1. Describe your family and your children's personalities:
My husband and I have been married for 10 years. We are both employed full time in health care related fields. We have a 5 year old daughter Eloise and a 1 year old daughter Emme. We also have an 8 year old Jack Russell Terrier dog named Roo who is very friendly. Our daughters are fun and energetic. Eloise loves to dance play the piano do art projects and play dress up and tea party. During the winter she enjoys skiing and ice skating. Emme loves to play at the playground and play with friends. Our playground is close to the house and there are lots of kids in our neighborhood for both girls to play with. Erin has a younger sister who lives an hour away and has 4 kids. John's parents live in another state but visit every few months.
2. Briefly describe the au pair's responsibilities/typical weekly schedule:
Erin works 4 days a week from 7am-4pm. John frequently travels for work but also has home office work days. Responsibilities would include all cares for our daughters when we are not at home. Eloise is in preschool during the school year from 9am-1pm so would need to get her ready in the morning and pick her up after school so she can come home for a nap. We like the girls to play outside so daily walks and playground visits. We also have memberships at the zoo and children's museum. We are a neat family so minor housekeeping tasks and laundry would also be included too.
3. What are your families' interests and weekend activities?
Since we live close to the mountains in Denver we are very active and get outside for hikes bike rides and walks often. We also enjoy skiing in the winter and go to the mountains a few times a month in the winter. We have wonderful neighbors and frequently have get togethers so the kids can play and adults socialize. We also travel a few times a year. We like to expose the kids to different experiences so there is usually a music dance foreign language or art class they are scheduled to take. Every day we make sure to have dinner together and discuss the day. We make family time a priority and hope our au pair enjoys being part of our family too!
4. Describe your home/community:
We live in a wonderful neighborhood close to the foothill mountains in Denver Colorado. Our community is very child friendly with a pool in the summer playground and lots of kids to play with. Our city is very safe and people are very friendly. Downtown Denver is only a 15 minute car ride and has many museums a wonderful performing art center complex for the ballet symphony and many plays and concerts. There are many college options from a University setting downtown to excellent smaller colleges near our house. Traveling to the mountains is only an hour away with world class resorts like Keystone Breckenridge and Vail for fun activities year round.