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HAPPY NINE MONTHS IvY & ViOLET!

The monkeys have now been out of the womb for as long as they should have stayed in! And what beautiful monkeys they are. Ivy is now getting on for 13 pounds and Violet for 11; they're both sitting up with little help and can stand very well with assitance; they have very different eating styles (Ivy takes quite a... dynamic approach; Violet is sensibly measured) and dancing styles (Violet does some incredible, balletic, leg work and Ivy is more of gymnast/slash/head-banger). Anyway, sorry for the lack of posts, it's been a bit crazy with the heat lately - who needs sleep when there's good weather?! - and some of us have had a few examinations. Bearing in mind the latter, I'm felling a little drained of imagination and vocabulary; so if anyone has any caption suggestions for the following photographs we'd be very grateful :-)

Eva and Ailsa

Chuckle Sisters

Violet and Ivy were weighed yesterday, Violet is 10lb 3oz and Ivy is 12lb 1 oz.

Daddy+V+I

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Ivy (and Albert)

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Violet (and Charlotte)

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Eva+Violet+Ivy

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Ivy's dissertation

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Twins club! Thomas, Matthew, Violet + Ivy

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A lovely ride down the canal with Auntie Rosey.

Thanks Joe and Ruth for letting us hijack your boat!

LOL

Having a Laugh.



(the strange noises are, of coure, all made by Ailsa)

Playing, Sitting, Standing ... ish.

Ivy

Violet


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Has anyone got a spare dissertation?

We're All Getting Heavier

Happy Saint Shakespeare's Day!

Long Live the Bard.

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I&V

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V&I

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H+B

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V zzz

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nanna&eVa

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RoMo&V

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iE;jC;vG

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V&I

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LOL

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iBath

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I/V

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Scary Gale I

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Being the birth & death day of old Bill,

I shallst relate in pentametric verse:

Violet and Ivy were weighed on Tuesday:
Eleven pounds and eight the latter was,
the former nine and seven, catching up.
But they're not the only ones getting big.
Their parents have of late been growing too,
indulging in a stream of cho co late;

('if chocolate be the food of love, eat on')
paddling in a flowing river of cake;
swimming in a resevoir of biscuit;
diving the depths of an ocean of cheese;
cruising the seas of awful metaphor.
and so on and so forth et-cetera.

Please forgive th'unsubtle lack of rhyme,

I would have tried but for a lack of t...

Family

Violet, Uncle Rory and Uncle Gabriel
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Grandpa and Violet
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Grandma and Ivy
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Granddad, Violet and Uncle Rory's hat.
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A new cardigan?
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Auntie Eva

Alleluia, Alleluia!

Happy Easter everybody!

Ivy and Violet went to meet their beautiful new baby Auntie yesterday.

Eva Pascale Kennedy was born in the early hours of Maundy Thursday.  At a hefty 7 pounds and 5, she looked surprisingly tiny next to her ever growing nieces but I have a feeling she'll catch up in no time.  Congratulations Nana, Granddad, Rosemary, Jonah, Rory, Phelim and Gabriel:  another beautiful girl in a beautiful family.

Enjoy the 50 days of Easter Feasting,

Lots of love,

Ivy, Violet, Ailsa & James

XxX

Seven

Palm Sunday once again. Last Palm Sunday we had no idea that the baby in Ailsa's womb was, in fact, two...

Guess who.

Seven months ago this afternoon Violet and Ivy were 'extracted' from their wonderful mother eleven weeks earlier than expected (time flies when your changing nappies). Since then they've had adventure after adventure after adventure. Just over a week ago, we were all back at the hospital again after little Violet had a horrible reaction to some baby porridge, but she settled down very quickly and was soon back to her thumb-sucking little jolly self.

We are all very, very excited at the moment as we look forward to the imminent birth of the girls' new Auntie... due Wednesday (my money is on Saturday).

We wish everyone a beautiful Holy Week.