The Skarin Family Blog

After a visit with Em and Annalia, we popped in to see Papa and Gramma for dinner. Much to our surprise Uncle Dan, Auntie Karin, Danny, Sean and Grammy were also there. We had a fun night being entertained by three silly little boys! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos...

The last few months have brought big changes. Evan started walking about a month after he turned one and each day his vocabulary expands by at least one or two words. I am continuously amazed by how much he knows and can do. I love that we can now communicate quite clearly with him. He can tell us what he...

Finally a nice day for one of Nicole’s BBQ’s!! Poor Nicole…it always seems to rain on her party but not today. Today it was nice. Not super sunny but that was ok because it was hot even still. We had a good time hanging out and playing cornhole on Daddy’s freshly painted boards. Evan was entertaining everyone as usual! Photo...

Today Evan and I took advantage of the Free Fun Friday’s summer program and went to the Springfield Museums. We went to the science museum and walked through the Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden then had a picnic lunch. Evan enjoyed the science museum especially seeing all of the animals from the African plains and the life-sized replica of the T-Rex....

Knowing that the days are getting shorter and fall is just around the corner, we are soaking up every possible minute of outside fun time these days. We generally have dinner on the deck and about half-way through our dinner, once Evan has finished his, he gets up and runs around the deck. Sometimes he plays with a ball or...

Evan always has so much fun playing with Papa. Lately, he has been practicing and refining his golf techniques every time we go visit Papa and Gramma. Guess his mini-golf outing left a lasting impression. I wouldn’t say that he is the next Arnold Palmer or Jack Nicklaus but he sure does have fun! Photo slideshow from the original blog....

Another fun, family Sunday spent at Papa and Gramma’s poolside. It was a hot day so everyone was in and out of the pool all day long. Today was the kind of day that really makes you appreciate the special bond that exists in our family. Watching Danny, Sean and Evan play together is always fun but today it was...

The three things every man needs...a hat, a hammer and a bottle! This little guy wants to be more and more like Daddy everyday!

Evan loves waiting outside for Daddy to get home from work and then spending time outside playing and watering the flowers and garden. Evan especially loves hot days when the playing and the watering become one activity! Soaking the rose bush I'll change it to "shower", Dad Such a big helper! Uh oh, I think somebody's gonna get wet!

On Friday, July 15th, Evan and I walked to the center of town to attend the first of a series of summer concerts on the common. Most of the music was way before my time but Evan loved dancing and clapping to it anyway. He was entertaining everyone around us and even made the paper today! Too bad you can't...