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, November 1, 2011

Taj's 2nd annual Halloween Costume Party

You are personally invited to.....
We started a new tradition last year by having our friends and their babies in costume come to our house for a playdate, photos, and treats! A year later our babies grew to be active toddlers, so for Halloween this year, we hosted our 2nd annual costume party at the park just down the street. Here is a Grover family of 3 + 1 on the way..... our Crayola Family:
We served up some yummy treats for the adults and kiddos.....
And our babysitter Sam made this awesome pumpkin and ghost chocolate cake pops:
Taji had fun playing with all of his buddies..... (from left) here he is with 14 month old Casey, 9 month old Maddie, and 10 month old Brooklyn:
with his neighborhood gal pal Sophia (same age):
Cousin Chloe the pirate stopped by to celebrate as well and kept Taji laughing the whole time!
From 2-5pm we played at the park. It was a gorgeous summery day with the Fall backdrop. We had a pretty good turn-out of buddies throughout the day. In the beginning, our new neighborhood friends the Carltons, and then the Tennants came by. Then the Cahill, D'Angelo, and Jacobsen Families arrived with their kiddos. Tammy and her ladybug Dorothy came by too dresed in costume! Then the Fetters trio arrived in their great costumes! Ladybug was a popular girl costume this year, we had 4 at the party! Here is the Grover Crayon family:
The Fetters Family:
The Carltons:
The Cahills:Ladybugs Tammy and daughter Dorothy (DJ for short, who is also the same age as Taj)
The Jacobsen foursome with their little bundles of joy, new addition Berkley as a ladybug, and Cade-man as a bee :)
The mommies posed for a shot with the babies before it was time to head home. Taj loved seeing all of his buddies, and I am sucker for babies in costume....... love Halloween for that exact reason! Thanks to our old and new friends for coming out! xo

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