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, July 21, 2012

Reunion-ful Weekend

Last weekend, we had one reunion after another, along with our niece Nicole's high school graduation party.  Saturday we went to Nicole's party, and also had a reunion with the Barron family (Brad's mom's side of the family.)  Sue has 2 sisters and 2 brothers, and this is a photo of their kids (minus a couple)..... Can you spot Brad?

The kids and their kids (the grandkids) (again minus a few):

Close-up of Brad's brother Rodney, 
and kids Finley, Silvia, Christian, 
and Sherry's daughter Sierra on the end:
 Jax with Grandma Sue, meeting his second cousin Hudson for the very first time:

Then, on Sunday, we drove out waaaay into the country and went to the Grover family reunion.  Brad's dad's whole side of the family.  LOTS of people we have never met or knew about.  Here are the usual familiar suspects.... me with Brad's sisters Jody and Sherry:

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  1. AnonymousJuly 27, 2012 at 4:40 AM

    Jůůů, Grovers jsou veliká rodina :o)D

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