Shepard Family

So currently we are in the process of trying to sell our house. I have decided that since I am a SAHM I should be able to do this For Sale by Owner in my free time....right. So far things haven't been too bad. When I was little we moved a lot and I hated how stressed out my parents got about the house being in perfect shape all the time when it was for sale. I swore I would never do that to my kids........

I have to say it is not bad keeping the majority of the house picked up. The family room is a totally different story. I can have it picked up and in 15 minutes or less the boys have torn it apart. So, I let it stay a mess until we get a call to show it. Then I swear I burn about 1000 calories cleaning it up. I am sweating within 5 minutes.

Before:

After the Shepard Boys:

Grant at 4 months

Jackson at 4 months

So funny how the boys look alike but different.

Love,
Leah

Last week Grant and I tagged along with Marshall to Orange County California. Marshall had a speaking engagement and we decided to make a little weekend getaway out of it. Don't worry, Jackson had the most fun staying in Texas getting spoiled by his Pappy and Granelly.

We stayed in Huntington Beach. I was able to see one of my very best friends and her little boy while we were there. We drove along the coast to Newport Beach, Laguna and Dana's Point. Grant was a ROCKSTAR on the flight both ways. He would smile, eat, then sleep. Overall it was a GREAT trip. I still wish Grant was sleeping a little better but I will save the details for his 4 month checkup post.

Family photo of us at lunch on Thursday.

The weather was beautiful the entire time we were there.

My friend Jenn and her little boy Aiden. So sweet. I really wish they lived closer.

Grant and I went for a walk on the pier one morning.

I am so ready for spring. Is there really going to be more snow tomorrow? Really?

Below are some pics I took of the boys last week.

Baby G is still always happy. He is a little piece of sunshine.

This is what happens when Mommy gets bored during another day of being trapped inside.

Pigtails!!

He tried to pull them out shortly after this.

Jackson Kelly:

He is in the 100% for height and 75% for weight. He is still a great eater but he is definitely a toddler in that his attention span at dinner time is about 2 seconds. We can usually get him to eat a few bites and then he is ready to go. After bath time he is asking for this or that to eat. He is still talking up a storm. For some reason he has a bit of a Canadian accent. He is asking "WHY" a LOT. But when he says why it comes out as "WHY-Ya" and Popcorn is "Pa-corn." He can count to 14 and say the alphabet to G. He likes to sing Old McDonald Had a Farm. We bought him a potty chair last weekend just to get him to start thinking about it. The box it came in was his favorite part.
Jack is still a great sleeper - he goes to bed around 8:30 and wakes up between 7:30 and 8am. He still is very much a blankie boy; he needs at least one available at all times. Our biggest obstacle with Jack right now is hitting. He does not hit hard, but with a very mischievous look. He's getting better at understanding time out however, Daddy thinks spankings will commence soon. He loves to give big hugs and is very sweet to baby brother. He's starting to get a little bossy trying to teach baby brother how to play with age inappropriate toys.

We have had some crazy Texas weather lately. Last week we had over a foot of snow. It was so beautiful! However, we lost some really pretty trees on our street from the weight of the snow. Our power went out Thursday night around 9:30. By 10:30 the house was COLD. We put both boys in bed with us and we all slept ok, surprisingly. I kept thinking the power would come back on but it never did. We headed to Weatherford to spend the night on Friday. I think the power was back on sometime Friday night. Here are some pics of our house and street.

We took our first road trip as a family of four this year. We took Grant to meet his great-grandparents for the first time in San Antonio. The boys did great on the drive down, and we all actually got some sleep while we were there too! Grant had fun being held by everyone, and Jackson had fun fly fishing in the "bathtub." Luckily, the boys' paparazzi (Chelcey) was there to document the trip!

What's up, man?!

Happy with Pappy!

CHEESE!!

Giving his gorilla a piggy-back ride!

Loving on Meme!

Fly fishing!

Love, Leah