Globe-trotting Grovers: Spring Break- Xcaret Mexico 2018

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!

Monday, April 9, 2018

Spring Break- Xcaret Mexico 2018

We spent Easter 2018 in Mexico! Back in Mexico for the 2nd time- but this time on the Caribbean side. We flew down to Cancun, then hired a shuttle to take us to Xcaret eco resort- an all-inclusive south of Playa del Carmen and north of Tulum. It was beeeeeadutiful, tropical, with monkeys swinging from the treetops and iguanas and birds all around. The water was a crystal clear teal color. We spent the beginning of Easter Sunday through the end of the week. We enjoyed eating all day long, having unlimited drinks, swimming in the pools, relaxing on the white sandy beach of their lagoon, exploring the beach, and visiting the Xcaret wildlife eco park where the boys slid down water slides and we swam in underground cenotes! Boys even got photos taken with exotic animals. It was like an exotic wildlife resort. Boys had so much fun and were amazed with the daily monkey sightings- Jax wanted to take one home! It was a new fun, wild, and wet experience for us all (meeting new friends too!), and everything was superb up until the very last night when mama got food poisoning! I survived and recovered within hours and just in time for our flight back through Florida. What a crazy vacation it was!