Globe-trotting Grovers: The Boys at School- Fall 2015

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, October 24, 2015

The Boys at School- Fall 2015

Jax's Pre-School year at A Child's Creation Preschool, in Lakewood at just 3 1/2 years old. Managed and taught by our friend Miss Jen, Jax flourished immensely this preschool year. She even got him to take lunchtime naps again, and as the year progressed, he stayed longer into the afternoon hours so that way he was adjusted and ready for a full day school day when he began UPK at public school. Miss Jen also worked with Jax on his cutting with scissors, writing his name (upper case and lower case), taught him his ABC's and by the end of his Pre-K year at almost 4 1/2, he knew how to count 1-100 :-)