Ailsa turned 30 earlier this month. We had a lovely day trip to Leighton Moss (again) to celebrate, followed by a trip to Arteria to seeĀ Ailsa’s bowties.
February 10, 2014
Anna, Elsa and Olaf
Ivy, Violet and Rosabel have been quite taken with Disney’s ‘Frozen’ since they saw it at the cinema. Here are Ivy and Violet’s depiction of three of the main characters:
November 20, 2013
Play
Violet and Ivy saw a play at school today: “Jack And The Beanstalk”. They’ve been producing their own plays all evening. It’s been wonderful.
Treetops Couldn’t Get Into His House by Ivy and Violet, followed by a review of Jack And The Beanstalk.
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The Daddy And The Beanstalk by Ivy
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The Baby Who Was Looking Somewhere by Violet
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The Three Babies And The Scary BearĀ by Ivy
September 30, 2013
Happy 3 month birthday, Beatrice!
Beatrice Francesca Lily was born 3 months ago today! And what a wonderful three months. We are so blessed to have her and she has become very much a part of our family. We love you Bea!
September 4, 2013
Five Years Old!
100% of the proceeds go to Lancaster Royal Infirmary Special Care Baby Unit.Ā
Violet and Ivy Walton were born 11 weeks premature on September the 5th 2008. Thanks to the great care they received at Lancaster Royal Infirmary as well as Liverpool Women’s Hospital and Alder Hey, they have grown to be thriving, beautiful young ladies in so many ways. They have just started school and we are celebrating their fifth birthday today.
This short piece for brass, strings and percussion was written as a symbol of joy and hope for my amazing daughters. It consists of a short theme repeated five times with a wee bit of piano at the end for good luck š
Buy this track and support the Special Care Baby Unit of Lancaster Royal Infirmary.
Thank you š
James
September 3, 2013
Violet and Ivy: First Day at School Went Well!
Twas a good day for the twins. They really enjoyed their first day of school š
March 14, 2013
Neep by Violet
If you don’t know who Neep is, then you really ought to be watching Abney and Teal. It’s the best thing since.
March 14, 2013
Hedgehog by Violet
This is just spot on. I love it. I think it’s eating a monkey-nut. Or possibly using the facilities.
March 14, 2013
2013 so far…
Sorry it’s been a while. It’s been busy.
And in case you weren’t aware, we are expecting a new little Walton some time in July… š
November 25, 2012
Gingerbread House
So, Alex went to Australia, saw a picture I had retweeted of my nephews’ gingerbread houses and then sent a gingerbread house construction kit to the Walton girls all the way from Down Under. Thanks, McGee! š
August 23, 2012
Result!
Just a little shout out to say:
Wahooo!
to Josh and Phelim who have both made everyone so proud with their amazing GCSE results today. They’ve worked hard for this and they’ve done really, really well.
Outstanding work, chaps! š
August 22, 2012
Don’t worry; I’m not going to show you a picture of it…
This morning, Rosabel used the potty for the first time! Hurray! Well done, little Bel. She said (true story) “I want a wee” and took herself off to sit on the pink potty for about 45 minutes. Talk about determination!
Watch this space š
July 31, 2012
July 2012
We’ve been in the new house almost a couple of months now; the girls have settled in really well and we feel very much at home. Just a few clips of the monkeys getting up to their usual mischief.
March 27, 2012
Ivy and Monkey
You know it’s spring when the daffodils grow, the clocks go forward and you find a monkey sitting on Ivy’s head.
February 16, 2012
Twins Laughing Hysterically
Warning: giggling can be highly contagious. Watch in moderation. Seek medical advice before watching if you suffer from being chronically boring, miserable or grumpy.
Violet and Ivy often have these fits of uncontrollable – and seemingly unprovoked – laughter; is it a phenomenon peculiar to identical twins? We don’t often catch it on filum so this is quite a treat! Enjoy š
January 28, 2012
Coffee for Adrien
A brew for my very good friend Adrien Wasila, the legendary Luxumbourgish, book-addicted, multilinguistic Egyptologist and honourary Lancastrian. Thanks for the postcard and the Earl Grey flavoured sweets, Adrien!
For fellow Coffeesnobs: I’m brewing here using a Kalita Wave pour-over, a Hario kettle and Columbian Somondoco coffee beans from J. Atkinson’s of Lancaster. 28g/400ml; 3min.
January 22, 2012
Joe’s Blog
Please check out Joe’s brilliant blog and watch his amazing animations: theultimatepivotanimator
January 18, 2012
Nursery: Day 2
Another successful morning at Nursery. Violet and Ivy didn’t want to leave! One of the other little children, who had clearly never experienced twins before, was apparently awe-struck by their identical appearance. As a parent of identical twins, it’s so easy to forget that other people think they look the same. To me, they look so different. They have different hair, different heights, weights, gaits, mannerisms, voices, favourite phrases, favourite cutlery, favourite toys, favourite sides of the sofa, favourite parts of an egg (Violet just eats the yolk, Ivy just eats the white). It’s only when I look back at old photographs that I have difficulty telling them apart (and in the middle of the night when they wriggle into bed!). What do you think? Are they easy to tell apart?
January 17, 2012
Nursery
Violet and Ivy had their first morning at nursery today! They enjoyed playing with dollies, prams and a kitchen and they had banana and bread sticks for a snack. The twins haven’t said anything about it other than that they want to go again tomorrow š
October 30, 2011
Rosabel & the very magical adventures of Sunday bath time.
Rosabel – modelling a very nice not-quite-mustard-coloured reusable napkin – demonstrates her new found love of crawling, her ability to stand on tip toes whilst saying “Dadadadad”, and her deep affection for her funny, elder sisters.
October 29, 2011
The Lovely Yellow Car and the Lovely Red Sock
Ivy, Violet and one red sock dance to a psychedelic children’s musical called The Lovely Yellow Car by Tim Weary
Little Flowers 