Whoohoo!

My 2 littlest girls and I went on a road trip.  It was a bit of a spur of the moment thing.  On Friday evening, Dan and I (or mostly I) decided we (or again, perhaps just I) wanted a particular Toyota Sienna which was located in NJ.  Now, time might not have been a constraint, but this happened to be an Ebay find and we needed to get hopping on it if we really wanted it.  And I really wanted it. So, Monday morning, I packed Callie and Delaney into the car.  I want to mention that we purchased the Mazda MPV off Ebay and we have loved it.  It has been a really great van for us.  But as it was nearing the 10 year mark and the 100,000 mile mark, Dan wanted to get something more worry free.

Here are my girls on the drive out.  They were pretty good.  It was suppose to take about 4 hours according to Google Maps.  Apparently they do not take into consideration that all the roads around DC suck and the navigation of those roads is rotten difficult, even with their lovely (and not always helpful) directions.

Did I mention that it also poured rain the entire day?  The whole drive was in the rain, and I am grateful that we had no real delays or issues from it. 

We got to the dealership about 2:45pm.  The girls had a snack.

Then Callie proceeded to get her wiggles out by doing a very funny Butt Dance.

Delaney preferred to mess with the water dispenser and she filled 4 cups and spilled a bit.  When I took a break from paperwork, I discovered she had gotten soap out of the bathroom so she could wash her hands in it.  Sigh.

Anyway, I LOVE this van!  It is a 2007 Toyota Sienna, with more room and fun stuff than the Mazda.  Yes, we got it, and I was sad to say goodbye to my traded-in Mazda.  I would have taken pictures, but again, it was pouring down rain.  (And if you happen to be interested in a car and are near NJ, I can recommend a good place!)

Once the negotiations were over and titles transferred, it was dinnertime and we lucked out with a McDonald's with a Play Area.  So the girls had a good day.

We stayed the night there, rather than make the drive back.  I don't like driving that much and I was already tired out.  The girls had a marvelous time at the hotel.  I must now mention that I took them to the room, and Delaney decided she needed to pee on the potty.  So she sat on the potty.  Then I realized I had no more diapers with me, but they were in the car in a bag.  So I went out to get the bag.  Delaney followed me out- bare bummed and all!  Silly pickle!

She also didn't want to go to sleep, and once asleep, decided that 3am was wake up time.  She woke me up by opening the door!  Eek!  Thank goodness for the chain latches!  Delaney then spent the next 2+ hours chattering like a magpie while I tried to get us both to sleep. Not my best night, but since it didn't involve vomit, it was still a good night!

This morning we were on the road shortly after 8:30 and we were home before 12:30.  A good day of driving and mostly rain free.  I love this van!  It is so sweet and it drives so nice.  It is quiet and smooth, and I'm really excited about it!

Here are my 2 co-pilots in front of my new, fabulous van!  Aren't they cute in their matching shirts?  (Delaney kept talking about this shirt at 4am- "Strawbee shirt?"  "Cupcake shirt?"  She likes the "strawbees" on it.)

So, I had a good trip, all went very well, I love this van, and now I need a nap!