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!

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Our Awesome August!

Our Awesome August has come to a close and we look back on some fond memories. It was the month of sunshine, heatwaves, lots of date nites for mommy and daddy (and the celebration of our anniversary!), and family trips to San Juan Capistrano and Catalina Island. Some of Taj's firsts this month were riding the train, the carousel, and a very big boat, going down the big kid slide, and tasting his first funnel cake and homemade buffalo burger (and loving it too!). And let's not forget the beautiful growing belly we call Baby Jax- who by the way manages to get attention as well. Besides our weekly and sometimes daily Storytimes at our local library, playground playtime, shopping extravangas, and family restaurant dining.....

we had lots of beach playtime:
Taj now worships the sun and loves the ocean:
LA visit with auntie Dina, who we said Ciao to as she headed off to Italia for the year:

Beach playdate with new buddy Casey (mama Nana and I became friends through work!)



Newport Coast Concert in the Park with auntie Laura and princess Brooklyn:

Orange County Fair with the girls again (Taj had his first taste of funnel cake!):




Sunday Boating out on the Bay (and Balboa Fun Zone):





Just being lazy at home:

Classical Rock jam sessions with daddy:

Playtime for mommy and daddy (here we are on one of our LA trips doing the TMZ hollywood tour!):

and we even got our boogie on at a friend's disco party:



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