First Ride in the Mercury!
After my folks left and Zach warmed up, he got out the carseat and car manuals to figure out how to get the carseats installed. After considerable effort in the cold, we had them arranged correctly. Zora’s is forward facing for the first time. She was a half inch too tall to be rear facing, so that was exciting for her.
When the car was all ready, we got the kids ready and left to go out for a drive to IHOP for pancakes. Neither of the kids had seen the new car, so we enjoyed seeing their faces. Zane stopped short as he rounded the corner, and then walked slowly, confused. I asked if he wanted to take the gray car or the white car? He looked at me, and I could see the realization go across his face, followed by an enthusiastic “WHITE car!” Zora was excited too. It was hard getting them in their car seats because they were both so excited. Zane kept giggling and flapping with glee as we drove down the road.
We stopped at IHOP and the kids got “funny face” pancakes, we got coffee and a breakfast. We had such a fun time. It was perfect and wonderful. Zane was almost as excited as we drove home, and both of them were singing “Old McDonald” in the back seat. It was so sweet and happy.
Sounds like a good time was had by all. Congrats on your “new to you” car!