Your are looking at a seven year old vehicle and an eight year old vehicle. At this point, the condition and maintenance records are more important than the make. One thing in favor of the Chrysler Town and Country is that you mentioned is that it has fewer bells and whistles. That means that there is less to go wrong as opposed to the Honda you described.
I have owned 4 minivans and to me, a minivan is a minivan. I presently own a 2011 Toyota Sienna with quite a few options. My previous minivan was a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander with few options. While the power sliding doors on the Sienna are nice, I really didn’t have any problem opening the doors on the Uplander. There are power windows in the sliding doors of the Sienna, but I rarely roll these windows down. The Sienna has a power driver’s seat, but the non-power seat in the Uplander was just as comfortable for me.
I have a minivan because I play in three different musical groups and am frequently carrying musicians and their instruments. On one gig 50 miles away, we had 6 people, 2 cellos, 1 French horn, 1 trumpet, 1 violin, and 1 flute for the 100 mile round trip. You can’t beat the minivan for space which is particularly important when you have children.
In addition to the Uplander and Sienna, I previously had a Ford Aerostar and then a Ford Windstar. All of them were satisfactory.