First Zoo Trip

We took our first trip to the zoo this past week. My cousin and her family were in town and since she has two small girls, we figured it would be a fun idea. Gavin wasn't too interested in the 'cool' animals. He was more intrigued with the rabbit that came up to the window and the gorilla that was rearranging his hay into a pillow for a nap. It's been a while since I've been to the zoo so even though Gavin wasn't really excited, the kid in me still had a good time.

Boating at Jordanelle

We joined Garrett's brothers and their families for a day trip to Jordanelle. Gavin looked so stinkin cute in his little life jacket (which he kept trying to chew on) and Garrett just loved floating with him on the inner tube.

Athena Bunny

Here are some beautiful pics Garrett took of Athena. She is so fun! We love her demanding nudges for lovin' and her excitement when she gets to run around and play. Gavin grabbed her ear the other day and it didn't even affect her. I can't wait till she and Roman get along so we can put them in their new digs (pics coming soon of the massive bunny condo Garrett built).

Usborne Books

There is a company called Usborne Books whose books Mandi has really liked for a long time. The are very centered on children's books and stay on the top of the medical research which helps children read sooner and better. In an attempt to try and acquire books from a sales rep, she decided it made sense for her to try and sell them as well. So she is now a sales rep for this industry leader.

If you are interested in purchasing books or checking out who they are, there is a link on the page to her site. Please do check them out because they really are much better children's books that what you would typically see in a store. The link to her site is in the right hand column of this blog under "Our Businesses".

Bringing Home Bunny

VIDEO HAS MUSIC!!! TURN VOLUME DOWN IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET CAUGHT WATCHING THIS AT WORK!! THIS IS VERY VERY FUNNY!!

This is our new bunny. We got her the week before Easter from a breeder, Bradbury Bunny Barn in Perry Utah. She is about 7 weeks old in this video. Her name is Athena. Athena was/is the Greek goddess of wisdom and strategy. Our bunny is authentic to her namesake! So we are continuing with our naming of bunnies after antiquity! She is very smart and we have seen her a few times try and escape!
It is pretty much official that we will probably have bunnies for a long time. We are hoping that the two we have live a little longer than Caesar. We still really miss him!

Easter

Our first Easter with Gavin was spent much like any other Easter for us. Saturday we went down to some of the Christensen family property north of Elberta, Utah to ride 4 wheelers. The weather was not quite what it normally is on Easter due to it's early date so we did not actually ride at all. Gavin was also a little sick with an ear infection so we stayed in grandpa's camper most of the time just spending time with family. It was still a very fun time. Sunday, as you will see, was Gavin's first Easter egg hunt. He got one with the help of his mom!

Fun fact for the day: We all experienced the colder than normal weather this Easter due to the early date. Which begs the question, how do they figure out when Easter is to be? Well, the combination of events is so complex, that the combination will never repeat itself for 5000+ years. Easter falls on the first Sunday, after the first full moon, after the vernal equinox. This year the vernal equinox (first day of spring) was on the 20 th march, the full moon was the very next day, and Sunday was only two days later. So Easter was on the 23rd of March 2008!

Gavin's Blessing

We would like to thank all who were there in body or spirit to support the Oler family today. There were some who could not make it due to weather...and many who braved the weather to make sure and be there. We love you all and feel so much gratitude for having such great family and friends. I will be posting snippets of his blessing and a formal thank you for those who stood in the circle on Gavin's blog soon. There are lots of pictures from the day there so check it out!! For those who don't want to link to another site, here is a teaser. If you click on his picture, it will send you to his blog.

Also, I am trying to re-compile my contacts list. So...friends and family, please send me an email from your most used account and send me details....Names, any email addresses, street address, birthdays, phone numbers, anniversaries, and any email addresses of mutual friends and family. Send this email to mandiandgarrett@gmail.com
Thank you