Quinny Disaster!

Today I had the fright of my life... literally!!!

This morning as I was taking my Funny Bunny to pre-school I got stopped by a lady inviting me to go to a mother and toddler group as it was there launch day and it was free. I agreed to come back after I dropped Funny Bunny off.

I was walking back from the pre-school, pushing Boo Boo in the Quinny Zapp Xtra, I was all excited to go to the mother & toddler group (I don't normally have time to go to these things and all of them are quite far for me to walk :( ) as Boo Boo has never been to one.

So here I was in my own little world imagining my little girl playing with all the toys, socialising with toddlers her age... when BUMP & CRASH... I flew sideways and took the pushchair along with me!!!!

I was horrified like any mother would be, my Boo Boo was on the floor too!! Sideways we both fell, luckily the straps kept her firmly in place and I had the reflex as soon as I fell to keep the pushchair as far up as I could... the only thing that got harmed on her was her jacket... phew... now that is going in the wash and I am sure it will come out nice and clean again.

But my heart was beating so hard... what actually happened was, as I was plodding along, not fast but with a bit of momentum, I didn't see a small whole on the road (they are doing building works in the area) and the small Quinny front wheel got stuck on it and as it only has 3 wheels I went flying forward but off to the left if that makes sense.

I checked if Boo Boo was alright and wizzed off again in total embarrassment as the builders were standing right behind us when this happened!

Now that I look back though I think what silly men... saw me fall over with the baby in the pram and not one came to see if we were alright!!! Feminism aside, forget about gender but if I saw anyone, man or woman, falling over with a baby and the pram turning over I would run to help or ask if they were ok!!!

Wouldn't you?

Monica x

Our Quinny Zapp Xtra's arrival!

We got our Quinny Zapp Xtra the other week, with all the enthusiasm of making a video my hubby did a HD video and he made it a bit too long for YouTube so I had to find something to stream it in all it's glory!

So here you go, our posh HD video...



Funny Bunny Boy was really excited with all the opening antics, it was like Christmas for him, we did try and keep him quiet as Boo Boo was asleep but didn't manage to keep him still!!

After this video was made Boo Boo woke up and she was inspecting her new ride ;), I am pleased to say she liked it!

The pushchair was really easy to put together, I didn't look at the instructions (which everyone should! lol) and figured it out.

It has about 3 seating positions which is great as we had a Quinny Zapp until a year ago that I just used the frame for the Maxi Cosi car seat for Boo Boo and then I got rid of it because I couldn't stand seeing the kids fall asleep with crooked necks!

Now I am looking forward to seeing what the Quinny Zapp Xtra has to offer! I'll keep you posted ;)

Monica x

I am a Quinny Caster!

A little while ago I saw on twitter that Quinny where looking for some people to test out their products, I clicked on the link and it took me to a website where they said they were looking for 25 people that are active on the internet to test out their Quinny Zapp Extra, after testing it out, you would get to keep it!

I thought I will give it a go and apply, I told my husband that I am not that lucky but if I didn't apply then there would be zero chance. So needless to say I applied and totally for got about it...

A few days later I received an email saying that I was accepted!!! Only 25 people were accepted out of 3000 applications :)

The Quinny Casters, including me, *brushes hair from face* can all be found on the Quinny Casters website, www.quinnycasters.com, where you can find out more about us and check out what we all say about the Quinny Zapp Extra. On there you will also find our blog posts, you tube videos and  tweets about our experiences with the Quinny Zapp Extra.

They gave us a choice of which colour to choose between black and red, I chose red as I love bright colours (hence www.myfunnybunny.com!) and because I have a black Mamas & Papas pushchairs that is black and it shows dirt and dust really quickly.

So here it is, the awaited Quinny, I was told I should receive it by tuesday, I do hope I will receive it on Monday because on tuesday I have to take Funny Bunny to preschool and I might miss the delivery.

I also hope that this pushchair is awesome, because I have been a  devout fan of Stokke, I have had Xplorys for almost 5 years, my first one got "lost" (more like stolen) in a flight to South Africa in which I flew with Iberia Airlines and my second which I bought straight after that is still with us.

However now I look forward to something small which I can hide away when not in use. So lets see how the Quinny measures up!!

I did have a Quinny Zapp in bright orange which I sold on ebay, it was my emergency "don't have any space in the boot" and holiday pushchair but I got annoyed with it because it didn't recline and my son would sleep with his neck all crooked and complain afterwards. I had resorted to, when I really did need to use it and he would fall asleep, walking holding it backwards so it was only on two wheels, I looked like a crazy mum but at least my son was comfortable and that is all that matters! Needless to say, I used the frame with the Maxi Cosi car seat for BooBoo when she was tiny (it was absolutely fab for that by the way) and then it ended up on eBay.

I look forward to sharing with you my experiences with the Quinny Zapp, I will try and share as many ways as possible, by video, photos, blogging and tweeting. As soon as it arrives I will show you the grand opening of the box!

So keep tuned in and your eyes peeled ;)

Monica x