Today is the last day that Fionn and Ciaren are here in Wellington before they move north to Auckland to live with their Mum and her new partner. Their parents have split up and the boys have been here with their Dad for the past 5 months but they now need to move to Auckland. Fionn in particular, goes back a long way with Josh. They met when they were 5 years old, both at Seatoun School and also at rugby, as they have both played for the Mustangs for 4 seasons. Fionn and Josh share a special bond and we have seen a lot of the boys in the last 5 months.
As a parent, you meet all 'sorts' of children who befriend your child and come into your life, and sometimes you may not always 'agree' with their choices. However, I can honestly say, with my hand on my heart, that Fionn and Ciaren are both gorgeous boys and we never tire of spending time with them. They are energetic, very sporty, incredibly kind and caring and are just heaps of fun. We are going to miss them very much.
Tonight we had the boys and their Dad over for a 'farewell' dinner. The boys particularly loved the chocolate cake which we had decorated with chocolate pebbles to say the boys' 3 names - Joshua, Fionn & Ciaren. It was a happy night but by the end of the evening, it was also very sad and both Fionn and Joshua cried as they hugged each other.
Their 'situation' also made us think of our little family ... and how so lucky we are.
We make you a promise Fionn & Ciaren ... we will still see lots of you when you come down to Wellington to see your Dad. Josh is very keen to skype and knowing the boys and their love of technology I have no doubt that they will work out some way to stay in touch online and no doubt play games online!!
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