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, May 13, 2011

Happy Mother's Day Wknd To Me!


Leave it to my wonderful husband to turn Mother's day into a Mother's "weekend!" Last wknd, when I got home from work, Brad surprised me with flowers, a balloon, and stocked the fridge with food, juice, and desserts for the entire weekend! My boys took good care of their woman of the house :) All I wanted was to spend time with my boys, go bikeriding, and lots of R & R, and they made that happen plus more. On Sunday, Mother's Day, Taji slept in to 8am and then Brad took him outside for a walk so I could sleep in even more. I guess I'm out of that morning habit of "sleeping in", instead I took advantage of the free time and loaded the dishwasher, cleaned the kitchen, and did the laundry! When the boys got back they surprised me with a breakfast burrito and donuts from our favorite bakery down the street. In the afternoon, Brad took us to Avocado park where both him and Taji gave me the sweetest cards. I forgot to mention that Taji made me an adorable "handprint" rose mother's day card in montessori.

It was a very special *first* official mother's day, and we had so much to celebrate and feel grateful for.

Here's some pics from the wknd, bikeriding has become our saturday ritual the last few weeks. Taji LOVES cruising!



He also loves his new perch on our balcony where he watches the cars drive by and doggies walk by below. He always recognizes his daddy when he rolls in. Here are pics of him actually noticing Brad pulling up to the curb and getting super excited! In the pic, is a sneak peek of Brad's lastest car collection, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer white "woody" he bought and is re-storing to take back to Bemus, NY for our summers! We've nicknamed it "the godfather," and I gotta admit it really grows on you!




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