The Skarin Family Blog

Last night we had a 40th anniversary party for Gramma and Papa at Richard’s Pub.  They celebrated their 40th anniversary on September 16th and we wanted to have a party with friends and family to honor them and all they have done for us throughout our lives.  There was a lot of planning and organizing that went into the night...

This October has been filled with pre-Halloween activities.  Everything from homemade super hero costumes with Papa to making cookies with mom to share with friends and cousins to carving (stinky) pumpkins with dad.  It has been a busy but fun month! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer...

Boys, boys, boys and more boys!  Every where we look we are surrounded by little boys.  We have our own boys and our nephews.  Most of my cousins children are boys and most of our friends children are boys.  Today we spent the day at the playground with four fun boys and one sweet (severely outnumbered) little girl - the...

When Omi and Grandpa Bob were here in May, Evan shared a snack of graham crackers and milk with Grandpa.  This morning he asked for some milk in a bowl and a graham cracker because he wanted to be… ...dippin' like Grandpa!

This was a weekend filled with time spent with long-time friends.  Today we met the Bowden’s at Davenport’s in Cumberland, RI for lunch and then went to Adam’s farm for a fun New England autumn outing complete with a hayride, a hay maze, and pumpkins.  While Evan and I have seen Lia and Emily quite a few times over the...

Last night we had a very special house guest.  One of my good friends from high school, Leah, came to visit. She was supposed to stay with us on Friday night before participating in a triathlon on Saturday but due to a rental car mix up she wasn’t able to make it to Millbury.  It actually worked out better because...

If you are a parent, then you are well aware of how exciting the little things can be, especially those related to bodily functions.  Over the last few weeks and months, we have been trying to get Evan comfortable with using the potty.  We haven’t started full fledged potty training but have been taking small steps instead.  We have Evan...

Evan’s first friend was Mr. Frog in his crib.  Logan’s first friend, besides Evan of course, is also a frog but a different frog, the froggie on his bouncy seat.  He talks to him at length every day…If only we knew what Logan was telling the frog.  Maybe Evan understands…I guess we’ll never know.

I’m not sure when it happened but our two year old is two going on 15! Just today there were a handful of times when I thought to myself “when did Evan get so big!” First it was make your own pizza at Uno’s where we met Gramma and Papa for lunch. Evan did a great job making his pizza...

Logan is two months old today.  He is a growing, happy boy who sleeps through the night (6-8 hours inconsistently) and eats like a champ. He is eating about 30-35 ounces per day and still naps much of the day.  Logan is becoming more and more alert everyday and loves to watch his big brother run around the house.  We...