The New Quinny Yezz

After waiting for what seems like forever, I have finally been given a brand new Quinny Yezz to test out as part of the QuinnyCasters 2012 group. It was supposed to arrive yesterday, but we had to go out and do some last minute Christmas shopping as you do.  Typically when we got home there was a card through the door from the courier company.  Aaaagh missed it!  Anyway, I vowed not to go out today until it had finally arrived which it did at around 2.30pm.  Baby bear found the box very interesting and where there was a hole in the box, he tried to pull the contents out of the box through this little hole.  

Baby bear and I had fun putting the buggy together, although it only took 5 minutes.  When it came out of the box, there were only two pieces to work with, the frame and the seat canopy.  

It was simply a case of unfolding the frame:

And then just clipping the canopy onto the frame.  So easy.

Baby bear couldn't wait to try it out so in he got and I literally danced around the kitchen with him.  This amazing buggy turns on a dime and is so manoeuvrable.  It's as light as a feather too.  

Dimensions

• weight of the frame and seat is 5kg;
• weight of the frame on its own is 4.3k;.
• height of the Yezz is 105.5cm, from front to back is 75cm and the width of the Yezz is 56cm; and
• when folded the measurements are 23.5cm/ 68.5cm & 27cm.

When you're finished with the Yezz for the day, it folds up very easily and is so compact that it will store easily under the stairs or in the boot of even the smallest car.  It also stands alone when folded.

There's also a strap which when folded can be carried on your shoulder easily.

Take a look at this link to see the new Quinny Yezz in action:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVIHwy-frzU

Our buggy is Green Curve but there are various beautifully vibrant colours to choose from such as Pink Hybrid, Purple Rush, Red Signal, Grey Road, Yellow Move and Blue Track

The Yezz RRP is: £175. It is suitable from 6 months and has a sturdy polyester seat that is rip and abrasion-proof, colour-fast, water and stain resistant. The frame uses IXEF, a high performance glass fibre compound which makes the frame ultra-light & extremely strong. The Yezz comes complete with a hood (sun canopy) a full 5 point integral safety harness that is adjustable & has 3 different height levels.There is a pocket at the back of the seat unit that can take a max weight of 4.4lb.

Unfortunately, the Yezz does not come with a raincover and this needs to be purchased separately as an accessory, RRP £25 and will be available to purchase from March 2012.

Quinny says:-

"The Quinny Yezz is the first buggy made entirely of IXEF®, a high performance plastic. This means it not only has an extremely lightweight frame, but also a strong one. The fabric used for the seat is similar to parachute fabric. Light, strong and comfortable. The wheels on the Quinny Yezz are skating wheels, making the buggy extremely easy to manoeuvre and smooth to push.  The Quinny Yezz gives you the freedom to be in complete control of every situation, and when not in use, the comfortable shoulder strap leaves both of your hands free. Experience the city, your way"

I Say: that me and baby bear are looking forward to using our wonderful new Quinny Yezz and really putting it through its paces.

Quinny Yezz Arrives in the Bear's Den

Well it's finally here and baby bear can't wait to get it out of the box!

 Mummy's little helper

It came in only two parts

Very easy to assemble

Love the colour, Green Curve

And it folds up really small too

I love it mummy, let's go!

Not testing the Senzz anymore, but after withdrawing the product, Quinny did send me a very nice little trike by way of an apology.  It's super trendy and baby bear loves it.

They are going to let us test another NEW buggy of which we are all in the process of answering various questions about and can't say anymore about which buggy it will be until January.  I was so hoping we would get it before Christmas but never mind.  I shall just have to keep chewing my nails in anticipation.

Where has the time gone.  It seems like only last week that I wrote about getting the first week of term out of the way and now look, it's NOVEMBER!!!!  It'll be Christmas next week at this rate.  Anyway, life is busy as we all know.  What I don't know is how we mums do it all.  I never seem to stop, chores are never ending, there is always more homework to get done, or reading to do or nappies to change as well as dinner to make. Phew, how do we fit it all in?  Simple answer, we just do, somehow.

