Cosatto Cabi- Weather Endurance test!! #Review

If you’ve been unconscious or locked in a dark, and well heated room for the past 6 weeks…. we’ve had a spot of cool weather. When I say cool, I mean it has been blooming freezing!!

Just a LITTLE bit of snow to contend with! (Picture taken by my Mum!)
Being something of a buggy tart I was itching to get out and about to show off my new arrival (the Baby as well as the Cabi!) when it arrived, however the snow, then ice, then slush, then more ice put me off especially as I’d only recently had a c-section and to be honest have been terrified of slipping and my insides popping out! 

Just under two weeks after Taylor was born Roy’s paternity leave ended and I was on my own, with the crap weather and with the school run to do.

The Cabi in “Pram” mode.

All I can say is thank goodness for the Cabi! As well as being perfect for Taylor, size and comfort-wise, it’s modern and somewhat funky design in no way dilutes it’s sturdiness! So easy to manoeuvre without being flimsy, I have had little trouble doing the school run, shopping and visiting, despite some areas being absolutely atrocious! I have to say though, the school run for the first couple of days was so funny as I got as many (if not more!) comments on the Cabi than on Taylor!!


The rain cover that comes included with the Cabi is suitable for use in all set ups ( ie pram or pushchair mode) and is very easy to attach. Rain-covers I always find a bit of a faff, and I despise the fact that nine times out of ten whatever is in the shopping basket always gets soaking wet through. This all-over, easy to fit rain-cover avoids this, covering the entire buggy and protecting the shopping basket below. There are no ties or poppers to fight with as the cover attaches firmly with just two velcro strips on either side.


I particularly like the smooth navigation, which helped me skirt around icy patches etc but also the  sturdy rear wheels which seem to grip the ground. 
So, snow, ice, wind, slush.. all in the extreme of course.. and the Cabi came up trumps! A warm and safe baby, a sturdy frame so safe Mummy (and Kieran who holds the pram to walk to school!), a rain-cover that is easy to fit, protects the entire buggy and of course the basket contents all spell out 10/10 to me for the weather endurance test!!


I have to say, so far it hasn’t been a hardship putting the Cabi through it’s paces. Keep your eyes open for more Cosatto exploits.

Christmas Past & Present – How Do You Do Yours?



I’m feeling very festive today- also a bit nostalgic.
Anyone who reads this blog will know that I am one of six siblings as I seem to mention this a lot lol (I love being part of a big family!). Our family Christmas has always been great fun. Christmas morning we all had a stocking to open and would generally open these whilst Mum & Dad had coffee by the bucketful (after they were up very late helping Santa with all his wrapping!). After this we got into position, Mum under the tree ready to pass out the gifts one by one, Dad by the door with a roll of bin bags for wrapping ( we literally all just throw wrapping in his general direction lol!) and the rest of us sat waiting patiently (hahaha!) around the room. Lots of laughter and the click and flash from the camera, with Mum’s Christmas tape in the background. Nothing like it!

Nowadays, we’ve ditched some of this for a more modern Christmas.
Work etc permitting we still all go to Mum & Dads, Mum unhooks herself from the IV Kenco coffee and takes place under the tree, Dad still gets paper thrown at him, we all sit around patiently, as do our partners/spouses and children, the Xmas music still plays in the background (only it’s a CD now!) and you don’t hear so much clicking as we all take 101 pictures on our mobile phones and digital cameras to upload and share on Facebook and the like.
Hmm not much has changed over the years has it and you know what? Not one of us would have it any other way! 


What do you do for Christmas? Is it very different to your childhood memories?