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!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

FALLen in Love

We have fallen in love with Fall!  The colors, the cooler temperatures, the leaf "showers", mittens and scarves, nature walks, bike rides, and Fall festivals! Even though my eyes and mind are enjoying the Autumn beauty, my body is not so thrilled as it begins its adjustment to this four season climate.  What I thought was a reoccurring cold is actually allergies :(  Boo hoo.

But enough about me..... feast your eyes on this colorful batch of Fall photos!


do you see our cottage through the gorgeous yellow and orange trees?

Taj loves to jump in the leaves!


Our First New York Fall Photoshoot with the boys..... 

Jax is a leaf muncher..... he actually tries to munch on everything these days!  




Ok, here Jax looks bigger than Taj only because he's closer to the camera and Taj is actually sitting a little off to the side behind him!  What I think is really funny is that in these photos Jax looks like a blond spitting image of Brad, while Taj looks more like me!  I love how our boys have a mix of both of our features, however, you can easily see that they have their own unique look.  




So glad I captured these just in the knick of time because due to a few rainstorms and wind, the leaves are falling fast..... with the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Michigan getting their first snow, I think we may be next!  (Lets hope its November though!)

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