Although, I did take some time out this morning and had a lovely breakfast with my girlfriends just in a local cafe, but it was nice to get together and have a chinwag without all of our collective children around.  I think we should make a regular thing of it, although if we have a fry up every time, we might have to start calling ourselves "The Round Mums Breakfast Club" hee hee.

Next on the list today is to sort out the mums night out for my daughters class which I happen to be the class rep for.  Talk about giving myself more work to do eh.  Not to worry I will fit it in "somehow".

First things first though, I can hear darling baby bear stirring from his nap so I'd better get him up and get some lunch sorted out for him as well as trying to find my girly bear's ballet outfit etc.  Oh well onwards, and upwards. Tally ho!!!

Well that's the first week of school over and done with.  I am just starting to get back into the swing of it all.  The school runs, the arguing children, the "mum I can't find my jumper!" just as we are about to leave the house.  And then there's the afterschool clubs starting up again along with the expense that goes with them.  I mean, £65 for 13 sessions of gymnastics! Forget it, ballet is cheaper I tell my 6 year old.  I think Thursdays are the only day we're not clubbing it.  If we had an endless supply of money, they could go to all the clubs they wanted, but life being what it is we have to choose carefully what suits our family and our budget. Although I love my four little bears, it doesn't make life cheap.  Having said that, the more clubs, the more chauffeuring I have to do, just one more job to add to the list.  And then there's the hanging around with the other 3 children whilst one finishes their club.  Have been trying to co-ordinate clubs so that they run concurrently on same days but do you think "chicken club" runs on the same day as ballet or creative club? NO!   Although now that they are back at school I am getting a kind of a break as the summer holiday was definitely no holiday for me.  It's true what they say, you can't pick your family.  Less said the better.  Anyway apart from that it was hot and sunny and only rained once in the month we were away.  Bliss you might say, well yes it would be under the right circumstances.  Anyway, this has evolved into a rant so time to call a halt for today.  Hope everyone else had a cracking summer holiday, lol!

Recipes

Apple & Pecan Croissant Pudding

Ingredients

4 large or 6 medium croissants (about 280-350g total weight)  

1 large red-skinned eating apple (about 175g whole/unprepared weight), such as Royal Gala or Braeburn

2 tsp lemon juice

6 Eggs

125g caster sugar divided

250ml milk

250ml single cream

1 orange

40g pecan nuts

175ml luxury thick toffee or butterscotch sauce  

½ teaspoon vanilla extract 

55g sultanas 

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/Gas 4. Slice croissants from top to bottom into 1 cm slices. Set aside 16 of the largest slices. Cube remaining slices and place in bottom of a suitable deep dish baker. Arrange reserved croissant slices over cubes in an overlapping circular pattern around edge of dish. Halve, core and thinly slice apple, leaving peel on. Toss apple slices in lemon juice to lightly coat all over (to prevent discolouration); tuck apple slices in between croissant slices. 
2. In a bowl whisk together eggs and 85g of the sugar.  Heat the milk and cream in a pan until hot. While continually whisking, slowly add milk mixture to egg mixture until well blended. Carefully pour egg mixture evenly over croissants and apple slices. If necessary, lightly press croissants down to coat.
3. Finely zest an orange to measure 2 teaspoons of zest. Using a citrus press or juicer, juice the orange to measure 60ml; set juice aside. Chop pecans. Combine remaining sugar, orange zest and pecans, sprinkle evenly over croissants. Bake 30-35 minutes or until top is golden brown and egg mixture is set in centre. Remove from oven to a cooling rack; let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
4. Meanwhile, combine toffee sauce, vanilla extract, sultanas and reserved orange juice and heat in a small pan until hot, stirring after every 30-second interval; pour into serving jug or bowl. Serve sauce over pudding.

I love this recipe which I got from Pampered Chef when I used to work for them.  It's very easy and super delicious, give it a try, you'll love it too.