With our third bundle of joy due in just a few months, Adrian and I have been looking at larger vehicles. The search started when we first found out I was pregnant. I had high expectations for our search and we narrowed our top three picks to the Volvo XC90, Honda Odyssey, and Volkswagon Routan. After the test drive we completely ruled out the Volvo. I would hate to drive that thing on a regular basis. So we then focused our conversations on the mini-vans. It’s so funny that younger us said that we would never in a million years drive a mini-van. They are just too perfect for a growing family, so I told my younger self to suck it up and deal with it. hahaha.
Ultimately we decided to go with quality and a more probable longer lasting car. We chose the Honda Odyssey. I absolutely LOVE it! The automatic doors and trunk are amazing! Adrian has some gripes about it but no car is perfect 😉 We traded in the Lexus and are going to privately sell the Subrau, so if you know anyone who is interested E-mail Adrian!
After having the car for one day we were appalled by Jillian kicking the seat haha, so I spent my entire Saturday evening while Adrian was away and made back of the seat organizers. I made a purple one for Olivia and a pink one for Jillian. Adrian and I opted out of the mini-van entertainment system since we have an iPad. So I made an iPad insert into their organizers for long drives to watch movies on. I then made learning cards that would go into the pocket when the iPad is not there. I made an ABC chart, a hundred’s chart, and a car I Spy game. The girls love the I Spy game, they call it their “discovery card”.
My crazy chicken scratch of measurements 🙂
