The Skarin Family Blog

Evan has been having lots of fun over the last couple of weeks playing with his new birthday toys.  He received lots of great gifts for both inside and outside and it has been fun watching him explore and play. Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be...

We have been talking about visiting Uncle Bob’s cabin again for years but never actually picked a time to do it and make it work.  We had decided that we would take a couple of days to go up while Omi and Grandpa were visiting but we weren’t sure if the weather was going to cooperate or not.  Well it...

Hard to believe that we are already taking two-year old pictures but time flies when you are having fun!  Sometimes I think we might be having too much fun because it is flying too fast!  I haven’t yet chosen photos to print or picked favorites.  Feel free to choose yours and leave a comment to let me know which you...

What a beautiful day to celebrate lots of special moms!  Today started with what is becoming tradition in our house…omelets and mimosas made by Daddy and Grandpa.  After a delicious brunch, we headed out to the New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods in Framingham.  It is a place we had never been to but had been talking...

After a weeks worth of projects around the house, I decided that this weekend was going to be a fun one.  To kick it off, today we went to Roger Williams Park Zoo.  Evan and I had been last summer with Amy, Keaney and Kingston but Daddy, Omi and Grandpa had never been.  It was a beautiful day and it...

Grandpa Bob has spent much of his time here working in the basement which has been a HUGE help but we did make sure we didn’t work him too hard so that he could enjoy a little one-on-one time with his grandson. Reading Froggy Goes to the Doctor with Grandpa before dinner What a silly froggy, Grandpa! Having Grandpa here...

There have been lots of extra special sweet treats this week as we work to finish up leftovers from the party.  Plus, it’s not everyday that a super special little boy turns two! Look at my monkey pop, Mom Taking a big bite... Or at least trying too...they're a little hard to bite!

For a while now, Bruce has been wanting to make a beer can chicken.  While we were in Florida, I picked up a stand that you put the can into and then place the chicken on top for grilling.  Tonight, we made the beer can chicken, which Evan dubbed as “Silly Chicken”.  Pretty appropriate, I think! Silly chicken, prepped and...

Dear Evan, Happy second birthday!  I can’t believe how quickly the last two years have flown by and how much you have changed in the last year.  You started walking just after you turned one and never looked back.  Now you scamper, run, gallop, and jump everywhere you go.  You are so full of life and energy that it often...

It is hard for me to believe that it has already been two years since we first laid eyes on our little guy.  It seems like just yesterday that I held him for the first time.  Then I think about all that has happened over the last two years and it seems impossible that all of that could have happened...