It seems like our entire life has been taken over with insurance calls and searching for vehicles. At least now the search for vehicles is done! On Thursday (Aug 2), we drove to Calgary and got a new-to-us van. It's the same year as our other van, but this one is the next model up. It has 100,000 kilometers less than our other van though! We are quite enjoying all the 'perks' that come with this model. It has power everything... doors, locks, trunk, windows, etc. The side windows even roll down in this model, which the kids think is pretty neat. It is also equipped with a DVD player (that I'm not completely sure is great). The kids think it needs to be on the second that they are in the vehicle and we're having a hard time convincing them otherwise!
Then on Monday (the 6th), Lennard and I drove to Calgary (again) to look at a truck. Unfortunately, it was NOT in as good of shape as we thought. We ended up passing on it and driving home. At least we got some time alone... right?!?
Thursday, the 9th, our old van was towed away and then later that night we sold our tent trailer! It was a bittersweet moment seeing the new owners hook up and drive away with it. We have had so many fun times with that trailer. I'm glad we were able to sell it though because it was starting to have some rust issues, and the hail definitely didn't help it look any nicer!
We were able to go to the Cardston Heritage Days parade on Saturday with all of my family (except Rachel). The kids had a blast gathering up the candy and seeing all the horses. We had a lunch at our place afterwards and it was fun to be able to sit and visit. The best part of the lunch (for me) was the corn on the cob. SO good! That afternoon we made a run into Lethbridge to pick up a new barbeque since ours had been damaged by the hail. We were lucky to get it in the van! It was definitely a tight fit. On our way home, we decided to stop off and play at Wally's Beach for a while. The kids had so much fun that we had a hard time getting them back in to the van. We are definitely going to have to head out there again in the near future.
Finally, on Monday (the 13th), Lennard flew to Medicine Hat with my dad to check out another truck. This one held up to everything we'd seen (plus some) and Lennard was VERY happy to make a deal and drive his 'baby' home! It's four years newer than our old truck and has a LOT more room in it.
There is a lot of storage in the middle console with a power outlet in it as well so we can charge our phone inside the console! One of Lennard's 'favorite' features is the dual climate control. At least I won't have to freeze to death and he won't sweat! He also loves the sunroof!
As you can see, even with the carseats in the truck, there is still plenty of room! At least now we won't be kicked in the back everytime the kids are with us! The other neat thing is that the seats lay down flat. I'll have to try to get a picture of that when we switch the carseats back to the van. There is quite a bit of storage behind the seats too.
As you come in the door to the left there are bunk beds (that we will be building railings to keep the kids in)!
The kitchen is behind me in this picture and the door is to my right. The couch folds down into a bed and so does the table.
Going up the stairs is our 'master' bedroom. It has two small closets on either side of the bed.
Just before the stairs on the right is the bathroom with a toilet and a tub/shower, and the sink is to the left.
This is looking from our bed down the length of the trailer. The kitchen has pretty much everything except a dishwasher. We are excited to go try it out as soon as we get the hitch put in to the truck (that comes Monday).
It's definitely been a crazy month full of changes!
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