A Baby Changes Everything

In 2009, in preparation of our firstborn, we said goodbye to Mike's Buick, and purchased a 2009 Ford Escape.  We planned on owning this car for many years to accommodate our growing family.  In 2011, plans changed.  When it came time to replace that vehicle, we were concerned about the financial burden of a new car, so we purchased a smaller, cheaper vehicle, a 2011 Ford Fiesta.

Less than a week before Nicholas' birth, Mike went to put the infant car seat in and realized that if I ever wanted to ride with the family, then this car wasn't going to work.  So the Friday before he was born, we got a new car and sold the Fiesta to CarMax.  It was sad to see that little car go.  We liked it a lot and it served our family (of 3) well.  To replace it, we bought a 2013 Ford Escape.