Globe-trotting Grovers

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, February 14, 2018

Valentine Loves and Jax Reads!

We are making an effort to try new things together! The fun part of being a couple is getting to experience new hobbies and things and spending that time together= fun memories and laughs!

Our Valentines 2018

Jax is Reading! These last couple months, Jax's reading has really taken off. He is motivated and eager to read all sorts of books, and loves to read his easy reader books to everyone.

Jax learns to Read 2018 from jana grover on Vimeo.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Toronto with Babi and Deda 2018

Babi and Deda were on their to California from Portugal, and we were so appreciative they stopped in Toronto for us to meet up! We made it into a special weekend of Toronto city sightseeing (via underground indoor "maze" system), grandparents- grandkids bonding, port tasting, jacuzzi, aquarium time, and just simply relaxing together at the wonderful city 2-bedroom apartment Babi booked for us. It was our Toronto home away from home for 2 nights and 2 days. We are so grateful to have these adventure memories with our Babi and Deda, the boys are always so excited for their visit because every visit no matter where it may brings us lots of laughs and fun! The best part of us living in NY and Babi & Deda in Czech, is that we make a conscious effort to meet up in different locations, and its not about the quantity of time we spend but the quality!