The Skarin Family Blog

Today we celebrated our little monkey about to turn two with a party themed by another little monkey, Curious George.  Curious George and Evan have been best buddies for the last two years and have shared lots of experiences together.  Evan would take George everywhere he went if we let him.  Even if George isn’t there “in person” to share...

We have been working this week to get ready for Evan’s birthday party on Sunday.  There has been quite a bit to do due to the construction in the basement and the remodeling of what will be Evan’s new big boy room.  Evan has been helping in every way he can…including taking almost a four hour nap yesterday AND today...

What kid, and adult for that matter, doesn’t love English muffin pizzas?  Tonight Evan helped make his own dinner.  I guess he is all about being helpful today. Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed here.

Daddy has been spending lots of time working in the basement for the last few weeks.  I’m not sure who it has been harder on…me, Evan or Daddy?  We are excited about the progress and will all be happy when it is done and we can enjoy our evenings as a family of three again.  Tonight before getting started, Bruce...

Evan was playing in the drawer in my bedside table today and came across a pair of tanning bed eye protection.  He wanted to put them on so I obliged, which resulted in this photo of our little alien. Don’t worry…I promise I won’t turn into the mom who took her 5-year old tanning!

From the time that we found out we were expecting another little one later this year, Evan has been pretty excited about being a big brother and getting a new big boy room.  He has helped with every stage of the process of turning the office and spare room into his big boy room.  From choosing new carpeting to shopping...

This weekend we celebrated the marriage of another wonderful couple, Scott & Jill.  We brought Evan to the Cathedral with us and he was, once again, better than expected during the ceremony.  We were a few minutes early (shocking, I know!) so we let Evan run around and dance in the plaza outside the cathedral.  A group of people were...

Last night before Evan went to bed, he put Mr. Moose on my bed.  Then when Bruce was getting him ready for bed and reading him a story, Evan looked at Bruce and said “Mommy snuggle with moose in her bed?”  Needless to say, there were three of us in our bed tonight…me, Bruce and Mr. Moose!  We have the...

During football season, and even still now, Evan will tell you that he is the “next Tom Brady”.  Based on these performances, I’m thinking maybe he is the next John Bonham!  Only time will tell!  (Who am I kidding?  Evan is going to be something much nerdier than a drummer!) Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash)...

Last Monday, Evan kept asking me if we could go to Papa and Gramma’s to see Danny and Sean and “do fun things at Papa’s house”.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the cards for that day.  We had a few things that we needed to get done at home and we already had plans for a couple of trips to RI...