Last spring we looked for a new to us van for a few weeks and did not have any luck finding one.

Around Christmas time Blake told me he was going to look for one again, as it was either that or to start dumping a bunch of money into the one we had.

Blake was off of work on January 2nd for New Year’s Day.

After we finished school that day, we loaded up the kiddos and headed to town to check out two different vans that Blake had his eye on!

I was glad that the kiddos not only had an outing, but also got to participate in all that needed to take place for Blake to make a decision on if and what he would buy.

My input on a van, by the way, is that it is safe and reliable!!

I also would not choose certain colors, if given the choice.

We spent some time at the car dealer talking about this Honda Odyssey.

After we finished there, we took the kids to the new HyVee so Blake and I could get some coffee and they could have a snack.

Grant came and met us there since he was in town.

That made it super fun!

Of course I do not have a photo of him!

The guys all went on together to go to Menards, and Eliza and I headed back home to make dinner.

I had a sleepy girl!!

That following Saturday we were able to pick up our new to us van!

Blake had ultimately decided on the Honda Odyssey.

It is not our first one, and we have always had good experiences with a Honda.

We took the kiddos again as we picked up the van!

It has taken a while for me to get used to our new van, but I really like it!

It rides SO SMOOTH and feels safe and reliable.

Our old van was not so much in the reliable category anymore!

I was especially thankful for our new van when we traveled to Madison in January and then again when we traveled to Indianapolis in February!

We love our new to us van!!