Our New Addition to the Family

Check out my new ride!
Jason is loving playing with all the new gadgets
It's a tight squeeze in the garage. It touches end to end.

Well, we finally did it! We took the plunge and bought a new car. Jason and I (mostly me) have been toying with the idea of getting a new/bigger car. Our van worked nicely for us. All our kids fit in, but we couldn't fit anyone else in there. Plus our older kids were getting big enough that they would be smooshed in the back. We had done research test drove the Expedition EL. We even drove it home to see if it would fit in our Garage (it did, barely). We also checked out the Suburbans since they are having their employee discounts. Our dilema was our van would be paid off in Feb. So, we decided we wouldn't do it. We wanted to follow Pres. Hinckley's counsel to stay out of debt. Bummer for me!! Well, as you read and saw pictures in a recent blog, someone rear ended us in Utah. Jason did some reasearch and realized that because of the value of the van and what we owed, and how much it would cost to get it fixed, it would make more since to trade it in as is and buy a new car. We (me) prayed about it. The next day we called Costco (it is MORE than the land of Milk and honey[Carli]), they got us in contact with a car dealer, and he happend to have EXACTLY what we were looking for at an affordable price. We went and checked it out, test drove it, and 4 hours later we were driving home with a new Suburban. We love it! It was like everything fell into place, and we knew God was okay with us making this decision.