happiness is...

- when i'm in the shower and just before i get out, bryan throws my towel in the dryer so i have a warm, fluffy towel to dry off in
- when i'm REALLY missing my sf kids, they happen to facetime me when i need it most
- when those kids tell you how much they miss you and wonder when you're coming back (which is also sad because i wish i could be there RIGHT NOW :( )
- when my nail art actually turns out the way i envisioned it
- when the new marcel the shell is released

(also here's ONE and TWO if you haven't seen them)

- taylor swift and her song release countdowns on instagram

- when i try to get out of bed in the morning to get ready but bryan grabs my arm because he wants to cuddle just a little bit longer

- the AMAZING colors of the trees right now

- and life itself. everything is happiness and we should all just take a minute to find something that makes us happy in our everyday lives. 

kid quotes part 7

9 year old boy: 9yo
7 year old girl: 7yo
3 year old boy: 3yo

3yo: can i come to your house?
me: yes! you are welcome anytime!
3yo: and i'm hungry at your house
me: and who will feed you?
3yo: your dad named craig will make me breakfast burritos

3yo: mia, i NEED a coke bottle gummy. it's soul for my body

me: if you don't finish your vegetables in 3 minutes, you don't get a story before nap
3yo: *stares at me for a second* (sings) shoo fly, don't bother me

*walking down the street with seven year old*
*crazy guys starts yelling at no body*
7yo: why is he doing that?
me: i don't know, let's just keep walking
7yo: he's probably... *motions drinking*... i don't like saying the word

3yo: mia, look at those flowers
me: i know, aren't they beautiful?
3yo: mia, you're beautiful

me (to 3yo): you're such a sweet little angel
7yo: yeah, an angel of H-E-L--
me: stop

*in the pool*
*3yo has a water gun*
me: don't shoot people buddy
3yo *aims water gun at my face*
me: i'm a person, don't shoot me
3yo: you're not a person
me: then what am i?
3yo: you're a girl

no one tells you that part

okay so i have exactly 38 days left here (my stomach just dropped typing that.. i thought it was more). and coming out here i had SO MANY people telling me how much fun i would have and how much i would learn and how much i would love the city and that being a nanny is such a great experience.

but no one tells you the part about how hard it is to leave. on monday when i was out to lunch with my mom, we started talking about it and it started bawling. and i didn't really stop crying. then when i walked into the house and went in to say goodnight to that sweet little boy and he looks up at me and smiles and says "i missed you mia!" and i lost it again.

no one tells you how attached you get to the kids.
no one tells you how attached you get to your new home
or the runs on the beach
or late night Mel's runs
or the friends you make who will return to their own homes in other states
or the trips you make downtown by yourself
or your uncle who you wished you had spent more time with

i live in one of the biggest cities in america, people travel the world to visit where i LIVE and i feel like i don't have enough time. like i still have things i need to do before i leave. but i think no matter how long i stay here, it will never be enough time.

but leaving the city isn't even the hard part. every time that little boy tells me he loves me or when that little girl runs up to me and hugs me or when the other little boy tries and fails to scare me, my heart just breaks knowing that i'm just going to leave them. i cannot believe how much i love these kids. i didn't know that i was capable of loving other human beings the way i love these kids.

things i like

 this week has been rainy
 bryan gets home in 103 days
 my best friend is getting married in just a few short months
 when i'm skyping with my family my parents hold each other's hands
 the last two weeks have both been harry potter weekends
 i get to directly speak to my Heavenly Father whenever and wherever i want
 i got to experience life out of the utah bubble in the most amazing place possible
 i have the best of friends. i don't know how i made it so long out here without them
 i'm going to mexico in 3 weeks
 even though i don't always like the way i look, people still like me. and that's something i need to realize more often. and so do other people.
 my sister is hilarious and my best friend
 the fact that i move home in 19 weeks
 my hair is the longest it's ever been
 these guys and especially this song:

 when my 3 year old says "i luz you mimi. you my sazorite (favorite) mia ezer!"
 bruno mars' half time performance. he should just always dance and never stop
 when people on the street smile at me. not like, the creepy smile but the i-hope-you-have-a-great-day smile

kid quotes p6

9 year old boy: 9yo
6 year old girl: 6yo
2 year old boy: 2yo

me: can you please stop growing?
2yo: no, i want to grow up big so i can have gum

2yo: it smells like doom

6yo: mia sometimes i wonder, i wonder indeed, what it's like to be you or me or a bird. will we ever know?

me: don't do that!
2yo: okay silly mia!

*brings me a baby doll*
me: aw! what's her name?
2yo: isaac
me: is it a boy or a girl?
2yo: uh.. b-.. g-.. uh, nothing. just isaac

*talking about kids' cooking class*
6yo: today we went to.. ugh. what's it called? the japanese live there... oh! japan!

me: why are you having such a hard time listening today?
6yo: i used up all my listening at school

9yo: our great grandma was 98 when she died
me: really?
9yo: yeah. well.. we think. she would never tell us. and she burned her birth certificate.

