Globe-trotting Grovers: Summer-time in LA

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, April 4, 2011

Summer-time in LA

Last Thursday, on a beautiful day that gave us a taste of summer, we took a trip to LA for a playdate with one of Taji's little girlfriends, Summer, and also met up with Auntie Dina for dinner before heading back down to the OC. Summer and her mommy Patty invited us to their Kindermusik class in Santa Monica, where we celebrated her very 1st birthday!

The two of them had a blast in the class with the rest of the babies! It was so fun to go to another kindermusik class in a different city..... it is so popular in LA!

Here is a little of what goes in on our class..... i videoed the music exploration part.... Taj loves all the instruments!
Then afterwards we went back to Summer's house, where both the mommies and babies played and went for a walk on a day that totally felt like summer time! We LOVED watching Taj and Summer interact, they talked in their baby talk, chased each other around, and loved each other's company!