Globe-trotting Grovers: April 2010

our story

It all began on the evening of Nov 29th 2003, at former Chat Noir French Restaurant in Costa Mesa, CA. Brad approached me [Jana] and we instantly connected; it was love at first sight. The next 4 years that followed were a whirlwind of romance, growing pains, and adventures. We circled the globe, traveling to South America, Europe, and Asia. Then one night, Brad surprised me with a romantic beachside proposal. We made it official on August 23rd 2008 with an intimate wedding at a hip art gallery in Laguna Beach. A year later we finished redesigning our home in the beach village of Corona del Mar.

On May 18th, 2010, we were blessed with a sweet little miracle of our own, our baby boy Taj Leon. He stole our hearts and took our breath away! Then, 19 months later, his incredible little brother, Jax Franz, arrived on Christmas morning (December 25th) 2011. What an amazing gift we received! In an effort to slow down the clock and enjoy our beautiful family, in Spring of 2012, we sold our CA seaside home and moved across the country to our dream lake house in Brad's hometown of Bemus Point, a resort village on Chautauqua Lake in Western New York! Even though we are living a more slow paced life, we are living a life far from ordinary!

From the West Coast to the East Coast, our Grover family adventures continue! So won't you come along and join us on this journey of love, family, and travel we like to call our La Vida Grover!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Welcome Regan Brandt!!

Our friends Jamie and Greg's baby Regan arrived in the world early this morning, 4/14/2010 at 12:30am, weighing at 6lbs. 11oz, and measuring 20 inches long. I had the pleasure of visiting the Brandts and seeing less than a day old baby Regan today at the hospital. He is so precious and beautiful, and looks like his daddy! Jamie was fortunate to have had an easy and quick labor as we had wished her, and I can only hope the same happens for me! Congratulations to the Brandt family! Now its my turn in the California preggo lady pool..... i have less than 5 weeks to go and simply can't wait to give birth to our little miracle!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Work Shower

Had a wonderful time with the work ladies today, celebrating the anticipated arrival of Baby Grover. They came over for lunch and to see the nursery, which is finally done and I'm excited to post photos soon! We had a lovely time catching up, and they were so generous with their gifts and baby advice :) It was nice to get together before heading back to work tomorrow..... sadly our 2-week Spring Break is over :(
Some photos from the shower:

the gift opening: We received some much-needed items from our registry, fuzzy soft blankets, books, dvds, and adorable little outfits!

Thank you to my favorite work ladies for taking such good care of me at work!

Love from Spain

We received a package the other day from our family in Spain! Baby Grover was showered with presents from his Spanish aunties, uncles, and little cousins! Thank you so much to my wonderful spanish sister Sandra and family for the outfits, teddy bear, blanket, shoes, baby book, cd, and the summer sleepwear for me!

We miss you all so much and look forward to visiting you again when we travel out to Europe. Our little guy can't wait to meet his Spanish family, learn to speak Spanish, and play with his three boy cousins! We love you, muchos besitos para nuestra familia preciosa!

The Garrido-Guindos family pictured above: Sandra, Daniel, and their three handsome boys Alejandro, Adrian, and Jaime

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Morning Belly Dancing (34 wks)

I could watch and be entertained by my belly all day long....... focus on the right side of this video, you will see our little guy either throwing some punches to the right or kicking up a storm!

this next one is funny, if you listen carefully you can hear the street sweeper go by.... and so can Baby Grover! He responds to the noise right away! You can also see some elbow and knee pokes!