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, January 16, 2014

23 days of Elf on the Shelf

Meet our Elf on a Shelf "Shawnie" (Taji named her, pretty cute, right?) She arrived in a box with a book on the 1st of December.  The boys were so excited to have a new buddy.  Every morning, the boys would run downstairs looking for her, and every time they found her in a different spot doing something silly.  They loved the whole idea.  This was our first year that Shawnie came to stay with us, and already the boys are counting down the days until they see her again.  Jax doted on her every morning, sometimes taking her with him into his crib, he loved to hug her, and still asks "where did Shawnie go?"






















Then on the morning of Christmas Eve, they found her hiding in a special gift (the only gift at the time) under the tree.  She brought them their favorite treats and snacks to munch on, and said farewell to them until next Christmas!  Shawnie truly brought magic and wonder to these boys this Christmas!
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