Everyone said it would happen...

Everyone.

Once we announced we were having twins, everyone said "you are going to need a bigger car!".

David and I would look at each other and scoff at the idea.

We loved our little compact cars, and we were sure we could make it work.

When we would respond that way, people "in-the-know" would laugh at us, but we didn't care, we'd show them!!

My two books "Juggling Twins" and "The Multiples Manual" both had entire chapters devoted to the need for a mini van or SUV.

I read those to David and we would sit and be smug and guffaw at the thought.



And then we had the car seats installed in the Jetta.



And as you may remember, I laughed so hard I cried, where as David did not find it as amusing as I did.

Either way, we both had to face facts.

This was not gonna work.

My sweet husband is 6'2", and his knees were up to his shoulders. He could not safely drive us anywhere.

So we've spent the last few days running some re-con online looking at cars, trying to decide what would be best for us.

I'll admit, I was gun-shy about biting the mini-van bullet. I just didn't know if I was ready to be...a mini van driver. I was eyeing SUV's mainly. But in the end, the gas mileage most of the time is better in vans, and the smaller SUV's we were looking at only sat 5...and we may want to have more children some day.

A hybrid SUV that sat 7 would have been ideal, but that money tree we planted in the back yard just hasn't produced cash like we thought it would.

So, here you have it....

Our new mini-van.

Thanks to the trade in of my beloved Jetta, and part of our tax return (hooray for the new home-buyers tax credit!) we are now the proud owners of a 2005 Dodge Caravan.

And you know what?

I freakin' love it.

That thing is SUCH a smooth ride.

And SO roomy.

I had to run to the bank today, but I am not supposed to be on my feet much, so I drove miles and miles away to one of our banks that actually had a drive up teller (why are they all inside of grocery stores these days?!). I went up hills and curves and stopped and sped up and ooohhed and aawwed and the way it drives.

Plus check out how adorable the babies' car seats look in there...



And both the drivers seat and passenger seat can be all the way back, with plenty of room for the car seats to be in safely.

And there is ample trunk space for a giant double stroller, with easy access to get in and out of the back.

So... here's to mini-van drivin'.