The Skarin Family Blog

Today while Daddy was traveling, we wanted to do something fun for Omi and Grandpa’s last day in Massachusetts. We were thinking about going to the Eric Carle museum because the weather wasn’t too great. Then we realized that it was only open until 4 pm and with Evan’s nap lasting until 2 pm coupled with an hour plus drive,...

Today while taking a nap, Evan gave himself a time out.

Today we finally had a decent day weather wise and we didn’t have any other pressing projects so we went for a little hike at Purgatory Chasm. It was a beautiful day for a rocky, woodsy hike. Bruce hiked with Evan through the Chasm and then we switched when we took the loop trail. Let me tell you, hiking with...

Tonight, courtesy of Aptima, Bruce and I watched the Sox game from the right field roof. Conveniently enough the tickets were for a game while Omi and Grandpa were still here visiting so they had a little one-on-one time with Evan and we got a date night! It was a fun night even though it was a little chilly and...

I can help you clean out the cooler, Dad. Can't quite reach! Oohh...cold!

Happy Mother’s Day! As my friend Jess said, it’s almost like I had two first mother’s days. Last year I was in the hospital and on pain meds and while it was a very special day of getting to know our special guy, we didn’t really do too much. Hard to believe that a year has passed already! After the...

Happy birthday, Evan! Wow time sure flies!! Today we had a party to celebrate Evan's first birthday. We tried to keep it relatively small and manageable which turned out to be a very good thing because the weather didn't cooperate. But we still had a great day! All the kids had fun and there was just the right amount of...

Dear Evan- Happy birthday, little man! I can hardly believe that you are already one. I just put you to bed and can still hear you talking and singing to Curious George, Pooh Bear and your other friends in your crib. We had a wonderful day today with lots of family and friends celebrating you! You enjoyed your party as...

Grandpa Bob and Omi are here!! They arrived on Tuesday but unfortunately we haven’t had a chance to do too many fun things yet. We have been too busy putting them to work in the yard and getting ready for somebody’s first birthday. It has been a nice visit so far and Evan has loved spending time showing off all...

Another month gone by means another collection of photos too cute not to share! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed here.