We are not fancy car people. We are parents which pretty much sucks the fancy right out of you. But lately, we've gone through some cars.
Let's see.... we got married in 1998 and also purchased a Nissan Altima for me. A sensible family far. And since we didn't have a family yet, it made sense. Then in 2005, we decided we needed to upgrade to a mini-van. When I say "we", I mean me. So we got a Dodge Grand Caravan. Of course. Jamie was adament that he would not drive a mini van and would only ride in it if I were riding as well. And he would prefer not driving it. He got over it. And then we had another kid.
Then, we did the unspeakable. We got rid of the mini van in 2010. Faith was almost 3 and we were not having more children.
Wrong.
So my Suzuki XL7 was suddenly way too small for our now huge family and we were once again in the market for a mini-van. (remember the we means me) But after a trip to the zoo last week and the kids fighting the entire way home and driving Jamie and I totally nuts, he told me to make it happen.
Fast forward to today. We made the treck to the car dealership with about 114 snacks, juiceboxes, bottles, video games, books and an endless amount of toys.
And four hours later, we drove off the lot leaving behind a trail of cheerios and fruit snacks along with a lot of men who are most likely thankful that they either have grown children, no children or grand children who only visit on ocassion. We buckled the kids in and were quite pleased to have the space of a mini-van once again. Oh, and its another Dodge Grand Caravan. But a snazzier version of what we had. We have breathing room. And the kids all have their own space.
So we drove home. And Caleb and Faith fought the entire way.
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