August 14, 2007 - A New Vehicle....New to us that is!

Over the past months we have been feeling slighlty cramped in our mini van. Adding Sam to the family this past January put all four "car-seat" compatible locations of the van in use. We no longer had the ability to take one of the seats out when we needed to take extra gear with us, and the every time we went somewhere for any period of time, the gear was a lot. I could barely get the groceries in if I happened to have the double stroller along. Our numerous camping trips this summer have increased our desire for a bigger vehicle. We just didn't know if we would be able to do this. After some serious research, lots of looking on-line and a few days of driving to numerous car lots we found our perfect match. We found a 1997 Chevrolet Suburban. It is a little older, but for it's age only has 108,000 miles and these vehicle seem to last forever. So far, we love it and our recent camping trips have proven how much extra room we actually have. So, with an 8 passenger seating capacity, we can successfully seat all 4 car seats, but we have room for an additional car seat and one more additional passenger if needed (for taking friends along - not another baby if that's what you are thinking). We also have a "ton" of room behind the back seat for taking all of the many belongings that go along with 4 kids.