2yo: mi, let me tell you something really sad
me: okay, tell me
2yo: i... stoled a gummy
me: you stole a gummy? from where?
2yo: from a box
me: that's so sad
2yo: yeah, i told you

2yo: grown ups don't go to birthday parties!
me: they don't?
2yo: no!
me: then where do grown ups go?
2yo: to work
me: *giggles*
2yo: i'm serious

6yo: tell bryan about us
me: i do. all the time
6yo: even the bad stuff?
me: there isn't bad stuff
6yo: so basically we're perfect

me: what's 500-220? 260?
9yo: really mia. it's 280
me: i don't have a math brain. never have, never will
9yo: yeah, you only have a celebrity brain
me: what does that even mean?
9yo: you only know everything about celebrities

*2yo doing something he's not supposed to*
me: no! don't do that!
2yo: FINE! then i will go to the grocery store to buy shoes by MYSELF in daddy's car.
me: okay, bye
2yo: okay. see you later



kid quotes 1
kid quotes 2
kid quotes 3
kid quotes 4
kid quotes 5

ogak

-tonight my 2 year old introduced us to his imaginary friend ogak. ogak is 2 years old and has no toes and likes to play 'opoly" (monopoly). his parents are named ogapi and obi. they live in our house and sleep on the floor with pillows and blankets.

basically the cutest thing ever.

-we spent a good amount of time at the beach this week

-in OTHER news i ate my saturday night dinner on a rooftop and it was BEAUTIFUL.

-you guys should check out my cousins company THRIVE

-my best friend/ cousin gets home from serving the good people of chicago THIS WEEK!

kid quotes p5

9 year old boy: 9yo
6 year old girl: 6yo
2 year old boy: 2yo

2yo: mia, what is that bag?
me: it's just a bag
2yo: no, what IS it?
me: it's just a bag, bud
2yo: no really. really, what is it?

(playing in a little playhouse)
2yo: clock mimi
me: yeah, what time is it?
2yo: uhh, o'teen thirteen

(just me and 2yo watching planet earth while eating dinner)
me: i need you to focus on eating your food
2yo: mimi, i'm trying to watch nature

(on a bus)
6yo: what does the wheelchair sign mean?
me: that if someone in a wheelchair gets on and you're sitting in that seat, you have to move to the back
6yo: like back in the day when black people had to go to the back

kids dad to 2yo: where did your blue eyes come from?
2yo: uh, utah

6yo: do bees drop wax in your ear?

6yo: how is san francisco like los angeles?
me: it's just a big, well known city. probably not quite as big as los angeles
6yo: oh, so its more like l.a.

2yo: mimi, how do you spell 'i'?

2yo: mimi, cuddle my feet

6yo: who named pizza? and who invented it? do you think God named it? or the person who invented it?

(pulling out jeans for 6yo to wear on a playdate with a (boy) friend she hasn't seen in a year)
6yo: MIA. i can't wear pants! i'm seeing A BOY! i need to be fancy! this is like you seeing bryan! do you want to look fancy for bryan?

(going on a walk, a motorcycle passes)
me: do you like motorcycles?
2yo: yeah
me: are you gonna get one one day?
2yo: yeah. and you?
me: i'm getting a motorcycle?
2yo: and we'll ride them
me: together?
2yo: yeah, and race them. we'll do that one day

(listening to we are you)
2yo: mi, we are young. i'm young
me: yup, am i young? or old?
2yo: old. hi old mimi

2yo: where's mommy?
me: running errands
2yo: no. walking errands

2yo: you're the lizard, i'm the owner

my 2 year old says "f'" as "s" so basically anytime he says a word with the letter 'f'' that itself could be a quote (fork/sork, friend/ siend, phone/sone....etc.)

love my kiddos!



the first 3 kid quotes can be found HERE, HERE and HERE

napa valley

so napa valley is probably one of the most beautiful places i've ever seen. we stayed in the cutest little farmhouse on this beautiful vineyard and the weather was perfect (until it wasn't on sunday) and it was just lovely all around.

kid quotes part 4

8 year old boy: 8yo
6 year old girl: 6yo
2 year old boy: 2yo

(2 year old has a habit of not swallowing food if he thinks its gross, it'll just sit in his mouth forever)
me: i'm going to count to 3 and you better swallow your food. 1-
2yo: 2

2yo: baby text
me: text?
2yo: yeah
me: text who?
2yo: mommy
me: and say what?
2yo: uh.. 2

*2 year old gives me a hug then rubs his face on my shoulder*
me: did you just wipe your nose on me?
2yo: yup. see?

*driving to palm springs*
6yo: i just saw a camel!
their mom: hold on, what?
6yo: yeah, literally!

*talking about snapchat*
8yo: can we send one to bryan?
me: no, he doesn't have a phone
8yo: no phone? that's just cray cray!

