I am starting a family and need a larger car?

[pepy311]

Ok so my fiance and I have 3 dogs an Am Staff, boarderLab and a Pom mix. thats 2 larger dogs and one little guy. We are expecting a baby in Dec. our dogs are like kids to us so we will have 4 kids. We live in the mountains and get lots of snow. So I want a good mid sized AWD or 4x4 SUV that is good on MPG and fun to drive.

My number one pick so far is the Toyota Rav4
I also like the
Jeep patriot
Toyota FJ cruiser (does not look like it has any room but I love it.)
Honda CRV

I love jeeps and have always been a jeep girl I had a 85 CJ7 I kind of want a new jeep. But I love the Rav4 because I know its a car that last forever and the new one has a 3rd row of seats you can pull up if you have extra people. That is awesome. But I really love my jeeps.

The price range is 20,000 - 30,000 I would like it to be more 23,000

Does anyone have first hand experience with any of these cars and can give tell me what you like or don't like about them?
I would get the 6 Cyl Rav4