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, December 19, 2012

Christmas Time in Canada

Merry Christmas time from Canada!!!!  Last weekend, we popped the kids in the car and jet off to Toronto, Ontario for some Christmasy fun in the city!  It was both of the boys' first time out of the country! :) 

Between Brad's US passport, my Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) and Czech citizenship, the boys' California birth certificates, and our residence in Bemus Point, NY..... we are all over the map!  No wonder Border Patrol gave us a funny look! hee hee

 Toronto Christmas Market



 Choo Choo!




The boys really enjoyed meeting Canadian Santa Claus.... he spoke English and French!
This was as close to North Pole as we could get.... Taj was super excited to finally get to chat with the old man in red, and remind him of the Wish List he wrote to him!

 Taji to Santa: "Please don't forget to bring me Gordon, Salty, and Cranky"  (ahhh, of course all Thomas the Train related!  That's ALL Taj wished for this Christmas, everything and anything Thomas related!!!)
Jax's first Santa photo!!!

We even saw an angel! :)
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