Globe-trotting Grovers: Biking: Another Family Favorite

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!

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Biking: Another Family Favorite

Through the forest, by the lake, a bike riding we will go! We love to go on bike rides! Thanks to the I-Bert bike seats the boys have been enjoying bike rides since they were both 6 months old. Its been a 4 year long hobby of ours. And now, I'm proud to announce that Taj is riding his own big boy bicycle (with training wheels) when we bike ride as a family. He has outgrown the I-Bert.

During the Summer we ride almost every other day, and during the Fall we try to get out a few times a week if weather permits. We ride in the forest through Long Point State Park, we ride to the village to get ice cream and swing by the coffee shop. We ride to the playground when we meet out friends. Taj has even ridden his bike to school (with Brad accompanying him.).

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On a warm "Summer'-temberish weekend, I even got the idea to bravely and strategically put my bike and Taji's in my car and drive over to Presque Isle for an awesome bike ride around the island. Wonderful bike ride and beach time we had (while daddy Brad was playing in a bocce ball tournament.) I keep saying we need to get that bike rack installed so we can just throw our bikes on it and go to different areas to bike ride. I foresee many years of fun bike adventures as the boys learn to ride their own bikes.