The Mann Family: Here comes winter and a new car

Not too much is going on around here lately. The kids are starting to get excited because winter is coming and that means that snow is right around the corner. I, myself, am not looking forward to the snow. I think the first snowfall is beautiful, but after that I am ready for summer again! AJ and Ashleigh are already talking about building snowmen and making snow angels! All I know is that it's terribly cold and windy here. AJ and Ashleigh are also getting excited because Rick and I have been talking about putting our lights up on the house this coming weekend. I know you guys probably think we are crazy, but we have to think about the weather here when we are putting up lights. We, obviously, cannot put lights up with snow and ice on the roof. There are a couple of houses in the neighborhood that are already decorated and AJ and Ashleigh talk about how our house will look so nice with the lights and the other decorations. We will definitely take some pictures once we get the lights up.

Here are some recent pictures of the kids!

Rare pictures of AJ not hiding from the camera!

Ashleigh is always smiling for the camera!

AJ and Ashleigh loving on Diamond!

Rick and I have been talking for a while about trading in our 4Runner for something a little more economical and gas friendly! We found that we really did not need four wheel drive up here in the winter time and also found that we really were not driving it as much because of how much gas cost to fill it! So, we went this past weekend to look at the Toyota dealership in town for some different options for us. Originally, we said we were just going to look, but that never seems to happen with us. So we ended up buying a Toyota Scion XB! After doing some research and looking at a couple of different vehicles, we found that the Scion would be the best option. Rick and I were actually very surprised at how roomy it was and how nice it was to drive. The kids love it! Here are some pictures!