VAN-tastic

Dear Henry,

When you were just five weeks old we had a little accident about a mile away from Crappaw's and Grandma P's. I have photos but I'll spare you. Well, because our van was older and the repair cost out weighed the van's worth we had to purchase a new van. There are only two styles that would work for Daddy's tall stature so we settled on a Honda Odyssey.

It is going to be a sweet ride for you to grow up in. Daddy got a moon roof and leather seats. It is very grown up. We are excited to go on more visits. This will also mean that soon we will be able to go and meet J Mom, your birth grandmother, who has been waiting VERY patiently for us to get our transportation back. Here are a few photos from when we last saw the van at Superior Van and Mobility.

So just a couple of more weeks and the new van will be home. For now we have a rental.

Love,
Mommy

Daddy and the Vantastics

Dear Henry,

Friday was a long day for you. You were in your car seat most of the day but you smiled and cooed anyway because you're sweet and of good nature. You, Daddy and Mommy made the three hour trek to Evansville for Daddy's vocational rehab driving evaluation. This is the first of many steps toward getting a new van. It was actually a pretty fun drive as there are tons of little Indiana towns between Bloomington and Evansville. We got there and they measured Daddy's chair and asked him some questions and they decided they didn't need to see his driving skills and we started the return trip.

On the way back we stopped in one small town with a pretty town square with lots of little shops. We went into a Latin American grocery store and bought up all the pops Mommy loves from Mexico, some Krankies for Auntie Kristin (which are essentially frosted flakes covered in chocolate) and some plantain chips. Daddy, always on the search for homemade fudge on our small trips, had me step into the candy shoppe. Back into the van until your parents become so hungry we are on the verge of hangry so we stopped at an Amish Buffet Restaurant that overlooks a HUGE lake in the middle of nowhere. It was super cool! Many of the people in the restaurant were from the local Mennonite and Amish communities and they gave you lots of sweet looks and Mommy compared your age with their children's'. You really played it up for them with big smiles and babbling.

After dinner we took you down to the lake for a look and you smiled up at the sun shinnin' warm on your face and started to fall asleep in Daddy's arms.

It was pretty watching the sun dip but we wanted to get home before dark and made our way on home.

Love, Mommy