The Skarin Family Blog

Evan has always loved to ride on the tractor with Daddy while he mows the lawn and until recently he hasn’t had any real competition.  In the spring, Logan was content to sit with me and watch Daddy and Evan ride the tractor.  Then sometime mid-summer, Logan became more and more interested in the tractor…pointing, talking and squawking at it....

Today was Evan’s first day of preschool at Here We Grow in Auburn.  As a mom who has been home with her little guy since the day he was born, this was a big day for us!  It was the first time that we would be taking Evan somewhere and leaving him there for a few hours when he wasn’t...

How is it possible that it is already Labor Day?  Didn’t I just post about our Memorial Day cookout at Uncle Dan and Auntie Karin’s house?   Well, I’m sad to say but another summer has mostly come and gone.  We had a good one but I am always sad to see it end as the days get shorter and...

I couldn’t let the month go by without including these photos and videos.  Some precious moments captured here! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed here. Here are a few videos of Logan doing one of the things he does best…being silly!!

Once I started taking daily pictures of Logan, I began feeling like I wasn’t taking many pictures of Evan.  I decided to start a 365 days of Evan as well.  It’s harder to get “good” pictures because he is always on the move but I love seeing all of his different activities.  Enjoy! (edit 3/31) I added the note below...

The Cenotti’s have been working on a big project all summer long…redoing their deck.  Well it is finally finished and what better way to celebrate than to have a party to test the weight.  Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t too great so we were inside most of the day but still a great day with wonderful people. Photo slideshow from the...

…Keep that Logan movin’! Movin’ has definitely been the theme of the month for Logan.  Whether he is rocking, dancing, walking, mowing, crawling or riding, one thing is for sure…he is always on the move!!  Logan has been a bit slower with words than Evan was but he is well ahead of him in gross motor skills, probably because he...

While we were at Jen and Mike’s wedding last night, I told Auntie Karin that we should go see Sweet Tooth and the Sugarbabies the next time they are playing at Chelo’s Waterfront. Well that was today! I wasn’t sure if we really had it in us to go and dance the day away again but we did. It was...

When we moved into this house 7+ years ago, we had great visions for the back yard.  Much of the immediate yard was already in great shape but the jungle behind the house was more than we wanted.  We have made some progress over the last 7 years but not nearly as much as we would have liked.  This year...

Tonight we had the pleasure of being present at the wedding of two of the nicest people you will ever meet, my cousin Jen and her husband Mike.  As soon as I saw Jen at the back of the church waiting with Uncle Pat to walk down the aisle, I teared up and got the chills, something that has never...