Hal and Ida love their New York hats

Thanks to their auntie they are already the most stylish babies ever seen in Scotland.

Hal now sleeps with one eye open to keep his sister safe from any prowling Skellies with big ideas about kidnapping him or his sister.

"Those Skelly Scoundrels have met their match at last," he whispered in my ear. It sounded a bit like baby gurgling sounds to the uneducated but I knew exactly what he meant. The intention was very clear.