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, April 17, 2012

Jax turns 3 months old!

....Or should I correctly say "turned" 3 months old last month! He's going to be 4 months just around the corner! Let's pretend its still March LOL......


Happy 3 months to our sweet Baby Jax. At 12 lbs 4 oz (41%) and 25 inches long (90%) (YES, he is long, and will probably be taller than his older brother!), our little angel is growing and getting sweeter every day! Jax is a good eater (exclusively breastfeeding), good sleeper, and just overall good :) He is as easy-going baby as they get, so patient and very go-with-the-flow (I wonder if this will be his personality?) We are one lucky family to have been blessed with him! We awe at his beautiful smiles, his melodic coos, and cannot resist watching him suck his thumb! Yup, we have a thumb sucker, which just adds to the cuteness factor! As I tell other moms, when Taj demands all my attention Jax will wait patiently for me while finding his thumb and sucking on it happily.... honestly, I think the thumb is better than a pacifier! You never have to worry about losing it..... its so nice when your baby self soothes!
In his 3rd month, he became a pro at rolling, loves to lounge on his belly and look around, but most of all, he is crazy for his "kitty cat" playmat and butterfly sensory toy (Aunt Sherry got him):
loves to admire himself in the mirror and we will often catch him smiling and giggling at the baby in the mirror (little does he know that's his face!)
his baby blues are even more blue than his brother's at this age..... i think he will probably have lighter blue/green eyes.
In his 3rd month, Baby Jax had many new experiences. Library story times, the zoo, mini-golfing, the beach, riding in the Baby Bjorn, Irvine Park railroad, his brother's music movement class, and a day trip to Los Angeles. He got his own room (he sleeps in the guest room, but has his own side in the nursery) and began sleeping through the night (9-10 consecutive hours) just 2 weeks shy of his 3 month birthday! In celebration of the 3rd month birthday, here is our monthly photo shoot!


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