Welcome Au Pairs! 

We are excited to share more personal information about us here.  Please review and feel free to ask us ANY questions!
SCHEDULE
The first, is our CRAZY schedule.  Justin works in New York City from early in the morning until night time.  Jessi teaches at 2 different schools, and has a rotating teaching schedule.  And everything changes while Jessi is in Peru and from semester to semester.  However, the best way to explain our schedule is to show you a sample 3 weeks.  Please see below.  

NOTE:  The schedule is subject to change, after we meet with our au pair to see what works best for everyone. We want EVERYONE to feel comfortable :-)
FUN GABI FACTS
  • Loves to eat and try new foods!
  • Loves elephants, owls, Moana, Frozen, and Elmo
  • Loves to play outside
  • She is a great snuggler
  • She blows kisses when she meets people in stores
  • Playing in the bath is her favorite!
  • We are working on getting her to sleep through the night in her crib...she sometimes wakes up crying in the middle of the night
  • She has 4 teeth and 2 new ones coming in!
  • Loves to read books
  • She knows baby sign language and can sign when she wants "more" of something -- this is super helpful!
  • If you sing to her and dance with her, she will be your best friend!
  • Is really excited to explore new things
  • Is learning her colors and shapes!
FUN JESSI FACTS
  • Loves trying new foods - Thai, Italian, Vietnamese, and Japanese are some favorite kinds of food!
  • Doesn't like eating fish too much -- only likes tuna, shrimp, and sometimes crab
  • Loves chocolate
  • Is a morning person
  • Is very organized and clean
  • Has asthma, so she has to carry an inhaler with her in case she gets sick
  • Is an artist - she loves to paint (that is her painting in this photo at a gallery opening)
  • Loves dressing Gabi up in cute outfits
  • Loves to shop and watch movies
  • Loves to rock climb
  • Loves to be around water -- the beach, a lake, a pond -- it is so relaxing
  • Just got a machine that can make t-shirts, so she has been having fun creating custom t-shirts for friends!
FUN JUSTIN FACTS
  • Loves to rock climb
  • Loves to work out in our home gym once a day
  • Loves eating meat and barbecue foods
  • Doesn't like vegetables very much
  • Likes snacking on candy
  • Loves blueberries and cherries
  • Graduated with a software engineering degree
  • Loves Marvel movies
  • Loves playing video games
  • Plays an online game with friends across the country every Wednesday night and has been for several years
  • Is really tall!
  • Used to race in triathalons
  • Very allergic to cats and some dogs
  • One time he cycled across the country with a friend!
ADDITIONAL NOTES
  • ​No shoes in the house (due to Jessi's asthma and allergies}
  • No food in any bedrooms (except the baby can have a bottle of course!)
  • No cigarettes or drugs of any kind 
  • No candles or incense please.  We have 1 candle that we keep in the kitchen and occasionally light it 
  • Feel free to cook or bake in the kitchen!  Just please clean up afterwards (dishes, put ingredients away, wipe the counters down, etc)
  • Absolutely NO texting or answering your cell phone while you are driving. Not only is it super dangerous, but it is also against the law in our state and you can face large fines. If you need to answer your phone or text while you are driving, simply pull over to the side of the road (as long as it is SAFE) or in a parking lot  and then you can check there.
  • Any time we have family outings, you are always invited!  We want you to feel like part of the family! We also understand if you want private time to yourself too.  Really, it is up to you :-)
  • We both love to read and have a large collection of books (fiction, non-fiction, and cookbooks!) that you are welcome to borrow - just ask :-)
  • We have a small home gym in our garage that you are welcome to use if you would like to work out
  • We have a huge backyard, so if you are interested in gardening, you are welcome to garden 
  • Jessi's parents live about 5 minute car ride away, and are always able to lend a hand if there's any problems
  • Justin's parents live about 20 minute car ride away, and because of work, they like to visit Gabi on the weekends
  • We are very friendly with our neighbors next door to us and across the street.  The next door neighbors have a daughter that is 5 months younger than Gabi, and the neighbors across the street have 2 daughters (age 4 and 8)
  • Once we have a "MATCH", we will share an AU PAIR HANDBOOK with our au pair to give more detailed notes about Gabi, feeding her, changing her, etc.  You won't go in to this blindly. We want everyone to feel comfortable :-)