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<\/p>\nFive years ago we said hello to au pair life and it has been a true gift to our family.\u00a0 Prior to having an au pair, I was that person who thought having live-in child care was crazy\u2026.certainly not for me. \u00a0I\u2019m so grateful that I stepped out of my comfort zone and fully embraced au pair life and everything it has to offer.\u00a0 To this day, we remain very close with two of our former au pairs and I know that number will increase to three in just a few days once Lari heads back home to Brazil.\u00a0 The girls have formed such great friendships with Karolin, Ludmila, and Lari and it warms my heart thinking about all the great times they had while Justin and I were at work and the experiences we had together as a family.\u00a0 Our house has been loud\u2026really loud, crazy, and full of ladies these past five years.\u00a0 We have had deep belly giggles, snuggles and cuddles, and love\u2026fierce love for one another.\u00a0Not every day has been perfect, but that fierce love has gotten us through the tantrums, sibling rivalry, and miscommunication.\u00a0 We opened our doors and our hearts and our lives have forever been enriched.<\/p>\n
Wednesday we send Lari on her way back home to Brazil. She fit into our family on day one and she was the perfect match for our family\u2026even better than we could have hoped.\u00a0 So after five years of au pair life, after adding 3 forever Brazilian and German family members to M-unit, we are hitting the pause button for a few months and are going to try life out as a family of five for a little while.\u00a0 It will be different\u2026I honestly have loved having au pairs, but it\u2019s time\u2026.time for M-unit to get back to our core five for a little while\u2026.honestly, something we have only ever done for three months.\u00a0\u00a0 As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, \u201cLife is a journey, not a destination.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to the next part of the journey for M-unit and our au pairs as they too are on an amazing and exciting part of their journey. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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Five years ago we said hello to au pair life and it has been a true gift to our family.\u00a0 Prior to having an au pair, I was that person who thought having live-in child care was crazy\u2026.certainly not for … Continue reading