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Sibling Love

“Please bring Isabelle presents too, Santa!” ?  Siblings can be so funny. On one hand, you sometimes see jealousy, sharing is hard, sometimes there is pinching (this is usually one sided so far ?), but then I also see K come running when a stranger bends down to say hello to Isabelle, and she puts her hand on Isabelle’s head and gives them her fiercest mean face and I have to remind her that it’s okay if people talk to Isabelle.
And then last night she asked for presents for herself (“presents, red ones” ?, because she doesn’t quite grasp yet that she can choose the contents of the present… oh to be 2 and a half…) and then she also asked Santa for presents for Isabelle, which completely melted my heart. We told her in advance that this was Isabelle’s first time meeting Santa and K was so excited to introduce her like they were old friends ?. I could not ask for more this holiday season than to experience Christmas through a child’s eyes and also watch them share the magic with each other. Also I could swear that Santa is the real thing…