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!

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Our SJC Train Excursion

Yey for Family Days! We went on a fun adventure this weekend, taking Taji on a real train for the first time, down to old town historic San Juan Capistrano. Here he is sitting in his own seat! We loved that the train ride was only 14 minutes down to SJC, perfect amount of time for Taji who now gets a bit anxious trying (or should I say riding) new things (i.e. an amusement park ride, the carousel, etc.). After less than a minute, still waiting for any of these rides to start, Taji persistently likes to say "all done."
Once we got to SJC, we walked over to Zoomar's Petting Zoo, a neat little farm! Taji fed the guinea pigs and bunnies.....
the zebra-horsies......
and even fed the goats and sheep!
We then visited the Mission San Juan.....

Taji loved watching the koi fish swim about.....

He loved exploring the grounds, and being chased by dada....
Can you spot our little "Taj" Waldo? He is on the left side of the picture, running in the grass:
playing peekaboo.....
climbing trees with the help of dada.....
sightseeing......
and cuddling with mama!
After a fun filled day of riding the train, eating lunch, feeding the animals, running around and sightseeing at the Old Mission San Juan, and even snoozing for a little bit in the stroller, it was time to hop on the train again and head home!

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