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!

Monday, June 22, 2015

Fruit Picking Experts: Strawberries, Cherries, Blueberries, and Blackberries too!

Strawberry Picking with friends at Aber's Acres Organic Farm:





Cherry picking at Brix Winery in Westfield:
I prefer cherries over anything, so easy to pick, and perfect height for the boys!



We picked 9 lbs. of cherries!!!

Blueberry picking at Aber's Acres Organic Farm:
The blueberries were delicious and the boys really are great at picking them, we picked 4.5 lbs. of blueberries and mama got 40 bites!! Due to the rains in June there were mosquitos that thought the blueberries were delicious too.  The mosquitos just loved me/hated me too much and I ended up getting attacked.  No joke.  Neither of the boys had a single bite.  Note to self,  always wear bug repellent and pants when fruit picking.





With all the fruit we picked, we made many, many jars of freezer Jam.  Strawberry, cherry, and blueberry jam!!!  We have a freezer fully stocked with homemade organic jam!  I even baked cherry tarts!

Soon after our fruit picking adventures, we discovered we had our very own wild organic blackberry and raspberry bushes in the backyard!  Lucky us!


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