They spent Christmas with his family in Cincinnati, Ohio.
And after a week-and-a-half in his hometown, Nick Lachey looked happy to be returning to Los Angeles on Saturday with his wife Vanessa Minnillo and their son Camden.
The strapping 40-year-old was spotted carrying his family's luggage as his spouse tended to their one-year-old boy after disembarking a flight at the LAX airport.