I can’t quite believe we’re at the last siblings project post for 2019!
I am so grateful that I was introduced to this little project, because it pushes me to make sure that I actually get photos of Rhys and Nerys together on a regular basis.
Looking back at the photos I took for January’s post, it’s quite funny to realise that their winter coats are still going strong, but the children have definitely changed over the last 12 months. I don’t think you notice your children growing and changing when it’s happening in front of you, but then you look back at photos and realise how much they have grown.
They’ve grown closer in the last year too. As they’re getting older they can do more and more things together and they’re bonding over things like Roblox which they play together, Rhys on the PC and Nerys on the iPad.
They take such good care of each other too.
Of course they wind each other up and we’ve had plenty of tears and angry words this year, but those little moments of thoughtfulness just drown it all out.
At their school each year group does a dress rehearsal of their Christmas concerts for another year group, so they can practice in front of an actual audience. What I didn’t realise until this year was that siblings from other classes go and watch too, even if it’s not their whole year in the audience.
So they both got to see each other in their dress rehearsals and they were so excited about it.
There’s something very special to me about them being proud of each other.
For Nerys to be in the audience, excitedly thinking ‘that’s my brother up there’, and vice versa is just so lovely. And I’m very grateful to the school for encouraging this and arranging for siblings to see each other.
Now the end of term is in sight and they’re both beyond excited to have some time off, to relax, to play, to stay up late and generally enjoy everything Christmas has to offer. I just love that they’re looking forward to it all together.