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, July 12, 2015

Boat Life and FIRST Time InnerTubing

The Grover boat!





playing Uno with friends ("kids poker")





First time inner-tubing with our friends!  Though Taj was nervous to try it in the beginning (being first born, cautious, and all….) he and Jax loved it, and especially when they caught air!  We wanted to introduce inner-tubing to them this year because next summer they will be old enough and big enough to ride and we plan to buy our own.  Boating gets more fun each year with these two!





IMG_7039 from jana grover on Vimeo.

IMG_7038 from jana grover on Vimeo.
 This is another cool lake sport that daddy has picked up, and Jax went along with the big boys!  Of course, Jax didn't step foot on the board!  This sport is called wake surfing, and unlike wake boarding, the surfers stand on a shorter board without holding on to a rope or without their feet strapped.  They surf on a wave the boat produces close behind.  I'm sure the boys will enjoy this sport when they get older!





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