The other day, Taj tells me "Mommy, I want to go to the animal zoo!" So I say, "Ok!" And the next day (Tuesday) we drove up to the Buffalo Zoo, in Buffalo, where we had not yet been. It was that easy..... and a nice day for a mommy & sons zoo day! I love the adventures I get to have with my boys!
The Buffalo Zoo was okay, not the greatest though. About half of the animals were sleeping, eating, or just hanging indoors, or the exhibitions were closed. It was a weekday, in the middle of Fall, so maybe that is the norm. Either way, Taj and Jax got to see their beloved polar bears, gorillas, giraffes, and elephants! On the way home, I had heard a Trader Joe's (first ever in Western New York) opened in Amherst.... neighboring community in Buffalo. TJ was calling my name..... I longed for our favorites we used to get all the time when we lived in California! TJ did not disappoint! Everything about it, the hawaiian shirts to the reggae music to the free food samples, was just like I remembered it! Ahhhh, for a few minutes I felt like I was in grocery store paradise! We surprised daddy with his favorite Very Berry Clusters cereal and chocolate covered caramels too!
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!
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!












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