The Skarin Family Blog

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I don’t often let Evan play with my phone but I did tonight and he had a great time. Just making some calls and having a snack Can't a guy get a little privacy around here? Ok then, I'll pick you up at 8. Bye!

I am usually the one taking most of the pictures of Evan. 1. Because I spend the majority of my time with him, 2. Because I want to capture everything and already feel like I am forgetting things he used to do and 3. Because I just can’t be enough! But that will soon be changing because Daddy has a...

Tonight we babysat for Danny and Sean while Uncle Dan and Auntie Karin went to the Boys & Girls Club auction. It also happened to be the same day that Gramma and Papa arrived back in RI after a wonderful winter in Florida. I know they were sad to leave their Florida friends and the beautiful weather but I also...

Evan was eleven months old yesterday. We had a long day visiting the Carlone’s and when we tried to do our monthly photo shoot, this was the result.We knew it wasn’t going to get much better and so we opted to postpone the pictures until today. As you can see, it was a wise decision! Photo slideshow from the original...

Today we went to visit the Carlone’s. Ben is home visiting from Thailand for the month and he hadn’t met Evan so we went to visit. We spent the afternoon just catching up and having fun. We were also able to see Ashley, Rich and Kay. Evan sure has changed quite a bit from our last visit with Kay. It...

Just a small collection of photos that didn’t make it into another blog post but are still super cute! Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed here. </code>

What do you think? Is this a good look for me?

I can help you unload the dishwasher, Mom. Ooo, look at this plastic container. Where does the steamer belong? Aren't I doing a good job? I am hoping that Evan’s willingness to help and do chores continues well into his teenage years!!

I think there is a mouse in this cupboard. I heard a squeak coming from inside. But wait...I don't think mice have opposable thumbs? Do they? And I've never met a mouse who likes Apple Cinnamon Cheerios.Maybe it's not a mouse. But what could it be? Oh, it's an Evan! Silly little boy!