The Skarin Family Blog

…I won’t be going back to school this year. We have decided that I will be taking the entire 2010-2011 school-year off and spending the time at home with Evan. I have loved our time together so much and everyday gets better. Instead of 80+ high school students, I will be spending my days with our sweet little guy! What...

This year we decided (for two reasons) to put up our Christmas tree a little earlier than we normally do. For one, we have a really busy December planned and so this was the best weekend for it; and two, we are really excited to start the holiday season with Evan and see the holidays through his eyes. On Saturday...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! Boy, do we have a lot to be thankful for this year? Our precious little boy brings us more joy than we ever dreamed of. We had a very nice day which started out with what will become an annual family ritual – watching the Macy’s Day Parade. Evan napped through most of it but saw the...

We (especially Bruce) are suckers for Evan’s laugh!

Today Evan and I spent the day at Gramma and Papa’s house with Danny and Sean. It was a really fun day for everyone!! We don’t often go to RI on Monday’s because Papa and Gramma are busy with the boys. After today, I think maybe we should go more often because it was great to see all the boys...

A quite Sunday afternoon at home watching our Patriots beat Indy!

The stats from Evan’s six (and almost a half) month doctor’s visit are in. Weight: 20 lbs, 12 oz (89th percentile); Height: 28.5 inches (94th percentile); Head Circumference (Home measured) 47 cm (99th percentile). The nurse at the pediatricians office said that Evan’s head circumference was 44 but it was 44.5 at his four month appointment so I rechecked this...

My daddy is fun!And he makes me feel better when I don’t feel so good!

…When you have an empty box of wipes, an egg carton, an avocado and a sippy cup? Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed here.