My Family

Crazy little thing called love...

Thursday, May 13, 2010 Posted by Dana J. 3 comments

My little guy amazes me everyday!

When Aubree was Preston's age, I was working full-time, so I didn't get a chance to watch all the little things she'd accomplish on a daily basis. With Preston, I have the privilege to watch every single new milestone... and couldn't be more happy!

This kid... is so happy! Just look at him and smile... in exchange you get a million dollar smile, that could make any grump happy! He melts my heart. I turn to Garrick so often & say "do you believe he was in my belly just 3 1/2 months ago??" It's just amazing how fast they grow!

Today, I turned to him & just had to thank God for giving me the most perfect baby for me... I just love him!

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Mother's Day - St. Augustine

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Posted by Dana J. 5 comments

We had such a nice Mother's Day weekend... yes, not just "day", but "weekend". We spent the whole weekend in Jacksonville, with our wonderful friends Kirk & Laurie. Saturday was spent at The Players Champion PGA Golf Tournament at TPC Sawgrass... No pictures from that day, because they don't allow cameras or phones into any PGA tournament... people like Tiger Woods have a hissy fit if you're standing there clicking pictures of them while they play :) Hahaha... like I'd take pictures of that guy

(well, I probably would)!

It was so, so hot that day, that Laurie got me & the kids into the 17th Hole Air Conditioned Chalet where we stayed for a good part of the day (thanks Laurie!). Garrick was in heaven, being the big golf-lover that he is.... so a nice day for everyone! :)

Sunday Morning Laurie & I woke up to the boys cooking us Mother's Day breakfast... So good & so sweet! :) We had a relaxing morning & around 1pm we made our way down to St. Augustine where we had such a nice day... walking around the town (so cute!), along the water & around the fort. We stayed for dinner & then headed home.

While in St. Augustine, we stopped at a park, Aubs rode the Carousel, played with bubbles & her BFF Kirk, Laurie helped out with Preston so much, we walked by Flagler College, walked around Fort Matanzas, Castillo de San Marcos (a National Monument), saw the great Cross (208 feet tall) & ate at Scarlett O'Hara's - a restaurant based off the character from the movie "Gone with the Wind" - a childhood favorite! :) We also saw a beautiful church (Presbyterian, I think)... Anyway, it was lit up so beautifully as we left for the day!

Oh, I also got a little free Mother's Day wine tasting & just had the best day! I can't wait to go back... I hope several more times! :)

(even some pictures of me in this blog, thanks to fellow camera-lover, Kirk & even though most pictures were "unauthorized" shots, I'm posting because... It was Mother's Day, after all!)

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Westside Park

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Posted by Dana J. 0 comments

The weather is perfect & Garrick is out of school for the summer, so we've been spending so much time as a family outside, eating lunch in the park, getting exercise & of course a little bit of healthy sun... Did you know that the nation is suffering from Vitamin D deficiency?? Not the Javidi's! We're getting our healthy, sunscreen-free, limited time amount in the sun, as often as we can! :)

Preston experienced his first park swing ride & just loved it! He was smiling & then even looked like he was gonna start dozing off after awhile. So, it was time to go... even though Aubzy's could have stayed there all day! :)

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Jensen Beach, FL

Thursday, May 6, 2010 Posted by Dana J. 1 comments

We were in for a real treat this past weekend, when our good friends invited us up to their condo in Jensen Beach. Not only was their condo amazing, the private beach was so peaceful & our attentive hosts made sure we always had drink in hand... thank you! :)

It was a real nice break for us & a wonderful, relaxing day... soaking in some sun, collecting shells & having good conversations.

The view was unbelievable!

We saw this fly right in front of us from the balcony (I think you can even see the pilot)

Some ones had a L-O-N-G day!!

And this is how these two looked pre-day at the beach! Love them!!!! :)

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Date with my Daughter...

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Posted by Dana J. 2 comments

Since Preston's birth, Aubree & I haven't spent the kind of time together that we really took advantage of, pre-Preston. Since Garrick finished finals last week, Aubree & I were able to sneak away together for a couple hours (thank you Garrick for watching the little guy).

We checked out a cute place called "Do Art"... I used to go to a place like this when I was a child in SJC called "Crafty Kids". You pick out a figurine, paint, brushes, etc. & start painting. Aubree picked out a turtle & after about 5 minutes, I caved & had to get a turtle also! I guess I was kind of dying to do some painting myself. So now we have "Mommy Turtle" & "Baby Turtle".

After all our craft time, we stopped for some ice cream & of course to run a couple errands (Post Office & Grocery Store) it wouldn't be a normal day with a couple errands! Good thing Aubree is great company & she loves her "free cookie" from Publix! :)

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Kanapaha Park

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Posted by Dana J. 2 comments

(These are from last week - I'm catching up because we've been so busy... doing fun stuff!!)

Last Wednesday, after Garrick finished his last final, we decided to pick up some Boars Head sandwiches from Publix's awesome deli (so good!) & have some play time + get a little Vitamin D for the kiddos at Kanapaha Park, near Haile Plantation.

We had a nice day exploring the South West part of Gainesville... we found a great part of town & some new restaurants that we'll need to check out in the future.

Anyway, we had a great day... here are some pictures from the park: