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!

Monday, March 19, 2012

America's Next Bachelor!

America, meet your next Bachelor! He may only be 22 months old ----(It's Palindromic Month time again!) but he's almost 2 YEARS old, has the intelligence and physical ability of a preschooler, and the kind of good looks and heart of gold hard to come by! He's an adorable little package!

He's America's Sweetheart, has the wild and "terrible two" side to him ( "The Tajmanian" is his nickname), comedian and performer at-heart. Weighs almost 24 pounds, strawberry blond hair, blue/green eyes, and a million dollar smile to match his dimples! He speaks 2 languages, English + Czech (he counts to 10 in Czech, says 3 colors in Czech, says "Ahoj", sings 2 Czech songs [(Pacicky), (Sly Panenky)], and fills in Czech nursery rhymes [(Jedna Dve Honza De), etc.), and has an incredible memory! He recites and sings the ABCs, knows all his colors, shapes, and body parts, and knows opposites and adjectives! He is quite the commentator these days, instead of "bus", its "big yellow school bus"!

Likes: RC and regular Car racing, balls, watching & playing sports, "I Spy", Elmo, birthday parties, parks, the farm, guitar, and is the lead vocal in a band! Taking walks around the neighborhood, jumping on the bed, cruising in his blue car, swimming, hot showers, and his music/crafts class. Eating not one but TWO breakfasts, loves beets, cucumbers, fish, nuts, soup, Indian food, waffles, pita, muffins, CHEESE (cream cheese is still his favorite), kefir, and "juicing" with mom & dad. Holds an 8pm Variety Show in his crib every night (all his stuffed animal buddies are his audience), loves reading to himself, playing pretend with his baby doll, and "cooking" with mommy. He's a huge fan of CHLOE! He's also potty training with success (at least 1 poop or pee in the potty every day!)

Dislikes: Merry-go-Round, the cookie monster, kids who don't share, rice, sitting in his stroller, long car trips, when his little brother gets more attention than him!

But out of all of these descriptions, he's a true Mama's Boy and Daddy's Lil Shadow, who LOVES to cuddle, and likes to give hugs and kisses. :)





And just in case you can't get enough of him, here are some shots from the last couple of months Brad took with his I Phone :









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