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accidentally, kle
www.accidentallykle.com
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my melting pot: food, entertainment, travel, style, observations, finds and day-to-day anecdotes of the kle variety
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In the Sunshine

Over the last few glorious days of sunshine, we have counted windows, watched birds, waved to aeroplanes, saw lots of use of the sign for "fun", practiced walking alone (Emily, mostly), and w...

3 days ago

The Heat

Summer has finally made it to Kent. As of yesterday, weve been basking in the sun and basically living in the garden. Today we had the paddling pool out (painstakingly filled with buckets of water) a...

23 may 12

Ive Opened a Shop!

Its true. Its an online second-hand shop and it opened yesterday.Reason being Ive gotten a bit tired of the limitations and fees that come with selling on ebay. Ive been selling a little bit of every...

23 may 12

Choose a Book...

When Emily was younger, I wondered whether we read to her enough. I neednt have worried. She has become the biggest bookworm Ive ever encountered in a child her age. Granted, I havent encountered a v...

22 may 12

Littlest Buddies

Last year I wrote about the blossoming friendship between Emily and her NCT friend Krishi, here. Since then, theyve been to baby signing classes together, not to mention several playgroups and playda...

21 may 12

The Beautiful World of Baby Signing

When Emily was born, there werent too many baby classes I was interested in. I wanted to enjoy quality time with her, focus on her and really take everything in. I didnt want to be rushing to and fro...

18 may 12

Phase One: Complete

As some of you may already know, Emily moved into her new room over the weekend. Its not entirely finished - the curtains are still in Malta where I sent them to get done "cheaply". Two month...

17 may 12

Calling Back Spring

Spring came and spring went, and what we are now left with is weeks and weeks of rain and overcast skies. I need spring back. So this is me invoking spring. Featured AboveSpring Hanging Birdy Decorat...

16 may 12

Toothbrush Party

Emily had her first visit to the dentist last week. Nothings wrong of course, but according to her red book, babies should have visited a dentist by the time they are one. We were already running a f...

15 may 12

Growing Up

Last week I (finally) finished putting together Emilys first year photobook. (I put it off for three months. It only took me three days to compile. Silly me for procrastinating.) It was as I was doin...

14 may 12

Wordless Wednesday: Tunnel Vision

09 may 12

Sneak Peek

Walls are pink and birdy/leafy stickers are up!I took Emily in to see the stickers and she had the exact reaction Id hoped for. She looked up in wonder and fascination. The plan is for her cotbed to ...

02 may 12

Paris, Part III: Disneyland

[Read Part I][Read Part II](Disneyland - We all knew it would come to this, didnt we?)After the success of the Aquarium, we took the rest of the day easy. Emily was quite worn out from what was proba...

30 apr 12

Under Way

You might remember me mentioning that Emily will be getting a new room this summer. Well decorating is finally under way. Im hugely excited about this project, I have big plans for this new room of h...

27 apr 12

Paris, Part II: Aquarium de Paris

[Read Part I]Visiting the Aquarium was a stroke of genius. Emily could finally get out of her buggy and crawl around. She has recently become very interested in animals so this was a good opportunity...

25 apr 12

Paris, Part I: Hmm...

Months ago, we booked a long weekend in Paris. As part of his Ironman training, David was going to run the Paris Marathon on the 15th April. Then, due to injury, he was unable to run but we decided t...

23 apr 12

How Much Fun Can You Have in a Bathtub?

...Lots, it would seem. And you dont even always need water. Jokingly, I popped Emily into the bath fully clothed the other day and handed her some of her bath toys. The fact that she was in a place ...

20 apr 12

So Much Love

The other day I came across something I wrote on the 10th February 2011. Emily was 13 days old."Being a mummy to this little girl of mine has made me feel complete. It feels like the final piece ...

18 apr 12

Why God Made Little Girls

God made the world with towering trees,Majestic mountains and restless seas.Then paused and said, "It needs one more thing...Someone to laugh and dance and sing.To walk in the wood and gather flo...

16 apr 12

Date Night Observations

Last month saw our third date night since Emily was born. My sister kindly babysat and we headed out to the cinema for the first time in 17 months. (Yes, I counted.) Here are some date night observat...

13 apr 12

One Perfect Spring Day

Spring took us by surprise this year in that it arrived when it should have. Chances are we wont see another sunny day for months but while it lasted, it was superb. One of the first days, we headed ...

10 apr 12

An Easter Dilemma

When we were young, Easter was a very important religious event. We attended a mass which lasted almost all night long and ended with a great feast in the early hours of Easter Sunday itself. Im sure...

08 apr 12

Finger Painted Easter Cards

I decided a while ago that I wanted to send Emilys Grandparents personalised Easter cards. I searched high and low for ideas (ok, not really, I searched Pinterest) and finally settled on something si...

06 apr 12

New Rules: How Did We Do?

Back in October, I set myself four rules that I felt were important. A winter later, heres how I did:No laptop use while Emily is awake.This was going really well. Enter the ipad, and things fell apa...

04 apr 12

Early Morning Perspective

At nine oclock on a Sunday Morning, it may just as well be six oclock. With only a handful of people on a street that you know will be bustling in a few hours, theres a certain stillness in the air. ...

02 apr 12

Without Obligation

Hello again Friends :) Its so good to be back.Theres a little button in the footer of my blog that states that I blog without obligation. I blog for me, as and when it pleases me. The thing is, it pl...

02 apr 12

My Muse

Source: cocokelley.blogspot.com via Stacie on PinterestMy muse, it would seem, has packed her bags and gone off on holiday. Without informing me. For this reason, and because I hate struggling with m...

14 mar 12

A Little Boy Called Grayson

Meet Grayson.Grayson is a handsome 3 year old boy. You couldnt tell by just looking at him, but he was born different from most children. Grayson, by definition, is a SWAN (a term given to Children/A...

09 mar 12

Four Cups

This morning, Emily spent over half an hour playing with these four cups.She singled them out from the rest of the set and focused on just these four.I sat quietly and watched her play. She learnt th...

07 mar 12

Moments

My sweet Emily,It hasnt been an easy few months. You and me, weve caught bugs and colds and every winter virus thrown our way. Youve been an absolute trooper. Youve barely moaned when you were ill, y...

06 mar 12

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