Minivan Momma!

I have done horrible at blogging lately, so I am going to do my best to get caught up, so bare with me because these posts will be a bit dated.

A few weeks after Kaylee was born Curtis and I decided it was time to invest in a family car.  At the time we had my '96 2 door ford explorer which I have had since I was 16, and a car that we bought in 2007 for Curtis to commute to work in.  There was literally no way that we could have fit both kids in the Explorer, because the power seats no longer worked and so we could not get the seats far enough forward to fit Kaylee's car seat in.  I suppose one option would have been to leave the car seat in and have to climb into the back seat while holding Kaylee and try to hover over her seat while strapping her in rear facing. Not an option that I was willing to accept.  We could have used the commuter car as the family car, causing Curtis to take the gas guzzling explorer to work every day, but even that wasn't too feasible because the infant car seat is so huge that the front passenger seat has to be scooted all the way forward and the seat can't be reclined at all.  Again, not the most convenient thing in the world.  So, after considering all these options and saving up for a few years in preparation, we headed off to the dealership.  After looking at pretty much every single van in our price range online and on the lots, and after muuuuuuuuch negotiation, we finally found the perfect van for us!  But first, we had to say goodbye to my high school sweetheart, my explorer.  

(I love Nathan smiling in the window there)

And hello to our new swagger wagon! (haha)  Its a 2008 Kia Sedona EX with really low miles.  Nathan already LOVES it, mostly because of the power doors.  When it is time to get in the car he runs to the garage and says "button!" until I push the button to open the doors.  Once I get him and Kaylee in the car he screams "button" again until I close the doors. He then points to the sunroof and says "open" until I open it.  He then points to the radio and says "on!"  He also has a routine when we get out of the car, basically the same things but in the opposite order.  He just loooooooves this car.

Because he now can actually see out of the window he is starting to learn his way around the city.  He for sure knows his way to his friend Brenna's house, and gets very upset if we head that direction but then turn to go somewhere else.  Going to Church always causes a bit of a tantrum these days because we pass right by Brenna's street on the way.  It cracks me up that he is so aware of his surroundings and can tell from the backseat where we are going!