The Skarin Family Blog

Last Saturday night, Evan had a tough time going to bed and staying asleep. He would fuss for a bit and then fall asleep only to wake up and repeat the process about 30-40 minutes later. We knew his teeth were close to coming in so we figured that must have been the problem. Sunday morning when he woke up...

Today Mindy and Jayten came to visit and boy what a difference four months makes! The last time they were here was the end of June and the boys were not quite two months old. Now they are both about six months and much more fun and interactive. They had fun playing together and with Wally while Mindy and I...

Six months ago today our lives were changed and will never be the same! Six months…how can six months have already passed since Evan was born and we became a family of three?? It is hard to imagine what life was like before Evan but I know what life is like now. It is full of wonderful smiles, an infectious...

Today we met Papa & Gramma, Uncle Dan, Auntie Karin, Danny & Sean, Grammy and Bumpa at Effins for lunch. We wanted to be able to get all the boys together in their Halloween costumes but still have everyone home in time for the Pats game and trick-or-treaters. This was the perfect solution! When we got home, we had a...

I had class again this afternoon so it was a Daddy Day! This time Evan and Daddy spent the entire afternoon together alone (last time Omi was here). As I wasn’t here I can’t provide lots of details but I do know that they watched some of the Rally to Restore Sanity, went for a run, and had a little...

Some photos are just too cute not to post but don’t really have a story to tell. Here are a few of those. There are also some new videos on YouTube. Photo slideshow from the original blog. The slideshow service (Picasa/Flash) has been discontinued, so these photos can no longer be displayed here.

This year on Bruce’s birthday we were driving to Myrtle Beach. As a result, we didn’t really have a chance to celebrate his day as we normally do…with peaches and cream pie. Shortly after our vacation I bought peaches to make his pie but they rotted before I could make it. So I had to get more peaches and wait...

Today we were invited to Carl and Hannah’s for the Pats game and an Oktoberfest celebration. Adam, Carl and Hannah’s son, was born about five weeks before Evan and the last time we saw them both Hannah and I were still pregnant. We had been wanting to meet Adam so what a great excuse to get together with some friends...

Do we have a budding news reporter on our hands or just a well-informed citizen? Daddy and Evan read the paper together on a lazy Sunday morning. Look Dad, $100 off at Rotmans Are we in a low signal strength zone, Dad?

Whew! What a busy week we had! Last Thursday evening, Omi and Grandpa Bob arrived in Boston. Grandpa had a conference in Boston through the weekend so we didn’t see him until Sunday but we spent the weekend with Omi. Their flight got in around 6:30 pm and it took a little while for Omi and Daddy to get home...