Globe-trotting Grovers: Shnitzel, Sailing, Sister-time, & Superbowl!

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!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Shnitzel, Sailing, Sister-time, & Superbowl!

Yup, the four "S"s, that about sums up our past weekend!

Shnitzel: Our friend "German" (Mike from Germany) came to visit! Brad and Griffin met him years ago in Frankfurt when they were traveling and have stayed in touch since. He and his girlfriend Jasmin came to our wedding, and last time he visited was when Taj was only 2 months old. We always enjoy his company and Taji loved his "uncle German", especially since he arrived with toys in hand!

Sail: Since German was in town, we took the duffy boat out Saturday morning for a Brueggers Bagels Brunch sail around the bay. It was Jax's first time on a boat, and he loved it! Well, I'm not sure if he even knew he was on a boat since he slept the whole time, but I imagine he slept so peacefully because of the gentle rocking of the boat :)

Sister-time: After our sail around the bay, the boys and I left Daddy to whoop it up with the guys and went home to hang out with my sister and Chloe, who drove up in the afternoon and stayed for dinner.

Superbowl Super-babies: Superbowl party at Griffin & Jane's! Taj and Jax were the Superbowl Super babies, entertaining the crowd! Go Giants! The highlight of the show for me was seeing Madonna perform, wow she's still got it! I so have to go see her when she goes on tour!