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, March 17, 2012

LA Zoo

Last Wednesday, I packed up my boys and drove up to LA to go the zoo with our good friend Kristen and her two kiddos. It was Jax's first all-day field trip, and first time at a zoo. We hadn't been to the LA Zoo yet so it was a special treat for us! What a nice zoo it is, so big but not overwhelming, and had all of our favorite animals! After a quick lunch, first on the list were flamingos.....
Jax's first time facing out in his Baby Bjorn carrier, he was so excited to see the world... and what a sight it was seeing animals too!

Will, Taj, and Ella riding the lizards at the Zoo's new reptile exhibit:
It was like an aquarium but with lots of freaky reptiles, for instance they had all these snake-turtle babies (looks like a turtle with the freakish long snake head)

The crew:
Taj's favorite animal at the zoo: "BIG Gorilla!"


Taj prefers to walk these days instead of sitting in a stroller, but he LOVED riding in Will & Ella's double BOB stroller, much more comfy! We are planning to get one of these for our boys, so they can both sit side by side (Jax will soon get frustrated not being able to see past Taj's head.) These strollers are perfect for the outdoors and zoos/ amusement parks, not so much the sidewalks, malls, and indoor places.

Thanks Kristen for inviting us to the zoo and getting us in for free! We always love spending time with you and the kiddos! xo

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