This Oz Life

Let's just say that months 18-19 have been totally different from the past year and a half. Lots of changes, good and not so good...I guess all to be expected!  Larkyn is making us laugh a lot more and making us shake our heads  lot more. Welcome to toddlerhood. New words this month: "no?" (always said like a question but clearly it is a declaration, "wehwa"= umbrella, "bapo"= apple, MOMMY (yayyyy!), "boop"= boot, "oh whoa!"= whenev… Read more

After a fun few days of catching up on phone calls and telling "the story" a million times at work (it doesn't get old), I have a few photos to share. And then if you want to see all of them, you can watch the video. Enjoy! And this is a wonderful time to find out that I am out of storage on Blogger. Ha! Guess you will just have to watch the video:) Our Wedding 11.18.12 Read more

Ooops. I meant to publish this yesterday, our WEDDING DAY!!  11.18.12 At the 60th Anniversary party of Matt's grandparents, we learned that the two lovebirds actually eloped instead of having a big blow-out wedding. We did not know this. Thus began an interesting conversation in the following weeks... Funny, the conversation went a little like it did for my parents (who are going on year 33!) It was a mutual decision, not exactly a proposal. Which is perfect for us. We are a tad … Read more

It's that time again, when I share my favorite things that have helped me get through mom-of-a-toddlerhood through each stage of the game. Hope it helps you buy some useful things for the holidays... Skidders!  Not the Skidder socks (no tread on the bottom), but these bad boys. They claim to be an indoor/outdoor hybrid of sock and shoe. We have a pair for the sitter's house and a pair for our house. I don't want her running around in slippery socks, bare feet, or stuck in… Read more