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!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Under Construction

Quite Literally. That describes our life right now. Our home has had construction and renovation going on 3 weeks, oh, and our neighbor's house down below as well. We are getting ready to list our house! (and so is our neighbor!) We are working nonstop to have everything ready by the 1st of April so the house can go on the market and then its Sell-time! Soooooo excited this time has finally come..... our family is VERY ready to upgrade, expand, and MOVE! Especially while the boys are so young. SO going back to the construction thing...... NOT FUN! Especially with 2 babies and lots of their stuff in tow. If you can imagine, while construction and paint fumes are flowing through our house, my little boys and I have been on-the-go..... going on all-day field trips, visiting family and friends.... so we can be out of the way. While Brad is holding down the fort at the office and the house, and supervising the work being done, Mama Jana is coordinating our weekly outings and the next place the boys and I will likely crash for the day. Its exhausting. I'm physically and psychologically worn. Poor Taji got the worst of it as well.... taking his naps at other's houses, and those annoying car rides. We even had to do a slumber party weekend at my sister's this past weekend. And now we are sick. Taj's nose is a leaky faucet, while Brad and I are fighting our own throat discomfort and physical exhaustion. There is an end in sight though. And I can't wait until the day we don't have neighbors right smack below us or just feet away from us.... counting down the days. Now I now why some people hurry to buy a detached house or a bigger house before they have kids. They are smart. Trust me, its double the work if you don't , and quadruple the work if you have 2 under the age of 2. Life is crazy right now so uploading and blogging is on hold until we attain a bit more normalcy around here. Peace out :)

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