Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Minivan Mommy

So have you seen my new wheels?

Yep! I am now a minivan mommy.

What precipitated this change in transportation? No, I am not pregnant, thanks for asking!

Actually Honey Daddy's car was acting up and we figured it was on a slow decline... but what can you expect from a 1993 car with nearly 200,000 miles on it? It was a great car, but we decided it was time for us to move on. Since we plan to have more kids, a van seemed like the wise choice.

I wasn't quite sure how I would feel about driving a minivan, but I have to say that I actually love it! We found a great 2008 van that was in our price range, and boy does it have features! The sliding doors are motorized so they open and close at the push of a button. My boys think that is just magic! Plus the windows in the sliding doors actually roll down!

I could go on, but you probably don't need to know all the cool things my van does. The best part is that I am not the only one that approves of the van.

My boys just love it! When we looked at vans, Jonah was upset every time we didn't take a van home with us, which cracked me up! He loves all the room and having his own chair. Eli just loves being able to see everything outside. It will be nice to be able to go places with friends during the day and not necessarily needing to ride in separate vehicles.

We tend to baby our vehicles, so hopefully the van will be good to us for many years to come!


24 comments:

  1. congrats on the minivan. i drive a 7 y.o. SUV, but i am always amazed by friends' minivans and all the cool features. enjoy your new ride and take care. happy WW.

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  2. Congratulations and enjoy it!!! I'm also a minivan mom and I love it.

    Stopping from Seven Clown Circus.

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  3. For a van, that is one coooool ride!!!! And who can argue with awesome features!!!

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  4. Love the van! Looks great!!!

    And yes...it comes in handy when you have more kids!

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  5. Looks REAL nice! Everyone I know who gets a minivan, Loves them! I think when my car dies I'll get one too!

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  6. OOH we rented a Chrysler Town and Cuontry van to go pick my sister up last year .. I soo want that van.. it had the power doors liek that one along with the roll down side windows, but it had under the floor storage and each person ahd their own vent for heat or cool they could control.. It was a dream to drive it back from Virginia... yeah I was drooling lol

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  7. Yeah! Congrats on your new van and welcome to the soccer mom club :)
    (of course, I drive a BIG van, but still)
    It looks great and roomy :)

    Happy WW!

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  8. Yep, I think that a minivan is the next car for us. Its just too convenient when you have a gaggle of kids to haul around. Congratulations on your new ride!

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  9. Welcome to a new realm of motherhood! Now you can take friends with you in the car!

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  10. Great Wheels! We're starting to save for our next car too... Mine has 125,000 on it and I'm hoping to make it to 200 before it conks out!

    Happy Wednesday!

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  11. I love my van too!! I felt like a fool when I bought it... weonly had one child, who was nine then... but all the extra space, ecpecially when the baby came along was great!

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  12. I'm so glad you have a cool new vechicle!! I love having my SUV so that Bella can see outside. Kids just can't in a car and it makes 'em more cranky!!!

    Have a fabulous day!

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  13. Enjoy the van. Definitely not my cup of tea though. I gots to have a truck! But I also need more room in the back seat...I'm going to have a real hard time when it is time to get a new vehicle...

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  14. Congratulations!
    I'm also so tired of my car and want a new one..what better than a SUV or a minivan.But i guess i should wait for Aashvi no. 2 first :-)

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  15. Congrats on the new ride and good luck keeping other's from dinging it all up.

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  16. Congrats on the new ride!! My hubby's car is in the shop right now and he got a minivan as our rental. My girls just adore it. They won't even ride in my car LOL.

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  17. We used to have a minivan. Then we sold it for almost nothing. Then about 3 months later I really wanted one back! But alas, we can't afford one right now. :(

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  18. Congrats on the new purchase. I really wish we had a minivan. We take long trips and it would really come in handy.

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  19. Congrats on the new wheels. I hope it makes life easier. We may be in the market for one, one of these days. Glad to hear you like it!

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  20. Whatever works for the kiddos right? It looks great!

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  21. I'm jealous - I NEED one - bad! All three are in the back of my CR-V and it drives me crazy! Yay for you Momma! :)

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  22. I actually love how convenient my minivan is too. Congrats on your shiny new wheels!

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  23. Aside from the space, the best thing about minivans is its amazing features! What else can you ask for? Minivans have the elegance of SUV and at the same time can provide utmost comfort all throughout your journey.

    -Timmy Radloff

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