This Oz Life

I am so proud of our partners at Goldfish Swim School for opening their beautiful new facility in Westerville. You can see it for yourself this Saturday, April 30th at their Grand Opening Party , which is open to the public. I sat down with the owner, Lisa Armitage, while Larkyn took a lesson and Rhys was a little antisocial. We got to look around the clean and bright space and talk about the happenings at Goldfish. You can see our experiences at the Dublin location here . This pool is … Read more

Full disclosure: I wouldn't exactly call this a guide to taking your own children to Chicago, which some of you have requested. We did the best we could on survival mode, and I'm just here to share it. If it helps you plan your own trip, that's a bonus! When we found out that our schedules would not allow for a summer vacation with all four of us, we quickly put together a Spring Break vacation. We wanted it to be kind of close (Pittsburgh, Indy, and Louisville were all i… Read more

I will admit that after Baby 2, the nostalgia of Baby 1 turning another year older is a little easier on me. I don't love my girl any less, but I used to SOB looking at her baby pictures. Here are some of my all time favorites of Larkyn, debuting on 4/21/11 (her due date) and forever making my life more exciting. These days, her life revolves around: Playing outside (swings forever!) Asking lofty questions about why cars can't drive on sidewalks and what does God like to eat? Exp… Read more