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!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

We went to Abers Acres Tree Farm, to find this year's perfect Christmas tree, and cut it down ourselves!
Jax was petrified of the trees for some reason.... it could be because he got woken up from his car slumber with the sound of the tree being put on the car so maybe that's why he seemed a bit uneasy about all these giant green creatures!
He warmed up a little for me to capture this photo with a newborn tree..... I say a little, only because seconds later his smile turned into an upside down smile with tears :(
"This is the one, Mommy and Daddy!"
Taj knows his tree, and this one was calling for him..... we gave him a choice between this one and the other fatter one when next to it.
Time to cut 'em down!  Daddy showed Taji how to saw the tree trunk, he even let Taj do a little sawing himself!  That a boy!  I captured the tree falling on video....


While daddy fastened the tree on the roof of the car, Taji and I counted the rings on the tree stump to determine how old our Christmas tree is..... 8 years old!

Going home to decorate!

And a couple days later........ here is our first NY Christmas tree decorated:

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