Juggling it all...

It was 10 years ago today that Mr. Scott and I were married and it was 10 years ago that we went on our "honeymoon" to Laughlin, NV. Any yes, I said "honeymoon" because, well it was Laughlin - not exactly ranking the top 1,000 in destination choices for young honeymooners!! We spent most the time watching biker brawls and hanging out at the early bird special buffet; I knew then and there that the Mr. was going to have to make it up to me big time when we had the chance. So, here we are, 10 years later and I am beyond excited that we are heading to NYC - yep, the Big Apple - next week to really celebrate this fantastic milestone for us. No kids, just us... 6 days/5 nights with no agenda but to soak in all the craziness that is NYC... oh, yeah and we're going to the Letterman show on Thursday so watch and see... But what's an anniversary post without a little photo walk down memory lane... I present to you the young Mr. & Mrs. Herrick

First, my apologies go out to Samantha who spent her very first spring break hanging out with her mom and the babes for the entire week and we've got nothing to show for it... well, maybe not 'nothing'. The upside is that this was her very first spring break so I haven't set the bar too high as far as her expectations go - so I've got some time to make it up to her. The downside is that her only real memory of spring break will be our daily, and I do mean daily, trips to Sonic for half price drinks & slushies! This is exactly how I survived the week... knowing there was a large Coke for .75 just waiting for me at 2pm! And this is how the kids survived... Every time we pulled into the drive through Brody would say 'mama, I want my own'... I kinda sometimes have been known to make them all 3 share one... but never during 1/2 price drink happy hour! And what spring break would be complete without one - yes ONE - trip to the park that lasted 25 minutes! I k...

Before: 4 bandanas (2 zebra print & 2 pink polka dot) After: 1 very ADORABLE bandana dress and 1 super STYLISH bandana shirt Now I know this is not a new concept here, but I am really quite proud of my little sewing creation. So proud that I'm sure the girls are going to be screaming and chanting 'put down the bandana and just walk away'. These were oh so (and sew) easy!!! I'm seeing one in every color and pattern for the girls... oh the possibilities!!

... well, in most ways that's true. Take for instance hair bows... each of the girls have probably worn a bow in their hair maybe 2-3 times, TOTAL. I really do wish I was that mom that can do cute hair styles or always has cute bracelets or jewelry for the girls, but to be quite honest I can get so consumed and overwhelmed with just making sure they are dressed with clean underwear/diaper that I completely forget that they need to be GIRLS and have cute hair and stuff. This morning I decided I needed to have my girls at least resemble GIRLS... hot pink nail polish coming right up! It actually was the funniest thing to tell Brooke that I was going to paint her toenails. She ran to the office and pulled out Sam's paint set and said 'here mama, here your paint'. I laughed so hard... it really was quite cute. I took the girls to my bathroom and sat them on the counter and painted Sam's toes first so Brooke could see what it would look like. By the time it was Broo...

It was a typical Saturday with Scott home this weekend... a mad scramble to get a million and one errands done all in one day. Clearly we were the worst parents for dragging the kids along with us, but they survived the day with the promise of an extra delicious, sugar-coated treat from Krispy Kreme doughnuts; a fine bribery in our eyes. Some pics of us inhaling our doughnuts as if they were the last food we would ever eat... enjoy! And this poor little guy slept through the whole thing... he never even cracked an eye open. Luckily his doughnut was waiting for him at home when he finally awoke from his nap.

So, this is my sweet, little, adorable, handsome boy who I treasure so much and would give anything for... And this is some punk kid who steals lunches and beats up on the little kids at the playground! This is what happens when dad gets bored!! But, to dad's defense, I do agree that all boys need a mohawk at least once in their lives. Here's us enjoying an ice cream treat... before dinner, no less! I'm such a cool mom!! Disclaimer... all these photos were taken with my phone so I totally apologize for the poor quality. Ya'll know I'm better than this!! ;-)

All of the kindergarten classes at Sam's school went on a fantastic field trip today and I was lucky enough to be one of the parent chaperones... seriously, it doesn't get much better then this!! Going with Samantha's class today brought back so many memories of going on field trips when I was in elementary school and how I would beg my mom to please be a chaperone and take the day off of work. In the few occasions she was able to come with me, I remember those as being some of my favorite field trips... but I digress. So, I'm blogging about today's field trip to Superstition Farms for several reasons... Reason #1... this was Samantha's first field trip so why wouldn't I blog it!! She could hardly sleep last night and she woke me up at 6:30 this morning practically ready to drive herself to school - she was very anxious to get the day going. She had so much fun! Where there are animals (especially farm animals) you know Sam is a happy camper! Here is Sam...