Sassie Howling at the Sirens

Nobody will probably find this as cute or as endearing as I do, but I LOVE it when Sassie howls. She always does it when she hears sirens (which is quite often as we live close to the fire station). American Eskimos do not normally howl, but she learned it from our other dog, Kita, who was half wolf and a great howler!

Since I discovered the cool video option on my camera, I've been trying to capture all these moments/things that I love: this is one of them!

(Yes - I know the video is turned sideways - I turned it around and saved it, but it still posted sideways).

First Snow - Bleh!

Gibson was SO excited to play outside on Wednesday - the first snow of the season. Of course - I took this picture from inside the house; you won't find me outside playing in the snow!

Also - it is our fault (or "thanks to us" as my friend Gwen said) that it snowed. Our garage door broke last weekend and we had to park outside all week. So we were out scraping windows in the freezing snow Wednesday morning. Bleh!

Today made up for it, though. It was beautiful and 69 degrees! Not bad for Nov. 8th. Sassie and I went on a nice walk to make up for the 4 days that I didn't taken her this past week.

Gibson's 5 Year Pictures

Here are a few of Gibson's 5-Year Pictures.

Gibson's Basketball Team

Gibson has had the worst coach for basketball this year. Brady volunteered to coach, but they already had a coach. Too bad he's only shown up twice. So Brady and Roland (on the right) have ended up coaching most of the time. Today was supposed to be picture day, but everything was so unorganized that we just got together as a team and took our own team photo!

My 2-Headed Cat!

Squeakers and Two were cuddled so close together that it looks like I have a 2-headed black cat! Two was also licking Squeakers ears and face - what sweeties!

Halloween '08

Hooray - Halloween is finally over and we can get onto the good holidays! I've never seen so much candy and junk in my life. When I was a kid - I went trick-or-treating that was it. MAYBE a Halloween party at school where I got one donut or one cookie. But Gibson - he went 'trunk-or-treating' twice; had a school Halloween party where every kid brought treats; and he went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood and then with his friends in their neighborhood. Too bad the candy fairies came and took 9/10 of the candy away! But guess what.... he hasn't even asked for a piece of candy today! I LOVE that Gibson doesn't like candy. Of course - the candy fairies kept quite a few Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Butterfingers for themselves!
Our SCARY Darth Vader! (This is the only time all night that he wore his mask. Mom or dad carried it the rest of the time).

Trick-or-Treating with his friends Mason and Tyson.Our awesome jack-o-lanterns! Brady did a great job with the pirate ship!

Super Powers!

So these are Gibson's super-power bands. The headband makes him jump super high; the left wrist band makes him run super fast and the right wrist band makes him turn really fast. He had to wear these everywhere today - the store, library, lunch, etc. I don't know where he came up with this idea - but it was pretty cute!

The super power bands in action!

Sassie Gives Squeakers a Bath!

Sassie is the sweetest girl in the world! If you'll let her, she'll give you the best bath! Lily always wakes Brady and I up because she runs up to Sassie and just meows and meows until Sassie licks her. Now Squeakers has discovered the wonderful Sassie bath. And yes... it's a full-service bath! I'm so glad I finally caught this on video - enjoy!

Gardner Village - Witches

Today, Gibson and I went to Gardner Village with some friends to check out their annual Halloween witches! The weather was beautiful and I'm still loving it!
Gibson sitting next to the witch with a wagon full of ghosts!

Gibson with Avery and Alexandra watching the witch make her brew. He speculated that there were bats and worms in it! The kids were all quite fascinated with this display.

Gibson wanted to take a picture of "mom and Rhonda"! Here it is!

Lava Hot Springs

Brady's wonderful sister, Meili, invited Gibson to stay at her house for the weekend. So Brady and I took advantage of the time alone together and headed up to Lava Hot Springs in Idaho. We had a really great time! We were pretty lazy and just relaxed a lot and enjoyed the hot springs. It was a much needed, well-enjoyed mini vacation!

Gateway Museum

On Friday, I took Gibson and his friend, Tyson to the Gateway Children's Museum. Our membership expires soon and I wanted to be able to take him one last time. It was actually a very enjoyable visit - there were no fieldtrips and it wasn't very crowded. The boys had a lot of fun and got to enjoy all of the activities there. I'm glad our "membership" ended on a good note (we haven't had some of the best visits there this year - it can get VERY crowded).I believe this water area is Gibson's favorite place in which to play! They stayed here for about 1/2 hour!

The boys both tried their hand (and feet) at rock climbing!

Gibson seemed to enjoy grocery shopping so much, I wish he would do mine for me!

The boys made some cute Halloween masks (the last time we did an activity it was last year in October and they made masks!).

Piloting the helicopter! This proves how uncrowded the museum was - they both got to 'drive' at the same time!

I just really liked this picture of Gibson.

Gibson's Art Work!

Gibson has never been a child who enjoys coloring or drawing (much to my chagrin - I always dreamed of "coloring" with my child). So all of his art projects from school reflect this - he usually only uses one color of crayon and does a quick scribble; you can tell he spent about 2 seconds on it. So this week I have been so excited to see him bring home, what I consider to be, "masterpieces"! He's actually taking the time with his art projects now and has done some really cute stuff.

This picture is his 'skeleton' - I about died when I saw it, I thought it was so cute!

This picture is his owl! I was quite impressed!

Kittens are the Best!

While Squeakers loves his kitty toys, I love how he (and all kittens) find amusement with the most simple objects. Tonight it was this water bottle that was on the floor. Notice how hesitant he is - I'm sure he thinks it is going to roll back and get him!

Two is the best cat!

