies, that kind of thing.. but, uh, they all couldn't make the cut, you know?!!)