2yo: where mommy go?
me: out to dinner with daddy
2yo: ...doughnut

*walks into my bedroom*
2yo: uh oh, mimi make mess
me: yeah, i made a mess. will you clean it up for me?
2yo: yeah, *proceeds to pick up my clothes and throw them into my closet*

me: come wash your hands for lunch
2yo: *playing with trains* one minute
me: no, right now
2yo: i'm busy!

me: why are you such a messy eater?
6yo: it's just how some people are
me: *gives her 'the look'*
6yo: it's not me, it's my body
me: you control your body
6yo: it's my mouth
me: ...
6yo: it's God controlling me

6yo: am i cute?
me: ...yes
6yo: i don't think so but, if you say so.

6yo: i bought it with my own money
me: oh yeah?
6yo: yeah, but i never paid back my aunt

*eating breakfast in silence*
2yo: i want to see a picture of a yak

6yo: does my husband have a phone?
me: your husband?
6yo: yeah, your brother

things that make me feel good

+ when i'm saying goodbye to my kids and they tell me not to leave, even just for 3 days
+ when i'm meeting with my friends and i turn the corner and all 3 of them are running towards me in skirts and high heels
+ when one of my best friends gets married and i am the first one she hugs when she gets out of the temple
+ when me and my friends go skating in dresses
+ when my brothers fight over sitting next to me
+ when my family will not sleep for 3 days just to spend a little more time with me
+ when my mom bears her testimony
+ when my mom cries cause i have to leave again, even though i'll be back in just a few weeks. (not that i like my mom to cry... it just lets me know she loves me and misses me)
+ when baby girl gets right up in my face and waves and says"hi. hi. hi." (yes, SAYS. and walks... she's so big!)
+ when i walk downstairs and all 3 kids yell "MIA!!" and then the mom tells me how traumatic it was for the 2 year old that i was gone


life is beautiful.

kid quotes part 3

lb: little boy (8 yrs)
lg: little girl (6 yrs)
bb: baby boy (2 yrs)

(talking about evolution)
lg: do you believe it?
me: i don't know
lg: i do, things can change very fast, like a tree to a post. (turns to baby boy) baby, you used to be a monkey!

lg: if i found a whole bucket of gold, would you let me keep it?

lg: i know what sorry means
me: what?
lg: i'll TRY not to do it again
me: no, it means you WON'T do it again
lg: fine, i'll never say sorry again cause i can't promise that

*lg picks up bb and he screams*
me: put him down
lg: *looks at me seriously* i just feel like picking something heavy up, like the world *proceeds to try and pick up a park bench*

(looking at instagram and explaining what "liking" something means, looking at a picture i just posted)
lg: can i like it?
me: no
lg: but i'm not you
me: but it's still on my profile and it would make it look like i liked my own picture, of course i like it or else i wouldn't have posted it
lg: *giggles* you're cute

me: someone's a little sassy pants
bb: mimi passypants
me: *giggles*
bb: time out mimi

(eating eggs)
bb: no, hate meat
me: there is no meat
bb: uh huh. okay, yeah

(about 2 minutes later)
bb: hate eggs!
me: no you don't
bb: time out mimi!

(wearing knee pads)
lg: punch me as hard as you can in the knees

lg: am i a good yosayer?
me: i don't know what that means
lg: am i good at saying yo?

lg (to bb): want me to tie this around your wrist?
bb: yeah
lg: okay, give me your wrist. your wrist, yo!

(looking at an animal book)
bb: what the heck?! what the heck?!
me: *while trying not to laugh hysterically* where did you hear that?
bb: mimi

lg: i stepped in poo
me: no you didn't
lg: do mosquitoes poo?
me: i'm sure they do
lg: i stepped in mosquito poo

kid quotes part 2

key:
lb- little boy
lg- little girl
bb- baby boy

(talking about michael jordan)
lb: he got cut from the team, but he played on his jv team
lg: jay z?!

bb: (yelling at me)
me: wow, hello bossy
bb: hi mimi

lb:what do you think
me: i have no idea
lg: i have 10 ideas

lb: unicorns aren't real
lg: yes they are. i've seen one fly over the rainbow

(talking about wicked)
lg: do you know how elphaba flew?
me: probably strings like the monkeys
lg: they said no
me: maybe she really flew
lg: mia, you KNOW that's not true! you're too old to believe in that.

lg:can we sing dancing through life?
me: we just barely got finished singing that
lg: i know, again
me: not right now
lg: please! i'll pay you
me: no
lg: i'll give you $100
me: no
lg: i'll give you a quarter

lg: if there's a book i like, can i keep it?
me: where?
lg: like, if i find one at the park

me: let's change your bum!
bb: (runs into closet) no! hide!

anytime bb calls 'yougurt' 'logurt'

me: i have a song stuck in my head so we're gonna listen to it
lg: why'd you say that annoyily?

me: where are we going next week?
bb: mecico (mexico.. in case you couldn't figure that out)
me: what're we gonna do there?
bb: eat

you can find kid quotes part 1 HERE

i love these kiddos

i really, truly do