.the last week of february we had planned to "swap" with our friends kids for a day so we could each have a date. andrew had planned the date and i had NO idea what he had planned. i just know we were going to be gone for 4-5 hours.
.off we left. driving to our friends house. we pulled up and andrew noticed our hood was smoking....awesome....not. we dropped off the kids and barely made our way 2 miles to the closest auto store to get coolant. hoping that would solve the problem. . . than we saw an express lube shop literally IN THE PARKING LOT. so off we drove across the parking lot.
.guy at the express lube said the EXACT thing happened to his car and it was a blown head gasket and would cost over 1,000 to fix. fabulous.
.we missed our lunch reservation, and after hearing that, andrew said, "so....taco bell?" lol. we went to carls jr instead of this nice fancy italian resturant he had reservations for. he also had planned to go look at cars, so we would know what we wanted, and how much it was going to be, and how much we would have to save. HA! lucky us, we were car shopping for real.
.we looked at dodge carvans, toyota siennas, Chrysler town and country, but my gosh....i fell in LOVE with the honda odysessy. We looked at 2008's, 2010's, and 2012. I told andrew i would NEVER buy a mini van, and he told me living in texas he was NEVER going to buy an SUV. We drove the 2012 honda odysessy and i absolutely LOVED it. it was smooth, the turn radius was fabulous, low low miles, SO much room, and SO many awesome little "knicks" about it. the pricetag was not my friend. we went home to sleep on it for 2 nights, and just let everything process. the dealership put it on "hold" over the weekend to let us think about it.
.monday came around, after much talking, debating, finances looking, thinking, we found ourselves monday evening buying the van. although it was MUCH more than what we expected. we both feel blessed that i have a safe and reliable car, room to GROW, low miles, and we just LOVE it. with the push of a button, i have doors sliding open, the back popping open, no cars next to us getting hit, the kids happy, my seats flatten into the floor. all the options....we just love. we celebrated spending a TON of money with dinner to chick fli a so the kids could play, and ice cream at cold stone!
.so we are proud owners of the 2012 toyota sienna. and we LOVE it. road trips are definitely happening next year, and the kids and i already have planned to drive to arizona in december.
...and what is this you might ask....just keep looking....
.my cute mom sent the kids valentines with a dollar in it. the kids were SO excited to go pick out their very own candy.
.without hesitation b picked out sour patch when we went to pay she gave me the candy and the dollar, i paid and handed her the candy, she quickly said "HEY! i want my money back!" i said, b you used the money to pay for your candy.....she whined and said with a frown, under her breath, "but i really want my money back" and walked away. it was HIL-AR-I-OUS.
.thanks to my friend i have gained a ton of weight. she told me about v-day candy being .95 cents bag. i HAD to get some. this is candy i DO NOT share with anyone.
morning cuddles.
.this boy LOVES to throw his blanket down on my chest and lay there. he is ADORABLE.
.oh the smiles these kids whip out when they have ice cream.
.the same friend who told me about the candy, knew i bought it and hid it from andrew for a day or two. (because, hello i spend $15 on candy!) and than she got me this.
.ta-da! my st patrick banner. i have another on my fireplace and have clovers hanging down from the hooks shown.
.the day we went car shopping our friends took the kids. trent took ella and b out to ride horses, get their faces painted, a bounce house, etc. they are FABULOUS. b LOVED her face painted and STILL talks about it to this day.
.our new ride.
.riding a horse.
.oh yea, they got balloon monkeys too.
.b girl.
.celebrating at cold stone.
.we LOVE it.
.and guess what?!? it had ALREADY hauled carpet. i scored 825 square feet of BRAND NEW carpet and padding (couple bought a BRAND NEW house, and wanted hardwood so they pulled up this carpet and padding and sold it for dirt cheap)....anyways. i scored 825 square feet of carpet and padding for $100 and it all fit in the van. when b had to ride in her dad's car she cried and cried.
.next up-march- and what we have been up to.
