Swagger Wagon

Ha! I still love this music video...

I know a lot of people have a stigma about one day owning a minivan. Hell, even some of their commercials start with "Frankly, the idea of owning a minivan use to make me cry myself to sleep at night." {via} But I think Toyota did an amazing job of making the minivan seem cool.

And they have officially sold us.
Last weekend I had the opportunity to ride around in a brand new {and fully loaded} Toyota Sienna. Why yes, I did have my choice of ANY Toyota... and yes, I chose the Swagger Wagon. I've come to realize that with baby #3 on the way, we are eventually going to need a minivan. It is almost inevitable. So why not try it out now?

Wow.

After driving it around for 4 days straight, we honestly didn't want to give it back.

But the person who wanted to keep it the most?

Carter. He absolutely loved it. He loved that he had his own sunroof in the back. He loved that it opened. He loved that his side window went all the way down. And most of all?

He loved that he could watch his movies. Of course we have the portal DVD players and iPads, etc but it is not the same. He absolutely LOVED the flip down TV.

Do I look like a soccer mom?

Good.

It seems like Toyota has literally thought of everything for this van, and we were so impressed with the features. Some of the things I wanted to point out were the easy-to-use navigation system and rear view camera...

The amount of space in the van was unreal. A lot of times when the 3rd row seat is up, it leaves little to no space to put things in the back, but this van did not lack in the space department.

Some other features that I loved were the push-button start, the automatic open and close side doors and rear gate {even with the car remote}, the reclining {w/ foot rest!!!} 2nd row bucket seats...

...I mean, are you kidding me with that!?! It was difficult for me to restrain myself from sneaking out there sans kiddos for a little mommy time out! {Remember that commercial? Now I believe it.}

But even the little things, like a pull up sun shade...

...has made me believe that they have literally thought of everything.

The Toyota Sienna is the most family-friendly vehicle I have ever driven in and I honestly can not wait to own one. My college self might have been saying ""Frankly, the idea of owning a minivan use to make me cry myself to sleep at night" {via} but my mommy self is now saying "Frankly, I'd be an idiot not too."

Poor Brynnie couldn't see any of the movies.

Now here's the part of the post where I'd put in all my complaints about the van. But I honestly can't think of a damn thing. We had it for 4 days and never had to get gas for it {after driving it quite a bit to birthday parties, into Philly for dinner, etc.} It drove like a dream... Bob and my sister, Kristi {who wants this exact van} were actually both jealous that they couldn't drive it {and I was glad I was the only one that could ;} And, like I said, even the kids loved it.

If you're on the fence about a minivan, give in. And if you're considering a Toyota Sienna, go for it. You won't be disappointed.

Disclosure: I was selected for participation in the TWIN community through a program with Clever Girls Collective. I did not receive any compensation for writing this post, or payment in exchange for participating. The opinions expressed herein are mine, and do not reflect the views of the Toyota.