Globe-trotting Grovers: Pumpkinville 2012

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, October 15, 2012

Pumpkinville 2012

Welcome to Pumpkinville, NY!

A week ago, we took the boys to Pumpkinville with the Dawes. Pumpkinville is a big pumpkin farm just outside of Elicottville, NY (a 45 minute drive east.) There were pumpkins, a farmer's market, pony rides, hay rides, tractor-wagon rides, farm animals, singing chickens (see photo on the bottom of the post), a talking pumpkin, haunted barns, pumpkin cannon, and a man dressed in a spooking tree trunk walking around!

Jax's first pumpkin patch!

Pumpkin Patch 2012 family photo

Taj eating a pumpkin donut in front of the talking pumpkin!

The 3 silly scarecrows!

Even Jax got in on the photo fun....... he became an American Indian!

This was the highlight for Taj, and us! Taj riding in the "cow train"! So cute!

Do you see his orange mitten up in the air waving at us? He is in the 4th cow from the tractor!

It was a chilly day! Hello 40 degree weather!!!

It definitely feels like Halloween is right around the corner!

The singing chickens, who also told lots of funny jokes! You ask Taji what his favorite part was at Pumpkinville, he will say the singing chickens (and the talking pumpkin and cow train!)