It is the town where he launched his career and met the love of his life.
But now Nick Lachey and wife Vanessa are planning to leave Hollywood and move to the ex-98 Degrees singer's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, where they'll raise their seven-month-old son Camden.
Nick, 39, told on Thursday that they're relocating in order to give their son 'the most normal childhood he can have'.
'I loved growing up in
Cincinnati where I'm from. My brother's there, his kids are there, my
parents are there,' the singer said.
The family of three will be re-joining Nick's family in the Midwest within the next few years, it was revealed.
He added: 'I really value the effect that family has on child growing up. I want Camden and other future kids we have to be around their cousins and their grandparents.'
Vanessa, 32, is also happy about the decision move to her husband's hometown.
'She's cool with Ohio,' Nick explained. 'We have a place there now and we spend quite a bit of time there when we can, and she also values family and what bringing up our kids there means.'
The couple have so far been
managing parenthood without a nanny, with Nick saying 'we really wanted
to be as hands-on as we could, especially early on'.
Relocation to the What's Left of Me singer's hometown, close to his family, will surely allow for plenty more hands on deck.
The former pop star and actor has described fatherhood as being 'overwhelming, but all in a good way.'
Nick dedicated an album to Camden, A Father's Lullaby, with the album cover featuring father and son in an embrace.
Before the move, Nick will hit the road to tour with New Kids On The Block and Boyz II Men, and Camden - and presumably Vanessa - will join him.
But now Nick Lachey and wife Vanessa are planning to leave Hollywood and move to the ex-98 Degrees singer's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, where they'll raise their seven-month-old son Camden.
Nick, 39, told on Thursday that they're relocating in order to give their son 'the most normal childhood he can have'.
Proud new parents! Nick and Vanessa Lachey
grinned proudly as they paraded through LAX earlier this year, shortly
following the birth of little Camden
The family of three will be re-joining Nick's family in the Midwest within the next few years, it was revealed.
He added: 'I really value the effect that family has on child growing up. I want Camden and other future kids we have to be around their cousins and their grandparents.'
Vanessa, 32, is also happy about the decision move to her husband's hometown.
'She's cool with Ohio,' Nick explained. 'We have a place there now and we spend quite a bit of time there when we can, and she also values family and what bringing up our kids there means.'
An early learner? Vanessa posted a photo of baby
Camden poised in front of a book, perhaps getting a head start on his
vocabulary
The former pop star and actor has described fatherhood as being 'overwhelming, but all in a good way.'
Nick dedicated an album to Camden, A Father's Lullaby, with the album cover featuring father and son in an embrace.
Before the move, Nick will hit the road to tour with New Kids On The Block and Boyz II Men, and Camden - and presumably Vanessa - will join him.
Fatherly love: Nick Lachey posed with his smiling son Camden for the cover of his latest album, entitled A Father's Lullaby