Graco Ready to Grow Stroller & Snugride 30 Review

  When we found out we were pregnant with baby #2 we purchased a double stroller, we HATED it!! It was so hard to push around , the basket on the bottom was tiny and it had NO cupholders! And it still wasn't cheap (I wont lie, we found it for a great deal at a yardsale...but shortly after purchasing I realized why we got such a great deal!). I think over the past 15 months (since baby #2 was born) I have used it 3 times. I despised taking it anywhere...I actually just resold it at a yardsale a few weeks back. So...when we found out we were pregnant with baby #3 we knew we needed to find a good double stroller...especially since baby 2 & 3 will be just 18 months apart, we need one that we will love and want to use!

  So, our search began....I had been thinking for a really long time that I wanted to find a Sit N Stand stroller...however my fear was that my middle child might not really want to stand, and might need more of a "seat" than the typical Sit N Stand has to offer! So I was stuck..I didn't really know what to do..

 Then I came across the new Graco Ready to Grow LX Stand & Ride Stroller. This stroller has the ability to be a sit and stand, but also has a removable seat on the back where you can put smaller children in. I LOVE IT!!! When we got our stroller my hubby put it together....and being the "manly man" that he is, he felt no need to read the directions.....and it was put together in about 10 minutes , correctly!!! The next day I wanted to take my boys out for a walk...my goal was just to push the little guy in the stroller and my oldest to ride his bike....however his bike was hanging in the garage...and me being pregnant couldn't get it down. SO I had to make stroller riding exciting :) SO I took the little seat off the back (which was super easy to do) so he could use the "sit & stand" part. He chose to stand most of the way.

 I love EVERYTHING about this stroller!! One of my favorite features is the swing out cup holder that you see in the bottom picture. I love that I can put my drink in it and keep it out of reach of the kiddos. If you look at the top picture you can see how big the basket under the stroller is. There is no lack of storage room in this stroller! LOVE IT!!! And there are 12 different ways for your kiddos to ride in this stroller!! So it is perfect for every stage, from infant to preschooler!

the stroller is big folded up, but we just purchased a van and it
stands up perfectly in the back leaving us plenty of storage room

this is the stroller with the seat on the back

  For the new baby we received the Graco Snugride 30 infant car seat, which is compatible with this stroller! I love this seat, of course we have not yet been able to use it, since our little girl isn't due until September, but it seems perfect! There is a good bit of padding on the seat for baby's comfort and of course the greatest part of this car seat is all of the safety regulations it has not only met but exceeded!

this car seat is in the print Metropolis
which goes great with the Odyssey print of the
stroller

Like I said, we haven't used this car seat yet, but I did "play" around with it a good bit. My biggest complaint about previous car seats I have used (we have had two infant carriers, one for each car...neither were Graco) they were so hard to get latched into the base, or to get out. This one is super easy to get in and out of the base, which is super important because I despise when my sleeping baby wakes up because I have struggled getting them out of the car.





 I love both of these great products from Graco and am so thankful for the chance to use them with our kiddos.