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!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Summer in January

Only in California can you relax by the beach in 80 degree weather in the month of January. It was just one of those days.....and it happened to be a thursday, one of my usual days off from work. The warm breeze, sunny blue skies, beautiful scenery, just me and my precious boy. Special mother-son time. Priceless. I cannot describe how happy my heart feels to cuddle with little Taji on a blanket at the park, push him on the swings, take a walk around our neighborhood while he napped in the stroller, and end up at Inspiration Point (in CDM) overlooking the ocean, with a root beer float in hand. I want to hold on to this moment for as long as I can.

Taj, at our neighborhood park, wearing the adorable onesie his favorite aunt got him. Thanks Peti! Taji is very excited to play with you, uncle Bryan, and his cuz Chloe this weekend when mommy and daddy get to go on a lunch date :)


Allow me to walk down memory lane a little bit...... this is a pic of me with Taji (in his bassinet stroller) when he was just born standing at scenic Inspiration Point:
and this is Taji and I, 8 months later. Same location, same people..... my, how time flies!

Getting to spend such an amazing and peaceful day with my handsome and smiley little boy is what I live for, feel so lucky to have, and look forward to each and every day of my life!
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