It was actually Roman who first called me his Au pair. I just took it and ran. After 3 years, nanny started sounding dry and lame-o. Au pair sounds much more exciting and adventurous. So now I make him call me his Au pair, and it fits much better. I had to add indigenous because an Au pair is always foreign, and I wouldn't exactly call a 20 minute drive to work a road trip to a different country although with construction this summer...
Watching children requires a tbsp of patience, a cup of kid-at-heart a lot of creativity- how to have fun without dropping 1 mil. Although only having one kid to watch has its many perks (never any fighting, everyone shares nicely, 1 idea of what to do instead of 8) I have to be extra creative to keep us entertained. With one week down and many more to go, I'd say our first week was a big success! Maybe you can glean some ideas off of us, to help make the summer last longer.
Roman and I stopped by our favorite bagel shop while we waited for the guys at the garage to change the oil on ol' Roy. That was an adventure in and of itself. I'm pretty sure the guy who changed my oil was the same outdoor parks security actor from that episode of Parks and Rec. HE TALKED SO LOUD and he even kinda looked like him too.
Big Apple Bagel is attached to a flower shop so we decided to explore their greenhouse. Roman is interested in photography, so every chance we get we are taking pictures and practicing framing and focusing and so on. Its great to impart what little knowledge I have on the subject to someone who eats up my every word. Plus flowers are the perfect first subject because they are nearly impossible to mess up.
I love stumbling onto hidden gems like, i don't know... a greenhouse where fairies and unicorns live.
yep.
We couldn't help but get all excited about the fascination of flowers and decide to plant some of our own. There is just something so fulfilling about watching a seed grow from a little piece of nothing into something unexplainably beautiful. It's rewarding to stop and literally smell the roses.
Wednesday we took a trip to downtown Minneapolis and explored the Walker Art Center. It's one of those "I can't believe I've lived here my whole life and never been" kind of places. We walked around the sculpture gardens, and learned about weird modern art, sometimes just staring at a piece of art trying to interpret what it means. Art is complicated and very simple at the same time. Just like life. But it was free and took up most of the day and so fun! So go explore that one place in your city you've been meaning to visit your whole life. |
Guess how much that cherry weighs.........
....Wrong! 1200 pounds! yikes
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| lil' superstar doodle |
On Friday Roman and I were invited to go to the splash pad with Heather (sis) and her kids. After getting on all our swim gear, and hauling down to Burnsville, we rode with Heather and company to the splash pad, took about 10 windy cold steps from the car to the water and turned around. We spent that icky day in the mall instead.
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| Which one is the weirdest? |
In the meantime happy Au pair-ing! or something
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