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, August 14, 2012

Greetings From Barcelona!

Hello from Barcelona Beach!!! Nooooo, not Barcelona in Spain, but Barcelona in New York!  A couple of weeks ago, Kristina and I gathered up our little boys and drove 15 minutes to Westfield, which is right on Lake Erie.  Lake Erie is a HUGE lake, and it looks like the ocean because you can't see the other side, the water is endless.  Let me make a correction, it looks like the ocean minus the waves of course.  The sand is very light and fine, with pebbles.  Taj was in rock heaven, and enjoyed throwing rocks in the water.

Jax dipped his toes in the water, and hung out lakeside in his cool shady pack n'play.  Which by the way is such a great idea for little ones, keeps them out of the sun and prevents them from eating the sand!



Three little boys in hats: (Beck is Kristina's youngest)



silly Taji!

We had a great day, and as Kristina mentioned anytime we are missing the beach, we have an imposter one 15 minutes away!  It ain't no salt water, but it sure comes close (and great to swim in since there's no waves!)
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