Globe-trotting Grovers: First Pumpkin Patch!

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!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

First Pumpkin Patch!

Cold crisp air, cloudy skies, misty rain...... ahhh it's beginning to feel like Fall! Finally! And you know what that means..... my favorite holiday, Halloween! From pumpkin patches, pumpkin pies, to our first annual baby halloween costume party, we are getting into the spirit! Today, we went to our first ever pumpkin patch with our friends, the Brandt family. We met up at Tanaka Farms' Pumpkin Patch, where they had a huge field of pumpkins that we picked right off the vine. They had lots of fun things for the kids, reminded me of a fall carnival! We can't wait to come back here year after year as Taji gets older. I think he will especially love the AV cruising on the farm, the pumpkin cannon, the wagon rides, and the corn field maze. What a neat little place!