Au Pair: Jessica Cejka from Austria
Host Family: Ekstrom Family in Colorado
Where do I begin! Jessica joined our family this past July. We are a very busy family with 4 young kids. The fact that Jessica felt confident she could handle all of them was fantastic, but I was not prepared for just how amazing she is with them! I have never been able to leave the house in the morning with out my kids crying and begging to come with me. Jessica makes my kids feel so happy and safe that they gladly stay with her and even tell me they want her sometimes in
the evenings when she is at school. Just last week I got upset with my three year old and he was crying while hanging onto my leg, he kept saying I want my Jessica! I couldn't help but smile. As a working Mother I could not hope for more in an Au Pair than to have my children ask for her when they are sad!
Jessica is also always very helpful, offering to shop at the grocery store to replace items we need with out being asked. She consistently asks if I need her help with anything. She also often times hangs out with me in the evening while my husband is still at work, being a helping hand and spending time with us even though she has been with the kids all day!
She is always calm and patient and most of all LOVING! This past summer after only being with us for 2 weeks I took Jessica and my 4 kids on a road trip from Denver to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Arches National park and then Back to Denver. It was one of my most memorable trips! Jessica was so helpful and fun to be around! She made this once in a life time trip with my kids possible. There is no way I would have been able to do all of this without her. The fact that she was so sweet and patient and up for the experience was just a
bonus!
On top of watching the kids while I am at work she is also very helpful with house hold chores, doing the kids laundry and cleaning up the playroom and the 2 younger kids rooms is such a huge help and allows me the freedom to come home, cook dinner and enjoy time with my kids instead of having to do all the laundry and clean up their mess from the day. She is consistent with the 2 younger kids routine and every day when Lundon goes down for a nap Jessica and Beckett make crafts together or bake snacks together. I love coming home to see what they have made!
We are such a busy family. We love to live life and experience new things with our kids. Whenever we invite Jessica to come along she is always excited to go. Of course she has her own social life as well but we are so impressed with her choice in friends and although she is young and beautiful and could probably get into plenty of trouble in the USA she consistently makes such great choices andjudgement! She always asks before having friends over and tells me where she is going which I love because I am such a Mom and would worry about her otherwise. She is considerate and respectful of my time and is almost always willing to help when she is able.
Jessica has made mine and my husbands lives much less stressful and all I can say is that I am not looking forward to the day we have to say good bye to Jessica. We love her dearly and honestly would not change a thing about how she is as a person or how she is with our children! She has exceeded our expectations in an Au Pair and we are so blessed to have her be a part of our family! If I could make a mold for families seeking the perfect Au Pair I would make sure it contained 100% of Jessica!
the evenings when she is at school. Just last week I got upset with my three year old and he was crying while hanging onto my leg, he kept saying I want my Jessica! I couldn't help but smile. As a working Mother I could not hope for more in an Au Pair than to have my children ask for her when they are sad!
Jessica is also always very helpful, offering to shop at the grocery store to replace items we need with out being asked. She consistently asks if I need her help with anything. She also often times hangs out with me in the evening while my husband is still at work, being a helping hand and spending time with us even though she has been with the kids all day!
She is always calm and patient and most of all LOVING! This past summer after only being with us for 2 weeks I took Jessica and my 4 kids on a road trip from Denver to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Arches National park and then Back to Denver. It was one of my most memorable trips! Jessica was so helpful and fun to be around! She made this once in a life time trip with my kids possible. There is no way I would have been able to do all of this without her. The fact that she was so sweet and patient and up for the experience was just a
bonus!
On top of watching the kids while I am at work she is also very helpful with house hold chores, doing the kids laundry and cleaning up the playroom and the 2 younger kids rooms is such a huge help and allows me the freedom to come home, cook dinner and enjoy time with my kids instead of having to do all the laundry and clean up their mess from the day. She is consistent with the 2 younger kids routine and every day when Lundon goes down for a nap Jessica and Beckett make crafts together or bake snacks together. I love coming home to see what they have made!
We are such a busy family. We love to live life and experience new things with our kids. Whenever we invite Jessica to come along she is always excited to go. Of course she has her own social life as well but we are so impressed with her choice in friends and although she is young and beautiful and could probably get into plenty of trouble in the USA she consistently makes such great choices andjudgement! She always asks before having friends over and tells me where she is going which I love because I am such a Mom and would worry about her otherwise. She is considerate and respectful of my time and is almost always willing to help when she is able.
Jessica has made mine and my husbands lives much less stressful and all I can say is that I am not looking forward to the day we have to say good bye to Jessica. We love her dearly and honestly would not change a thing about how she is as a person or how she is with our children! She has exceeded our expectations in an Au Pair and we are so blessed to have her be a part of our family! If I could make a mold for families seeking the perfect Au Pair I would make sure it contained 100% of Jessica!