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!

Friday, January 24, 2014

Winter Play with Babi & Deda!

We were so happy to have Babi & Deda spend our 2nd ever NY holiday season with us.  Straight from their European-Caribbean cruise and New Orleans visit, they flew up to NY and spent 3 whole weeks with us.  The boys loved spending every second with their beloved babi & deda.  Jax again became Babi's boy, every morning asking for Babi and calling for her throughout the day.  Deda spent a lot of time playing winter games with the boys, including sledding, snow ball fights, snowman making, snow painting, even the deda-invented "merry-go-round" spinning the boys around on their sleds! 

And when they weren't ice skating, going on walks, jumping on trampolines (at Jax's party), then they were playing hide and seek, building forts, eating Babi's Czech home-cooking, sneaking bites from Deda's tuscan garlic bread sandwiches, and getting tickled!  Babi and Deda were also here for Taj's first Christmas program, christmas tree trimming, saw the boys get their hair cuts, went grocery shopping with them, watched their favorite cartoons, and even stayed home with them while mommy and daddy whooped it up!  Such wonderful winter play and moments spent with Babi and Deda, that the boys and us definitely treasure and feel grateful for! It made our Christmas time so special and magical!  Thanks for visiting us, Babi and Dedo!



Untitled from jana grover on Vimeo.


Untitled from jana grover on Vimeo.






Untitled from jana grover on Vimeo.



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