Two is the sweetest cat. When we checked on Gibson the other night at around midnight, this is what we found! He has to be sleeping right next to his best friend, Gibson. Note the paw on Gibson's arm!

"Fabulous Fall" or "Awesome Autumn"

I don't usually use the adjectives "fabulous" or "awesome" to describe this time of year, but when the temperatures are 80+ degrees, these qualifiers are justified! Here are a few of the fun things we did this weekend while enjoying the BEAUTIFUL weather!
After weeks (seriously - like 6 weeks) of begging dad to rake up the leaves (even when there weren't any), Gibson finally got to play in the leaves. This is the leap....
... and this is the landing!
Gibson and I went to Wheeler Farm for the annual Scarecrow Mascerade. He picked out the biggest pumpkin he could find (and even carried it for a bit!) and he got to pick out these beautiful ears of corn. He opted to pick out corn instead of making a scarecrow, much to my delight! (Making a scarecrow once in a lifetime is enough).
We got out and enjoyed Lagoon again. It may be the last time this year, or it may not... depends on the weather next weekend! This is myself and Gibson on the Tilt-a-Whirl!
Gibson finally got to go for a ride in the real cars at Lagoon!

Gibson Makes a Basket!

I was lucky in that I happened to be filming just as Gibson made this basket at his basketball game today! Woo hoo!

Gibson in the Salt Lake Tribune - Sunday, October 12, 2008

Hook shot
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Launched: 10/11/2008 09:09:16 AM MDT

Quick crappie » Four-year-old Gibson Bezoski of Midvale had been bugging his parents to take him fishing all summer. The opportunity came during a trip to Triangle Lake, Ore., in July. Gibson made the most of his time and caught this crappie in the first five minutes of fishing.

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Basketball Gibson! Part 2

Gibson had his first real basketball game today. He did great! He even made a basket and almost scored 3 others! We were so proud of him! It was very cute watching these little boys play!

Best Buds?

We can't decide if Two and Squeakers are best buds or if Two is just a very patient older brother putting up with his annoying little brother. Whatever the case, they are inseparable now.


Fighting or Playing? It's anybody's guess!

A Fun Day Trip!

My mom and dad took Gibson and I with them today on a day trip to Preston, Idaho. We had a ball! My dad has family in Preston and it is a place I visited a lot growing up and now we try to get back up there at least once a year. We always make a lot of stops along the way - the cheese factory in Logan, the Pepperidge Farm outlet in Richfield and the fruit stand in Brigham City.
This cemetary is the place where Brady and I found Gibson's name! My great-grandpa's name was Gibson Condie and when we saw it on his tombstone, we fell in love with the name. A few years later, Gibson came along and we were glad he was a boy, because we already had a name picked out.My dad at the Taco Bus in Preston! He had eaten there before, but it was a new experience for me. I tell you, I'm ready to drive there again tomorrow! YUMMY!

Me and my dad enjoying our tacos. My dad ate his taco faster than I did (I had to pick the onions off first). Christen and Gibson in "Paul's Pumpkin Patch" at the fruit stand in Brigham City.
A trip to Preston is never complete without doing the "Napoleon Dynamite" tour. This time I took pictures of places that I haven't taken pictures of before. I already have enough pics of Napoleon's house (right down the street from my Aunt Anna's house) and Uncle Rico's van (which is good, since it has since been sold!). This is where they filmed the front shots of the school.
King's store - where Uncle Rico says "Napoleon, you know we can't afford the fun pack. What, do you think money grows on trees in this family? Take it back! And get some Pampers for you and your brother while you're at it." After we got into the store, Gibson said, "I want to go downstairs." I told him that they didn't have a downstairs. After searching for the toys, we finally went to the front of the store and found them.... downstairs! He knew what he was talking about!
The Cuttin Curral! I didn't know this was a real place! AWESOME! "I already get my hair cut at the Cuttin Curral."

Skate Park!

Today, Gibson went to the Skate Park with his friends Mason and Nicholas. They had a ball! This was such a fun activity and a great way for the kids to get outside and get some exercise.

Head's Up

I got notice today that Gibson's picture is going to be in the Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Oct 12th - be on the lookout and save your copies for me!

YES - WE ARE SWIMMING IN OCTOBER!!!

Today, I let Gibson play hookie and go swimming instead! The weather was so hot (89 degrees - and always 5 degrees hotter at the pool) and the pool is going to have the bubble put on it in 2 days, so I thought we should get in one more 'outside' pool day. We made the best of it! We stayed at the pool for 3 1/2 hours today and enjoyed every minute of it!


I LOVE sitting at the pool and looking at this view of the mountains. It's not the same in the winter when all you look at is the wall of the bubble.

Red Butte Gardens

On Tuesday, Sept 30, Gibson and I went to Red Butte Gardens with some friends. We are really enjoying the nice weather right now and are trying to do as many things outside as we can before the yucky cold hits.

Alexandra, Avery and Gibson on the swing. Although none of them were looking at the camera, you can see they all have huge smiles on their faces!
After only being at the Gardens for about 15 minutes, it was already "snack time"!
Alexandra, Gibson and Mason. I'm curious to see Rhonda and Steph's pics, since we all took this same picture!
Gibson, Alexandra, Avery and Mason sitting on the large moose statue!
Gibson and Mason walking on the neat rock path in the fish pond.

Gibson and Alexandra feeding the fish (and ducks - those greedy ducks kept stealing the food from the fish!).
All of us enjoying our nice picnic in the shade. We could have sat there all day! Gibson walking through the "snake" in the Children's Garden. The fall colors were beautiful!
Gibson climbed up these rocks BEFORE I saw the "do not climb on the rocks" sign! :)
I love Mason and Gibson's faces in this picture!