Something New

We bought a van! Driving back to Iowa in July with the car packed to the brim, Doyle said "How are we going to make it at Christmas with the baby and all his stuff and presents?" So, we decided we needed more room. You may think it's silly to get a mini-van when we only have one kid, on the way, but Leia kind of is another kid with all her stuff she needs! Plus, when you make a trip that long and stay for a long period of time, you end up needing a lot of stuff! It's a 2004 Honda Odyssey. It has power sliding doors, a DVD system, the rear seats fold flat into the floor so there is lots of storage room. We also really like the heating/cooling system, you just set the temp you want and the car adjusts the fan temp and speed as needed! Doyle's driving it to work and back now since we're pretty sure it gets better gas mileage than the truck (we're checking on that now). When Tucker is born he'll get to drive his truck to work and I'll keep the van at home. Yes, we traded in the car, as Doyle says, "Duh!" We were joking a lot about it, but I could never ask him to get rid of that truck. Plus, we couldn't have traded in the truck because we still owe more on it than the car is worth! I'm pretty sure it's exactly like Kris and Nicole's only a different color, maybe a few small things are different. We are very happy and even though it's a mini-van Doyle seems to be enjoying it. He's been showing it off anyway!