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!

Friday, March 21, 2014

Playtime Pics (over the last year)


Remember when they were this little??

They have both grown quite a bit since then, and every year become the biggest play buddies!  I often feel like I have twin boys, especially ever since Jax began to run alongside Taj and have conversations with him.  The boys have a "twin mentality."  They complete each other sentences, Taji would often translate for Jax when he was first beginning to talk, and the two always seem to read each other's minds and love the same things.  They fight like brothers do, but when they love, they really love each other and are not afraid to show their affection!  Taj takes his big brother role very seriously; he loves to explain and teach things to Jax.  Even out in public and around other same aged kids, these two cling to each other, have inside jokes, and love playing together.  
They simply melt my heart!


















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