New Addition

Yesterday Jamie and I welcomed a new member to the family - a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe. A beautiful "compact utility vehicle" to see us through (I hope) the next five years of family driving.

My search for a new car began around Christmas time. About the same time when Jamie and I learned the Subaru would need about $3000 worth of engine repairs. Add to this the cost of a new windshield and some new tires and I couldn't quite get excited about keeping my aging, rusting Outback on the road.

I let my fingers do all the work as I hit the internet in search of my new car. I decided the car would have to be safe (a 5 star safety rating), good on gas, AWD, a hatchback (for the stroller) and tall so that I could easily get Brandon in and out of his car seat. It also had to be under $30,000. It really didn't take long for me to narrow the search down to a Hyundai. With 0% financing, I was really interested.

Jamie and I tested the Tucson and the Santa Fe and though the Tucson was a great little CUV, we felt we needed the bigger Santa Fe to accommodate our growing boy. We made the deal on Feb 10th and we picked it up from the dealership yesterday afternoon. I said good-bye to the Subaru without much sadness - though I did say "Thank you bringing my baby safely home from the hospital" - and skipped over to my new car. Oh it was so beautiful. The sun was shining and it sparkled like only a new car with 10 kms can!

We felt we owed it to ourselves to give it a little test run. This morning we drove it to Canmore and enjoyed brunch in the Rockies. The car was so much fun to drive and so quiet that Brandon fell asleep in it - twice!

Here's some pics of my new "Mommy Moblie". I'm such a big girl now :)