The Skarin Family Blog

Sometime between when Bruce got up and before he left for work this morning, Evan woke up and came into our room.  He didn’t wake me up or climb up into our bed but instead found a rather interesting place to get a little more rest.

We spent the day today with Jenna and Belle.  We had planned to go to their house to swim but the weather didn’t really cooperate.  That didn’t stop Belle and Evan from having fun though.  Evan loved checking out all of Belle’s cool toys…her swing set, her ATV, and her tricycle were three of his favorites.  Evan was a bit...

Another fun day at Papa & Gramma’s pool house including many silly things…a froggy in a bug box, doing “tricks” on Daddy’s piggies, singing into the solar lights, flapping like a bird, and flying like an airplane.  Oh the silly things we do when a two year old asks us to! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service...

We may not talk everyday or even every month for that matter but that doesn’t change the fact that we can pick up right where we left off and never feel awkward or out of touch…that’s what it means to have old friends! Today we spent a glorious day on Great Island in Narragansett catching up with Leah and Patience....

You may remember this post from last summer, one week shy of one year ago, when Evan got his first fifteen minutes of fame from attending a concert on the common.  Well yesterday, Evan and I attended the first of this year’s concerts on the Millbury common and once again, Evan received some press.  I didn’t see anything in the...

We have been having a little issue with carpenter ants this season.  It was first bad in the spring when everything was coming alive again but Bruce set traps and sprayed and it seemed to mostly take care of the issue.  Last Tuesday morning, however, I woke up to find ants everywhere!  In every room, on every surface…everywhere!!  I don’t...

I can not tell you how many people have said things like “Wow, Evan has a really good vocabulary for his age” or “I can understand him better than most 3 year olds I know” or “He is one smart boy”.  We like to think that yes, Evan does have a great vocabulary, can communicate quite well and is maybe...

After an hour and a half of fighting to take a nap, Evan finally lost the battle! (Just a few minutes before I was going to throw in the towel and say "Forget the nap today.") This led to a four and a half hour nap from 5:30 until 10 pm.  After being awake for about an hour and a...

It may have been close to 90 degrees and humid today but our little Lightning McQueen insisted on wearing his slippers with his pj's tonight.  They do match quite nicely! Dancing in his pj's and slippers

Do you remember this post from last summer?  Well it is almost one year later and while Evan’s cheeks and belly are a little less chubby, many of the poses are the same and he is still just as cute!  We love our evenings and dinners on the deck in the summer! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow...