Hot Wheels

So I didn't get a Christmas present this year (not entirely true.. a David Sedaris book and a gift certificate to Esther's) because Josh and I have been talking about getting a new car. Considering that our current car is 30+ years old and becoming increasingly smaller with the size of our growing family, we decided to get something a bit bigger and newer to ease Josh's mechanical anxiety. We researched a number of vans and SUVs (neither of which I wanted to drive) and came up with the Mazda 5. It seats 6 and gets 30+mpg on the highway. It is smaller than a van, but bigger than a wagon. The back 2 seats fold down for added cargo room and for even bigger cargo space the 2 middle seats do too. We will most likely not use the 3rd row seating except on special occasion, but I'm pretty stoked to have a car this "new". The newest car I've ever owned is a 91 Ford Ranger that I bought in 2003, so a 2006 car in 2009 is pretty exciting. It also has 2 rear sliding doors, which will prove to be the avoidance of much parking lot strife in the years to come with 2 boys getting in and out. We're so thankful to be able to afford this right now and will be selling the aforementioned Ford Ranger, so if you know anyone wanting a truck, give us a holler. Oh ya, ours is black and awaiting a name.