Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Katie is good at making friends but she worries about Kayla... they need the security of a forever family
comfortable here she doesn’t need to do that as much.”
It took the girls nearly nine months to settle in but Sally knew they had found their feet when neighbouring children knocked on the door and asked if they were coming out to play. Now, Katie and Kayla love playing in front of the house with their new friends.
Sarah says: “Katie took the lead, she makes friends very easily. Wherever we go, she makes a friend.”
Katie has been catching up on her classmates at school, making particular progress with her reading. She now loves to sit with her head in her book. She joined a beaver scouts group and fell in love with football after watching Sally’s son David, 11, play for his local team.
Both girls have now joined a girls’ academy, training every week and playing in galas. “Katie is a very strong little footballer,” says Sally. “I hope that’s something she sticks with.”
Kayla is still happiest when joining in with her sister, though she is growing more independent and is often the first out on the green, waiting for her friends to come and play.
The girls also enjoy tugging on their waterproofs and boots to take a muddy walk through the countryside with Sally.
And they thrive on new experiences, like going to the theatre or the seaside. Sally says: “They love trying different mirror.co.uk/ mustsee things and meeting people. If we are sat inside, they ask, ‘What are we doing today, where are we going?’. They are so excited about everything.
“Their first holiday was particularly special. They had never been away before and they didn’t really know what a caravan was before we arrived.
“They were running on the beach and went in the sea, even though it was freezing. It is very rewarding watching them do new things. They are lovely, pretty little girls. They love cuddles stories. They have so much affectio give a new family. They are typica and seven-year-old girls, loud and gi who need a home.”
But that wait for a new ho weighs heavily on their mind That is why Sally is despe for them to find a new fam soon, even through she admits she d not know how she will feel when she