Photo:Jenna McElroy; Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic
Jenna McElroy; Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic
Jared Padaleckihas a mini-me!
In other photos, Shep poses with other kids, including his dad’sWalkercostarOdette Annable’sdaughter Charlie. Thekids smile for the cameraas they play on a playground together and model adorable back-to-school looks.
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Jared, 41, shares his sons Shep and Thomas Colton, 11, and daughter Odette Elliott, 6, with wife Genevieve Padalecki, 42.
“Usually, he was like, ‘What do you want?’ ‘I want Mommy.’ Now Shep smiles when he sees me.”
Shepard loves animals and nature. To mark his 8th birthday, Genevieve shared a carousel of photos of her son throughout the years, including shots of him holding various different animals.
In the caption, shepenned a touching message, writing, “Dearest Shep, our nature lover and adventure seeker, thanks for teaching your parents about patience and kindness.”
“You always bring an unique perspective with a smile on your face,” she continued. “I hope you never stop saying ‘sure thing mom.’ 🥰 We love you to the moon and back. Happy 8th sweet boy.”
In 2017, Padaleckiopened up to PEOPLE about the biggest lesson he’d learned as a parent. “Ideally, we have plans, but one of the things I’ve learned has been letting go of control and just trying to be who you want to be in every moment,” he said.
“Once I think, ‘Okay cool, we’re going to put the kids to bed at 7 tonight, we’re going to have a glass of wine together, wake them up at 6 and go to baseball,’ then that’s the night they don’t go to bed until 10 and one of them gets sick at midnight, and then the other has nightmares at 2.”
“Once you make plans with kids, it goes out the window. It’s more just about being there with love and support for whatever comes up,” the star added.
source: people.com
