OLIVER AND FRIENDS GO TO DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM!

We had a great day today... we went to Animal Kingdom with Oliver's friends Matthew, Taylor and Tyler (and their fun mommies of course!) We went on another train, visited the petting zoo, saw a few animal exhibits and Disney characters, and had a nice lunch together.

WE SAW LOTS OF NEAT ANIMALS!

IT'S ARRIVED.... BUY/DOWNLOAD IT!

HATS AND SHOES - EVER SHARP!

Play-doh is always more fun with a fireman hat on! Then we clomped around in Daddy's shoes for a while.

MAKING BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING

Another creation by Mommy's little sous-chef. Notice he already understands the culinary concept of testing his creation before offering it up to guests. YUMMY!

COVER THE COUCHES -- TOM'S RETURNING TO OPRAH

This should be fun, or at least funny: Tom Cruise is returning to Oprah. And this time, at least half the show will be outside the studio, presumably to limit the chances that any couch-pummeling hijinks will occur.

The show is meant to celebrate the Scientolofreak's first role in "Risky Business" 25 years ago, and he will do one part in-studio, and one part at his Telluride mountain retreat.

WELCOME TO THE NEW AND IMPROVED SCHWARTZ FACTOR!!!

Welcome family and friends! We hope you enjoy our new format and all the added features. Check back often for updates!

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

CULINARY CORNER - LASAGNA ROLLS

These lasagna rolls from Giada De Laurentiis are excellent and can be made ahead of time. They're also even better the next day for leftovers! The link is available under Culinary Corner on the sidebar. Enjoy!

OLIVER TAKES A RIDE ON THOMAS THE TRAIN!!!

We had tons of fun this morning. Mommy, Daddy and Oliver went to see Thomas and Friends at one of the railway stations nearby! We went on Thomas the Train for a 1/2 hour train ride. Can we get one of these Daddy? Oh, and we met the train conductor, although that wasn't exactly the highlight of Oliver's day. After all, Thomas is the one who drives! We also saw our friend Matthew and his mommy and daddy there.... that was great!