The Skarin Family Blog

Evan has to be just about the happiest little boy out there! He is rarely fussy and when he is there is usually a reason for it. We took him for his second flu shot today and he handled it like such a big boy. Two screams and one tear later and he was fine. He wasn’t even fussy later...

Happy new year, everyone! I guess Mommy and Daddy are recovering from the holidays because we didn’t take any pictures or video for a whole week!! That is certainly the longest we have gone since Evan was born. While we may not have any pictures from the last week, we certainly have been enjoying our time making memories. Evan is...

Evan always has the best time playing with Daddy! Such an infectious little giggle!!

On Sunday after Christmas, we had originally planned to stay in RI for the day and watch the Patriots game with everyone. However, Mother Nature had a different plan for us. There was a big snow storm coming and so we either needed to leave early on Sunday or plan on staying until Tuesday. While it would have been fun...

Whew! What a busy day! Busy but so much fun!! After staying up so late, Evan slept in pretty late as well. He first started stirring a little after nine and Bruce and I were anxious to start our first Christmas as a family. When we went into his room to get him, he was all smiles…as he is almost...

Christmas is always a special time of year for us because we spend the holidays with wonderful family members that we do not see as often as we would like. This year it is extra special with our first first-hand Santa experience. We spent Christmas Eve with the Kavanagh’s and had an amazing feast at Aunt Linda and Uncle Louie’s....

A week or so ago we received a musical Christmas ornament in the mail from Omi and Grandpa Bob. Ever since it arrived, every time we play it Evan gets excited and dances. It is just too cute! Thanks, Omi and Grandpa! Enjoy the videos!

This year the holiday season has been so much fun! We have been enjoying sharing our traditions with Evan and watching his expression as he is exposed to the spirit of Christmas. We have been decorating, wrapping, baking 20+ dozen cookies (check out the three videos of Evan “helping” with the sprinkles), singing, watching the snow fall…and doing it all...

What is the perfect way to celebrate Evan’s 7 month birthday? Why, a Christmas photo shoot of course!! We knew we wanted to take some pictures for our Christmas cards this year and today was the perfect chance to do so. I think we may have gone a little over board though…we took 162 pictures…just today! Evan is moving and...

After a relatively low-key week where Evan and I were sick and Bruce was in Florida at a conference, we had a very busy weekend! Papa and Gramma picked Bruce up at the airport when he returned on Friday and brought him back home. It was very convenient seeing that they were going to be coming to Millbury that night...