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!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Springing into Spring, at the Audubon Nature Preserve

The snow has melted, the temperatures have gone up to the 50's, lots of sunshine and blue skies, and even the return of those breathtaking rosy sunsets.  This can only mean one thing... SPRING HAS ARRIVED!!! HellOOOOOO Spring! My oh my, how much we are beginning to love you!!

On Thursday, we organized an outdoor play date with our new friends, Christy and her 19 month old son Miller!  We caravanned to the Audubon Nature Preserve in Jamestown, where the boys got to run around and explore, and also saw turtles, fish, snakes, frogs, birds, beehive and bees, at the indoor nature center!





The nature is still pretty scarce and dry..... but with the expected 4 day-in-a-row rain showers and close to 60 degree temperatures, I have a feeling by the end of next week the trees and flowers will be blooming.  I CANNOT wait to see this! And I will be sure to snap some pictures of this phenomenon :)

What a fun play date we had!  All 3 boys got ALL their energy out and were so famished by the end that Christy suggested we eat at her restaurant, Guppy's, (in Bemus Point) that her and her husband own!  We had a fantastic barbecue chicken, coleslaw, grilled cheese, fries, and caramel-coconut pie dinner!  Thank you, Christy!  Looking forward to our next adventure!

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