• baby - days out - Family Life

    My lucky streak

    It’s been a while since I have posted about my recent competition winnings. I’m finding less time so enter competitions as Edward is down to two naps during the day and they are getting shorter (already! he is only 8 months!). However I have had some great wins over the last few months. First of all I was lucky enough to win a Belling Butler in a Twitter competition. I’m not quite sure where we’re going to put it in our little terraced house but it will be great for dinner parties! Secondly I’ve been lucky enough to win a…

  • days out - fun - reviews

    Me and the paparazzi

    Last night I went to a swanky London venue to learn more about the latest third generation Flip Video pocket camcorder. On arrival we were met by members of the paparazzi who filmed us walking down the red carpet. Then we were given delicious red button cocktails and some yummy canapes. The room was full of bloggers and journalists all keen to learn more about the latest Flip. I was given the chance to play with one of the new Flip camcorders which has just been launched. It was really simple to use and my short film was viewed on…

  • baby - days out

    Winnie the Pooh stamps at London Zoo

    We were lucky enough to be invited to London Zoo to help celebrate the launch of the new Royal Mail Winnie the Pooh stamps. This was the first time that we had taken Edward to London Zoo so we were all very excited. Winnie the Pooh stamps at London Zoo We saw penguins, an owl, lions, tigers, gorillas and giraffes (our very favourite animals) and lots more animals. London Zoo kindly provided afternoon tea which was followed by a reading from Winnie the Pooh. Edward was very well behaved and was rewarded with a set of the new Winnie the…

  • baby - days out

    The Baby Show

    Today we visited The Baby Show. We spent 4 hours visiting stands, playing with the latest baby toys, tasting the latest snacks and collecting goody bags like there was no tomorrow! I won tickets, and an essentials b.box which I collected today, from Koo-di. The Show was an experience like I’ve never experienced before and I’m not sure we would go again. Although we got there at 10am the place filled up really quickly and it was difficult to move between pregnant women and buggies 🙂 We watched a first aid demonstration by the British Red Cross and listened to…

  • baby - Cath Kidston - days out

    A tourist in our own city

    Today we met my cousin and her family as she hadn’t yet met Edward. We had lunch in the cafe at the Mamas and Papas on Regent Street. The food is delicious, the location is perfect and it’s never too busy as not many people seem to know about it. Edward got lots of kisses and couples from his adoring great aunt and cousins, and pressies too, so he was very excited. After lunch we went for a walk around central London. Although we often pop into the West End we never seem to have time to relax and be…

  • days out - fun - reviews

    Cocktails and canapes

    This week I had a rare night out and I went to my first ‘bloggers’ event: Victorinox Presents Bloggers Delight. I headed to the Victorinox flagship store on New Bond Street to view their new Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. On arrival we were greeted with a delicious choice of drinks and canapes (always a winner in my book!). We had an informal look round the three floors of the shop, viewing their collections of knives, luggage, clothing, perfume and watches. Victorinox is famous for supplying multi-purpose knives to the Swiss Army since 1891 but it is only recently that the brand…

  • days out - Quinny Caster - Quinny Zapp Xtra - reviews

    Quinny Casters News #5

    Today we decided to take the Quinny Zapp Xtra out for a spin in central London. We wanted to go and visit an exhibition at the wonderful Museum of London where I worked a couple of years ago. Here’s my video of my husband unpacking the Quinny Zapp Xtra from the car and putting it together. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W6bkwMALH4&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] As you can see it’s really easy to unpack and put together. We spent some time in the Museum of London before we had lunch then went for a stroll around Smithfield and did some geocaching. Edward was so comfortable that he slept…

  • baby - days out - Quinny Caster - Quinny Zapp Xtra - reviews

    Not a happy QuinnyCaster

    I’m feeling a bit down today as I took Edward out in the new Quinny Zapp Xtra and it fell over with him in it. Quinny said we should be honest in our reviews so I’m going to let you know what happened. I decided to test drive the Quinny on public transport and put our Maxi-Cosi car seat on the Quinny base. We got on the bus and I parked the Quinny in the pram area and put the brake on. Edward was asleep so I sat in the seat nearest to him. On the journey I noticed that…