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!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Taji turns 2 months old!


Another month older, and another month cuter! Today, Taji had his 2 month checkup and first series of vaccines. He is in the 35th percentile for weight (11 lbs, 1 ounce) and 72nd percentile (WOW!) for height (23 1/2 inches), tall and slender...... like his daddy. Our Taji has had a busy 2nd month full of visitors, social outings, and playdates with his fellow baby buddies Ryan, Regan and soon.... Cade!, AND future girlfriends Dorothy and Molly. He loves to verbalize all about his experiences by cooing, babbling, and smiling! He "dances" by kicking around his legs and waving his arms. He loves his animal mobile, music, the beach, and the outside breeze, as well as mirrors and anything sparkly/ bright colored. He imitates our lip smacking, sticking out his tongue, and clicking his tongue. He continues to be quite the eater and pooper, with his colic decreasing. Although he still likes to suck on his pacifiers from time to time, Taji prefers his fist and thumb. Taji has always been a great night sleeper, but now is also beginning to sleep longer through the night, the longest consecutive sleep 5 hours, but we are still working on his nighttime sleeping :)

On his 2nd month birthday, Daddy took Taji to Bristol Farms and surprised him with a froggy cupcake with 2 candles on top!


our 2nd month family portrait:


Here are some of my fave photos from his 2nd month:






some of our family/ social outings:







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