Getting out

Yes I finally got out of the house this past weekend. It was glorious! Some well needed family time and fresh air!
The Lum Fam (Mom, Dad, and the two kids) headed out about 11:00. We decided at about 9:30 to get ready so we could go out for the day. It took us well over an hour to get ready and out the door! Over an hour you say? Yes because if one child wasn't crying the other one was. They both wanted to be held, Holden needed to be fed, then his diaper needed changing. Sophie didn't like him getting more attention, so she would start whining. Then Holden pooped all over- time for another diaper and clothes change. He just didn't want to lay down by himself either. Still had to get Sophie dressed and changed. Not to mention Mom and Dad had to get showered and dressed. Mom took a little longer because she had to dry hair, do makeup, and find some freaking clothes that fit her! ARGH!- that's a whole other sad story- trying to find clothes that fit!! Maternity clothes too big and ugly, regular clothes don't fit, results=stretchy yoga pants and Dwayne's t-shirt.

Anyway, we did eventually make it out and decided to go look at some new cars for Mommy. Mom is desperate to get a new car that will be easier to get the kiddos in & out. Right now I drive a Land Rover Discovery, which I loved, till I had kids to tote around! The back door doesn't open wide enough for a person with a child or carseat to get through. And you can only fit the infant carrier in the middle seat, so right now Holden is right next to Sophie (I'm sure you can imagine what kind of things a toddler finds fun to do with her sleeping baby brother next to her) . Sophie is good with him for the most part, but she likes to pull his blanket off, take out his paci, among other things, and sometimes she puts the blankie back on- but it ends up over his face. So.. it would be a whole lot better if they were separated!

We ended up looking and test driving two different mid-size SUV's, the BMW X5 and the Volvo XC90. Both very nice cars. I had a blast test driving the Volvo! The lady was cool and we really put the car to the test. She was telling me what to do: Step on the accelerator and get that baby up to 70...take this corner at 60 mph...slam on the brakes...quick switch lanes at 50 mph...make a sharp u-turn, etc. The car was great in all the situations, I especially like that you can't roll it over!
We decided at the end that the Volvo would be a better choice for us for a number of different reasons.
So now we just gotta figure out how to pay for it and the car is mine! We really wouldn't mind getting a pre-owned one, except the model we need (the one with the V8 engine to tow the boat) just came out so there aren't any pre-owned ones.
Ahh, we'll see what happens.