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, May 12, 2010

My FABULOUS Baby Shower!


My sister always amazes me with her extraordinary creative style and attention to detail! How lucky am I to have had her host my baby shower?!! My intimate baby shower was the perfect initiation into motherhood, surrounded by close friends and our special guest.... my mom! My mom flew in from the Czech Republic a week before my shower and it was so wonderful to have her there!


Everything, from the invitations to the games, was customized and color coordinated by my sister (the colors were based on our nursery color theme), not to mention the vibrant balloons (41 to be exact, one for each week of pregnancy, and then an adorable baby boy balloon!).




The daddy-to-be stuck around at the beginning to greet our friends, then he had his own "man" shower on the duffy boat with his buddies!!

I felt so spoiled with love and gifts from my friends...... friends from each phase of my life (grade school, high school, college, grad school, work, and, my recent local CDM friends!) It was the best shower I could have asked for! Thank you Peti for being such a loving sister to me and already the coolest aunt, and of course the BEST party planner ever!

*check out the slideshow below!*

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