New Era: Minivan mom

Well the time has come! I am now the owner of a minivan. It was on our things to do in 2016 list. Since having babies and borrowing my grandparents van for a week, I have liked the idea of a van. They are just so darn practical and roomy. However, I also love no car payments and knew we would never have a car payment again. So the idea was to someday buy something used and save up to buy it cash. We actually were going to buy Tim a new, used car before I got something new. But after hauling around kids and football equipment this fall, we decided maybe a van would be the best use for our family. So we started the hunt last fall. I wanted to get a good deal and keep the price as low as possible (I hate spending money!) Our patience paid off and we found a very well taken care of minivan. I am pretty sure it was owned by an older couple because there was no sign of kids. Also, the running boards seemed like perhaps they were for an older couple. After a couple of weeks of driving it, I am so happy we took the leap. There is sooooooo much room! The girls love it also.

 

(Note: Just after this picture Tim took off the running boards, trying to make it look cooler! ;))