The Skarin Family Blog

Since 2003 when Bruce and I were married, we have gone to Washington for every other Christmas.  This year, however, we decided traveling at Christmas with two little boys was a bit challenging and so Omi and Grandpa Bob came to see us instead.  They arrived in Boston last Thursday night and by the time Daddy brought them back home...

Today we went to the Boston Museum of Science with Omi and Grandpa.  We were looking for something fun to do and while the MoS is a big more than what the boys, especially Logan, are ready for, we still had a great time.  We started with a little animal show with a story, puppet and live tarantula while we...

We have been having Kavanagh cousins get together’s for a number of years now.  We have talked about having one on the Dowding side but never actually made it happen…Until now!  Well sort of.  We were missing 3 of the 8 cousins but at least we tried.  It was a low key night at Uncle Dan and Auntie Karin’s not...

If you are a dedicated reader of this blog, I’m sure you know the drill by now.  Thanksgiving in our house means the Macy’s Day parade and waiting for Santa; dinner with the Dowding’s at Uncle Bob and Aunt Chris’s house with enough food to feed at least twice as many people as there are; dessert at Uncle Rick and...

Holiday preparations are underway…and I have the two best little helpers! Mixing up the first batch of pumpkin bread Looks pretty gooey What do you mean I'm not helping? Playing a holiday tune

Logan is becoming more and more interested in books lately and Evan has always loved to read and be read to.  Conveniently enough, we have quite a few books that Evan can ready to Logan.  It’s really quite sweet! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed...

Papa & Gramma are home for the holidays!  Today we had a fun afternoon with them doing all of our favorite things…being silly with Papa, playing with all the toys they have, reading and relaxing with Gramma.  We love having them home! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no...

Today we went to visit Sofia and Emily (and Ethan and Stacey) at their new home in Newtown.  They moved this summer from western Mass so that Ethan could be closer to his new business in Framingham.  It was great to see them all and catch up.  I can’t believe how grown-up Sofia is.  She is a sweet, smart little...

In preparation for Thanksgiving, we have been having a lot of feasts this month.  Some have been real food but most of them consist of wooden or plastic food and legos.  Some of the feasts have even had assigned seating and decorations as well.  It has been quite fun.  Logan likes to participate too by putting the “food” he “eats”...

This has become a bit of a nightly ritual at our house lately.  It makes me dizzy just watching them but they love it!! And this remains to be a favorite as well.