out of sync

We have been a bit out of sync in the Shepherd household recently. Please forgive our long silence from blog updates. It has been a crazy few weeks with school getting underway, and the big Lil Angels Attic sale last week. I actually consigned this time, so it was a bit more of a time investment than previous years. It went well, but I'm glad it's over!

So, Lewis has been getting back into the routine of school, and I am getting back in the routine of taking him. As a precursor, I should note that Lewis has representatives of many people in his life in the form of "Little People." Below you will find our Fisher Price family portrait: L to R--Daddy, Owen, Lewis & Mama. Lewis has glasses, but we are not sure why. And I get to be a blonde! Justin makes sense because he is carrying two cups of coffee. Owen will forever be a baby.


Anyway, when school started, Lewis' aide from last year, Mr. Patrick, did not return. He took a position at the high school instead. We tried to prepare Lewis that Mr. Patrick would not be around, but it was tough for him to understand. School started, and things were going well. He is working with another aide, Miss Brittani, and likes her just fine. But he came home from school and started re-living some of his time with Mr. Patrick with his little people. Below you can see Lewis and Mr. Patrick working at the table.


It's been four weeks, and Lewis still engages with Mr. Patrick in his pretend world, but not as often. He also has characters for his teacher and some of the other aides. It's a bit of a window into what he is doing at school.

In other news, we are trying to teach him how to swing the right way. Aunt Beth gets to deal with the brunt of this, but we have tried to get him to pump his legs and actually participate in swinging. He's still not there yet, but he is a much more willing participant than he used to be.
Owen loves crawling through tunnels. He has also learned to jump since our last post. Justin has a funny video of him learning that we hope to post.

And Lewis has been riding his tricycle again. Now that the weather is bearable, it has been great to get out and play. Owen loves chasing Lewis up and down our alley. Lewis likes to pretend he is Lightning McQueen and go real fast.

It's nice there is something they like to do together!! Notice they are both smiling!