The Skarin Family Blog

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Evan and Jayten are birthday buddies. They were born just six days apart and each time we get together I am interested to see how many things they do differently. Jayten is walking a bit more than Evan is but Evan seems to be more vocal. Maybe it was just because Jayten isn’t as familiar with our house. Either way,...

On the way home from visiting with Chuck, Clare and Savanna, we took advantage of being in upstate New York and stopped in to visit more friends. This time we were visiting the Kiblers - Kodi and Stella (Jeff was sleeping from his overnight working!). Kodi is the inspiration for Evan’s blog. While I have only met Stella once, I...

Today we drove five hours out to Cortland, NY for a welcome party for Chuck and Clare’s little girl, Savanna. She was born back in February but they are currently living in Atlanta and so this was the first opportunity we had to meet her. What a cutie! The party was held at Clare’s parents farm and the weather (which...

Nothing like jumping right into summer! Not that I am complaining. After having rain and cool weather for much of May, it seems like summer has unofficially arrived, just in time for the holiday weekend! It is hard to believe that just two weeks ago we had the heat on in the house and then today we are looking for...

I took this video on Tuesday night while Evan was supposed to be eating. Instead he was cracking himself up! Bruce was supposed to be home tonight. Instead he is stuck in Colorado. I thought he could use a little laugh! We love you, Daddy! Can’t wait to see you tomorrow!

Finally! A beautiful day! We met up with Emily and Annalia in Rhode Island and Evan was super sweet with Annalia. Last time we got together, Evan had just started moving around and wasn’t all that interested in Annalia. This time, however, was different. Evan was showing Lia his toys and offering his milk to her. It was really sweet...

Evan was determined to get the lid onto the teapot and he knew just how to do it. The problem was that every time he got it in place and lifted the pot to show off his great accomplishment…opps…the lid fell off! After expressing a little frustration, he would start again…and again…and again…

Evan seems to be following in his cousin Hannah’s footsteps quite nicely. Hannah learned to play the harmonica at a young age and Evan is well on his way to being a budding musician himself. Maybe some day Hannah and Evan will go on tour together! This musical giraffe was the one and only toy that Santa brought to Evan...

This weekend was our unofficial, unofficial kick-off to summer. Saturday started with a 5k at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Pawtucket. Once again, I ran alone while Bruce pushed Evan in the stroller. My goal was to break 25 minutes and run my fastest race ever but during the run I didn’t feel like I was going to do it....