Walton and Walton's "Humpty Dumpty" Piano Sonata for four hands, Opus 14.

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Ivy + Violet

Welcome Saint Thérèse

The relics of the Little Flower of Lisieux were greeted by our very own Little Flowers outside of the Cathedral this afternoon.

A Very Busy Month

It's been a very busy summer. Ivy has learnt to crawl and has two teeth; Violet is making lots of noise and has learnt how to take off her own nappy; and we've all moved to a lovely new house. Thanks to all our friends who've been patiently helping us shift all our stuff and collect furniture etc etc etc. We're just about settled in now and it's great to have more space to make mess.

I'll try to post more frequently in the next few weeks...

This was the first time Ivy pulled herself up to standing.

Isn't that a pip!

On the move...

Hello New Home

Mess.

Strangers from across the ocean

Very strange indeed.

The new playpen. It's truly wonderful.

Look at that. Ivy has eaten all the Sudocrem.

Tombliboos

10 Months & Approximately 2000 Nappies.

Violet, Auntie Lucy and Ivy

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Sisters: Eva & Ailsa (24 year gap); Ivy & Violet (1 minute gap)

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A Weekend Away

We've had a lovely few days in sunny Stockport with the Walton clan celebrating JJ's First Holy Communion and JAaron's Confirmation (very important and beautiful Sacraments in the life of a Catholic).

The short film above is of Violet and Ivy playing in Grandma & Grandpa's living room. Ivy has taken to pulling her elder sister's hair (it is very lovely and soft) but on this occasion Violet narrowly escaped, as you'll see.

I'm so sorry about the long delay in posting. I'd like to say that I've been too busy working hard but, alas, no. The girls will be ten months old on Sunday; we hope to have some photographs of the last month up by then.

By the way, I hope you've all got tickets for the most anticipated concert of the millenium: A Way With Words featuring the beautiful voice of Nicholas Bennett.

Happy Wednesday one and all.

I.E.C. Walton's First Prelude

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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