This is the second book for the Shepherd-Aguiar family!
Will Shepherd and RJ Aguiar are happily married and live in Los Angeles, California after leaving their home state of Florida over 10 years ago. Will and RJ have documented their whole lives s...
*RJ even answers questions from fans on Instagram! I hope you guys enjoy! Send suggestions on what you wanna see! Love • Bree 💜🤍*
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• How many years have you and Will been married now? Almost ten years now! ❤️ It doesn't feel like it's been that long 🥲
• Best chill out snack? Trader Joe's Roasted Parmesan Crackers 😋 So fucking good! I could probably eat half a book in one sitting.
• Are you guys going to get anymore pets? I would love another dog and the kids want a rabbit or guinea pig but we need to somehow persuade @shep689 🥺
• How is Luca? Will said he was sick 😭 Luca is feeling so much better! Thank you so much for asking about him ❤️ Just a normal stomach bug but with babies, a sickness feels like it's 10x worse!
• Have you watched an episode of Joy Of Painting with Bob Ross? Of course! Love Bob Ross! Also all of the kids really like it too, especially the little ones! ☺️
• Would you adopt anymore children? I think we are done adopting but you never know, things can change! However, if for some reason Benji and Averie have anymore relatives that are in need, we would for sure take them in! But as we know right now, there are no more siblings or relatives ❤️
• Is Luca walking yet? Yes! He is walking! He started walking right around his first birthday! 😍
*Video of Luca walking around* RJ: "Luca! Luca! Come here, bub!" Luca: "Pa pi! Pa pi!" RJ: "Come here!" Luca walks over to RJ and smiles
• Do the kids know any Spanish? All of the kids know bits and pieces of Spanish! A few words! Basic phrases and words!
Benji has been learning Spanish on his own and in school too! He can speak a sentence or two! 😍
• Favorite website when super bored? Twitter! I like to read stupid drama or other nonsense 😂
• Why didn't you and Will change Benji and Averie's name? We changed Averie's middle name because her middle name was after someone who abused her.
And for both Benji and Averie, we changed their last names to be our last names so they fit in with our biological children.
We decided to keep their first names the same because they were both older when we adopted them (3 and 4) so we didn't want them to have to relearn another name and that's just confusing to be honest.
Those are the names that they were given by their biological parents and it is somewhat special for adopted kids to keep their names so they can keep their identity.
• Are you mad that three out of the four bio kids look like Will 😂 Of course not! Genetics are random so it's how it was meant to be!
Coralei, Harlow and Luca all look like Will while Theodore is my twin! 😍 They all have my attitude and sass so that's the Aguiar in them! 💁🏻♂️
• Has Benji ever asked about his biological dad? Not until recently. Benji has began talking with his grandma and aunt about his biological father. Benji has a lot of bad memories and PTSD from his father so we hope with him talking to his grandma and aunt they help him realize that the person he remembers wasn't the person they knew.
• What's your current favorite self care activity? Eating well! 🥗 Also yoga and bath bombs! 🧘🏻♂️🧼🛁
• Your favorite booty building exercise? Hip thrusts for sure! 💪🏼
• What is the first place you will go in town, once things are more normal? Probably a museum with the kids or some other adventure place! 😍
• Shoe size? Eleven and a half! Sometimes an eleven, sometimes a twelve but most shoes I am an eleven and a half!
• What would you say your spirit animal is? Probably a Jaguar! 🐆
• What are the kids spirit animals? Benji - Zebras 🦓 Coralei - Owls 🦉 Averie - Panda Bears 🐼 Theodore - Sloths 🦥 Harlow - Unicorns 🦄 Luca - Bears 🐻
• How are Benji and Averie related? I mkssed that part of their story. Benji and Averie are cousins on Benji's biological dad's side of the family. I think Benji's dad and Averie's dad were cousins.
• Any plans for today? We will probably go to park and get some ice cream! 🍦🌲
• Do you miss Tampa? The place? Nah. But the people there? Sure. I miss my family obviously.
• What are some names that you and Will liked but didn't use? Aria Arya Nolan Mason Ricardo III (Well, my parents wanted that 😂)
• What are you doing right now? *Picture of RJ and Harlow cuddling on the couch together and Harlow is sleeping*
I'm stuck on the couch while this princess takes her nap 💜😴💤
• Have you ever had stitches before? Yup! On my forehead too 😅
