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!

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Preschooler Shenanigans- Spring 2015

"Little boys bring you just to the brink of insanity 
before gently easing you off the ledge with a sweet kiss 
and laughter from a perfectly timed fart" 
-Unknown


my boys….. never a dull moment and so much crazy and laughter follows them.

they love to pee together, and on trees

Jax is a streaker….. he loves to run around in his birthday suit, 
even when its snowing outside...


bunk mates…. they love sharing a room.  
Ever since we got back from CA and Hawaii, Taj insists on having Jax sleep on the bottom bunk.  They are inseparable even when they sleep.


Spring swim classes at the Y….. Jax joined in on the fun but wasn't very impressed after the first lesson.  Will try again next year I suppose.


IMG_6214 from jana grover on Vimeo.

Karate time with their buddy Matthew!  

Post-karate dinner at the hibachi restaurant!  
They were perfectly dressed for it and became part of the show :-)

Jax at Ms. Jen's preschool, A Child's Creation Preschool in Lakewood.  This is a new school that was opened by a friend of mine I met in my Tuesday story-time session.  This has been her dream and it finally came true for her.  Since January 2015, and since turning 3,  Jax attends 2x/week (Mondays and Wedsnesdays) for 2.5 hours, and assists me on Tuesdays for our weekly story hour at the Ashville Library.
oh!  how much he loves going and he is so proud to bring his art masterpieces home.

He has learned how to write his name in both Upper and lowercase letters,  writes better than Taji!  Very impressed with everything they are doing in his preschool class.



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