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!

Monday, August 27, 2012

Presque Isle, PA

We just got back from a little tropical escape. A 45 minute escape out-of-state.  Presque Isle, Pennsylvania!  Another "beach", its actually a little island that juts off from the city of Erie in PA.  A state park with several beaches and harbor.  Its so pretty.  The lush nature, the white sand, and beautiful water....... I forgot we were on Lake Erie and not on a Hawaiian island!
Beach 7 is where all the families go because of the shallow water for the kids to play in, easy parking and access to the beach, and a big cool playground right next to it.  We had an awesome beach day, couldn't have asked for better weather and environment.





So much water play!  Lots of splashing, jumping, messing around, and even "walking"in the water (a first for Taj.....)




                                               

LOVE all these photos I took of the boys, every single one makes me smile.






Zerbert time!  Daddy giving Jax a zerbert while Taji gives Daddy a zerbert!



Then it was mommy's turn....... Taji wouldn't let me go without giving me one!

Oh, what an amazing family day at the beach!  Even though we are miles from the ocean, and so far from our old California beach stomping grounds..... we may just have found the next best thing (or place!)
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