Globe-trotting Grovers: Labor Day Weekend Fun

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, September 4, 2012

Labor Day Weekend Fun

You are not seeing things.... Taj actually sat on a merry-go-round horse and liked it!!! WOO-HOO! The Merry-go-Round used to be one of the things he did NOT like, it made him nervous for some reason. So glad he overcame his fear, and what do you know, he enjoyed himself!

Over Labor Day Weekend, we went over to the summer seasonal kiddie amusement park just a few miles over from Bemus, Midway State Park. When Brad was a kid, his mom and siblings lived right next to Midway and this is where he and his friends would always hang out. Its great they have kept the tradition alive and continue operating this amusement park, it is very cute and old-fashioned, and it has a lot of kiddie rides for the wee ones!

Taj loved riding the cars:

He wouldn't get on the helicopter, or the boats, BUT he did go on the Tilt-A-Whirl with daddy, which he really liked even though it spun around very fast.