This weekend, we high-tailed it out of town to Rochester, MN, where we stayed with some dear friends and biked the Root River Trail. Get ready for a great post about the joys of biking the Root River Trail--it was an amazing weekend trip for us.
The weekend was phenomenal for many reasons, but I really need to give credit where credit is due--our Sienna minivan.
Ten months ago, when we were looking to buy a second car, I told T I would never drive a minivan. My mom drove a minivan. I was going to drive an SUV, and that was that.
Nine months ago, after an agonizing month of trying out every 7 passenger SUV sold in the US, I became the proud, and I do mean bragging, owner of a used Sienna minivan.
My great friend D recently sent me a link to Toyota's Swagger Wagon commercial. Have you seen it? This could be my family. D has heard my gushing talk about my car so much that she laughed hysterically when she saw this.
(P.S, G-Bear dances just like the little girl in this video)
I could list all the reasons why I love my Sienna over any 7 passenger SUV, but that would take pages. But this weekend is a great example of why I love it! Here is the list of everything that was INSIDE our minivan driving down to Rochester this weekend:
*Two adults (blessedly, in front seat captain's chairs)
*Two children (blessedly, strapped safely in two captain chair-containing carseats, with automatic sliding doors on either side of them and a large aisle in between to provide adequate spacing for those irritable moments)
*Two adult bikes, fully assembled
*One double-wide Chariot stroller, wheels off, otherwise fully assembled
*One Chariot stroller bike attachment, bike flags, and pair of extra stroller wheels
*Bike pump
*Four helmets
*Four travel bags (one per person for the weekend, please, but they ride for free in the Sienna)
*One cooler with cold food
*One bag with dry food and snacks
*Assorted toys, blankies, dolls
Guess there was something in the koolaid and I drank it. I love that car.
