Results~~~and a New Van

Last night, was the results of the State Science Fair.  Just to get anything was an honor because most kids there did not get anything.  The farthest Justin ever got in his past two time there was 3rd place.  On a side note, we have been having some van issues.  Right before we headed out to Springfield to get the results, we had a major decision to make:  pour more money into a van that was 9 years old and had 180,000 miles on it, or finally break down and get a new one.  The outcome of that decision is at the bottom :)  Back to the more important item:
The boys waiting to see what they won:



They both did great!!  Justin's won second place in Environmental Science, and Nathan won second place in Physical Science!  AMAZING!! 
Here they are with all the different second place winners in the different science categories (those 2 boys in the middle are only 14!!)

We are just so very proud of them!

Back to the other subject:  We decided to get a new van!  A Chrysler Town and Country to be exact!  Even though I am very excited about the new van, I am going to miss the KIA:



• We bought it right when we moved to Killeen, Texas (close to Fort Hood)
• Justin was 4 years old and Nathan was 2 years old
• It has been back and forth to Florida 3 times
• It had 180.000 miles on it

Here is where first, I backed into a parked car, and then later, Jon backed into a parked car (brilliant we are):

Here is where a ram butted our door with his horns.  Yes, a ram.  We were in a drive-thru safari park:

Someone hit us on this door:

And now, without further ado:  Our brand new Town and Country!

• It has stow and go seating
• it has electronic doors and trunk
• it has 2 different dvd players and 2 different screens
• and the best feature: a rear camera so we can see when we back up so Jon and I don't hit anything anymore!

The Shore's were there also and they happened to get a new van also that day :)