The Skarin Family Blog

It seemed a shame to let such a warm November day pass without playing outside…Even if it was raining.  A little at first and then harder and harder ultimately cutting our outside time a bit short but it was fun while it lasted! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can...

At the beginning of September, Evan had decided that he wanted to be a firefighter for Halloween again this year.  It was mostly because of the fireman rain boots that Omi sent but it was fine with me because we already had everything we needed.  We had even thought about asking Auntie Karin if she still had the dalmatian costume...

The Boston Red Sox are World Series Champions!!!!!   And Evan is SO excited!! He did open his eyes to peek at the celebration for about 3 seconds Ok, buddy, back to bed!

We have had some spectacular fall weather this year.  Mild temperatures, lots of sun, little rain.  So much so that when we were on vacation, I checked a few times to see if my weather icon was showing temperatures for Millbury or the Florida Keys.  Today was another beautiful day!  We played outside for a while after running to the...

Just a little over 2 weeks ago while we were visiting Papa and Gramma, Logan took his first steps!  He was about one month slower than his brother to crawl and also about one month slower to walk than Evan.  This seems funny to me though because Logan’s gross motor skills seem more advanced than Evan’s were as far as...

When I saw that Groupon was offering another deal for the family fun day at Adam’s farm, I decided to buy it.  We had such a good time with Emily, Jason and Annalia last year that we asked them if they wanted to join us again this year.  We met for lunch at Uno’s in Smithfield and then headed to the...

Today I took Evan to the dentist for the first time.  I had made the appointment a few weeks ago after the tooth fairy visited school and delivered brushes, paste and floss for all the kids.  He was quite excited about it.  I made the appointment for a day that Bruce would be working from home so that I could...

Today was Evan’s first field trip for school.  The three-year olds from Here We Grow preschool went apple picking at Tougas Family farm.  I would have loved to have chaperoned but there were no siblings allowed.  So I dropped Evan off with his teachers, feeling a little guilty that I couldn’t join them once I saw how many other moms...

In the style of Jeff Foxworthy…if you attach your kid’s sled to your tractor, you might be a redneck! But your “kid” will have lots of fun and love you for it! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed here. Evan’s solo ride Evan and Logan...

We haven’t had as many cousins get togethers lately.  In fact the last Kavanagh cousins get together was almost one year ago.  Everyone is so busy and getting sitters is always tough so today we hosted a family one.  It was a beautiful day and so fun to have all the kids running around and playing together.  A bit different...