This Oz Life

People love to speculate if the kids look alike. Some say they look exactly alike, some say they see no resemblance. Most agree that Larkyn looks more like Matt and Rhys looks more like me (and that will probably change throughout the years). But just for fun, here are my babies side by side: When they were just born: Snuggling in a blanket at Riverside hospital: Sleeping at home for the first night: We love animal hats (few days old)! At one month: At 2 months: At 3 months: And fina… Read more

Our new home is in a much more urban part of town, sitting right off one of the most exciting streets in town. High street is filled with independent restaurants, shops, and every Saturday, a farmers market on each end. We live within "walking distance" of the Worthington market, but I wasn't quite ready for that adventure yet. So we drove up a few blocks and got a little closer. These 2 were ready to roll (I think I've mentioned that I always let her pick her shoes… Read more

A few weeks late, yep. But this is, after all, my third favorite holiday and I wanted to share pictures from the day. If you are local, you know that our weather here in Columbus has been fab.u.lous. If you are like me and have no interest or time to lay out at the pool, you will appreciate the breeze and 70s temps. Usually July 4 th in Columbus is HOT, humid and just all around gross, even at 9 AM for the parade. But this year, the weather was spot on and we were ready for our day ou… Read more

--> Our sweet boy. He just seems to take the world in stride. I’m so happy to be settling him in to his own room and seeing what the next month holds for him. Loves: watching his big sister at all times, being swaddled, white noise, standing up on anyone’s lap and being talked to, bath time, holding his feet Dislikes: Being buckled into his carseat, stopping at stoplights, being off his schedule. When this guy is over-stimulated, he needs his nap time! Milestones: laughing, ro… Read more

--> If you do something twice, you can consider it “annual”, right?  Last year, I discovered that this gem of a park is the perfect place for pictures in mid-summer. This year, we got to make the trip with 2 new babies! The plan was to take a few pictures of our respective kids with the beautiful backgrounds and then the girls in their matching seahorse shirts. Ha. We (I) did not account for the newly-moody 3 year old in tow. The grass had dew on it, so that was drama number on… Read more

I think all of us still miss the old house and maybe always will. I still miss my childhood home. People move a lot, and only a few of the houses will hold a special place in our hearts. I’m hoping that our new home will do just that for many years. Here are the very first pictures of our new place. Unfortunately, I didn't know they take listing photos down the minute the house sells, we have a combination of my phone photos the day we moved in and google image results. So, … Read more