Globe-trotting Grovers: Backyard Reading Tent and Annual Crawfish Boil Camp Night

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, June 20, 2015

Backyard Reading Tent and Annual Crawfish Boil Camp Night

Summer arrived early and we relished every moment of warm temps and the sunshine. So much that we made our own reading tent out of sheets and pillows! The boys loved it, it was a great addition to our backyard playground.

A magical place for a mid-day story time, even a little snooze!

IMG_6149 from jana grover on Vimeo.
Annual Crawfish Boil Camping event our friends have on their hunting land in Sherman:

We didn't camp this time again, but stayed until it got super late and dark. Maybe next year, if the weather works out again, we will try it out for fun! I know the boys would enjoy camping with their friends, and its just one night of sleeplessness, right?