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!

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Tree Tradition, Shawnee Elf, and our Polar Express Experience

Holiday Card 2017.... another remote control family selfie!


Annual Christmas tree farm, this year because we took our holiday family card selfie, we visited another tree farm and picked a tree that had already been cut.

Shawnee, our Christmas elf, returned for a month long visit, inspiring and challenging the boys to daily acts of kindness following the movie Wonder that we went to the movie theater to see as a family.  All month long, Shawnee joined us on all our (CA) and such excursions, encouraging the boys to reach out and be extra kind and generous to classmates, teachers, community members, family members, and furry friends. Each kindness challenge they accomplished, they earned a special surprise/ treat in their lunch boxes.
A Polar Express train ride to visit Santa's North Pole Workshop!
It was a magical white winter wonderland visiting Santa with the immense snow we received all month long, really brought out the spirit and magical feel of Christmas!


















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