Now, not the "change" that Pres. Obama speaks of, but CHANGE for our family none the less.
Well for Mother's Day 2007 Jake bought me our Tundra. We had never purchased a vehicle before and my 2001 Pontiac Sunfire from high school and college had gone kaput.
The truck was perfect. It fit him, a rear facing car seat behind him even with his seat all the way back, and it was PERFECT.
Well fast forward 2 years and almost 2 babies later and we were beginning to feel the squeeze of three car seats in the backseat(thanks to Jordan riding with us the last few days). Jake has wanted to get a third row seat vehicle since we found out I was having baby #3 but I was not willing to change vehicles unless we were able to trade in our truck and have them pay it off. I was not willing to accept being upside down. So we put the girls down for naps and Kaylene kept an eye on them while we went to see what our local dealership could offer. We were surprised when we told them we wanted to trade in our 2007 Tundra and they came back with "I need your truck! I don't have a used new body style Tundra on the lot! We will make this work" and sure enough they did! They offered us a great price on our Tundra(paying it off) and we knew our family needed the room so it was a done deal.
After about 6 hours at the dealership all was done and we walked away with our new 2008 Toyota Sequoia for my 2009 Mother's Day gift. We love the Sequoia because it is just like the truck! It fits Jake, car seats, the WORKS! We are sad at the lack of cargo room but we will get used to it.
Thank you Jacob for working so hard to provide for our family! We love you!
Here we are with our 3rd row seat vehicle after church today.
Well for Mother's Day 2007 Jake bought me our Tundra. We had never purchased a vehicle before and my 2001 Pontiac Sunfire from high school and college had gone kaput.
The truck was perfect. It fit him, a rear facing car seat behind him even with his seat all the way back, and it was PERFECT.
Well fast forward 2 years and almost 2 babies later and we were beginning to feel the squeeze of three car seats in the backseat(thanks to Jordan riding with us the last few days). Jake has wanted to get a third row seat vehicle since we found out I was having baby #3 but I was not willing to change vehicles unless we were able to trade in our truck and have them pay it off. I was not willing to accept being upside down. So we put the girls down for naps and Kaylene kept an eye on them while we went to see what our local dealership could offer. We were surprised when we told them we wanted to trade in our 2007 Tundra and they came back with "I need your truck! I don't have a used new body style Tundra on the lot! We will make this work" and sure enough they did! They offered us a great price on our Tundra(paying it off) and we knew our family needed the room so it was a done deal.
After about 6 hours at the dealership all was done and we walked away with our new 2008 Toyota Sequoia for my 2009 Mother's Day gift. We love the Sequoia because it is just like the truck! It fits Jake, car seats, the WORKS! We are sad at the lack of cargo room but we will get used to it.Thank you Jacob for working so hard to provide for our family! We love you!
Here we are with our 3rd row seat vehicle after church today.
I am 36wks 4days!
your hair looks cute like that! and nice car, good luck with the new baby!
ReplyDeleteWe are working on getting a mini van. We have a Honda Civic and I put 3 car seats in it and realized it was NOT safe! Anyway fun times! Can't wait to see pics of the new little one. Hope the last few weeks are good for you!
ReplyDeleteI love it! And it's true, you really can fit 3 car seats in one row!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!
I'm so excited for you!
How fun!!!
We were wondering if you guys got a new car! It's so pretty, and I'm totally jealous :o)
ReplyDeleteHey, we need to move some stuff, can we borrow your truck?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!!! I was wondering what you guys were going to do! I knew you could make it work with the truck but I figured you'd want more space. I love your new car!
ReplyDeletelucky!
ReplyDeletelove the color!
ReplyDeleteFantastic Mother's Day gift and fantastic family!
ReplyDeleteSo fun!! It makes a big difference to have a car that fits everyone comfortably! I can't believe you are so close. We hope that all goes well!
ReplyDeleteOOOH what a pretty new car! I can't WAIT to have a bigger family car. Congrats you guys :)
ReplyDeleteNice that the dealership was so cooperative! That's amazing that they were so willing!! Must be nice to have a new ride! Kurt and I have been discussing the same exact thing since we'll have the same issue come september.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness!!!!! thats awesome!!!! thats cool it's pretty much just like it. i like the color too!! purple is my new fav color. hahah
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness!!!!! thats awesome!!!! thats cool it's pretty much just like it. i like the color too!! purple is my new fav color. hahah
ReplyDeleteHooray for bigger cars!
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