I love my job(s)!

I just want to brag for a few moments on how awesome my job is. I have worked with some amazing children who I still occasionally get to work with and love every moment of it! Not only are the children awesome... the parents are too! I have been so blessed to work with these families and even become apart of their family. I love being called Nanny Neese and absolutely love hearing little voices say it. I am also called Mrs. Denise in my ABA therapist jobs. I love all the memories I have with all of these wonderful children and can't wait for many more to come! 

 (Job #5) This is Bryan- I was his job coach for almost a year at Jungle Jims. He is a handsome 26 year old who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy who is at a ten year old level. He is so much fun to hang out with and can always put a smile on my face. He loved to play video games, play the drums, sing, and volunteer at the shelters- he loved to walk the BIG dogs, especially labs. 

(3)  This is Emma. She is now 1 years old! I've known her since she was born! She is Bryan's Niece and Jessie's (below) little sister. It is a joy to watch her and jessie whenever I get the chance! I think it is crazy how fast these children grow!

(3)  This is Jessie. I started watching her when she was 6 months old. Now she is 3 and growing GROWING! Her family hired me and right before my 3rd week of work... my appendix burst! I called her on my way to the hospital telling her I would not be able to make it to work tomorrow and probably not for a while... Any parent would get a new nanny... Not them! They made it work until I came back to work just over a month later. I'm so glad they waited for me because, I could not imagine a life with out them in it! Jessie was also one of my flower girls at my wedding. That was when she was just learning how to walk! CRAZY!

 (6) This is sweet Jacqueline! Jacqueline was diagnosed with high functioning autism. Honestly, you would never know. She is the sweetest gal! She is also very smart (she also LOVES Disney!)! I was first hired as a weekend babysitter so mom & dad could have a night out. I then was hired as Jacqueline's school shadow. That was when I first became trained in ABA(Applied Behavior Analysis). Jacqueline was put into a private school and she was the only one with autism in her class. I was there to monitor Jacqueline's behavior and help her through the day. We had our tough times but also had wonderful times! Jacqueline soon no longer needed me in the class with her..I missed going to school with her and the entire class! I still get to watch her every now and then. I love it!

(8) These 3 gals are who I am watching now Claire (Above), Abby & Ella (Below). I have never had so much fun! These girls love to be outside, sing, dance, stay busy! Which is wonderful for me! I wish I had sisters like them when I was growing up! They are so sweet to each other! I am so excited for them to get out of school so we can all hang out and do so many more things! I hope I get to stay with these cute girls for a LONG time!!

(4) This is Linnea & Mady. I was there nanny before I got married. I was so sad when they moved away! Luckily i'm friend with their mom on Facebook so I get to see pictures of them lots! I can't believe how big they are!  When I watched these girls they always kept me busy! My best friend Sarah was their other nanny too! That made it fun so we could all hang out together!

 (2) This is Kaas and Kora with their cute mom. I watched these cute kids right when I got back from working in Walt Disney World! They were a blast! I am also friends with their mom on Facebook and enjoy seeing them grow! These kids were such a wonderful brother and sister, I wish my brother and I were like them! 

 (1) This is Riley! Riley was the first child I nannied! I've known him for forever! I can't believe how grown up he is! He makes me nervous to have kids- they grow too fast! But, when I do have children, I hope they are just like Riley. Riley was also in my wedding as a ring barer. A very handsome one! I still have so much fun with Riley! My family absolutely loves him! We all can't wait to see what the future brings for him!

(7) This is Hailey. Hailey has been diagnosed with Autism. She is also non-verbal, meaning that she doesn't talk. I'm Hailey's ABA therapist a few days a week. Hailey has definitely been a wonderful girl to work with! She is absolutely beautiful! I know that one day she will be able to have a way to communicate  with her family and friends- she is so smart and knows what we are saying... she just has a hard time getting the words out herself. I can't wait to see more progress with Hailey!

Inbetween all theses families I have also had short here and there babysitting jobs and have met wonderful people doing it! I feel they have all changed my life and I hope I have changed theirs! If you are interested in becoming a nanny I would recommend starting at care.com. I have found 6/7 of my families on there along with my short baby sitting jobs. I'm so grateful for all the wonderful jobs that I have had and do have! I can't wait to see what the future brings! I can't wait to become a Special Education teacher so I can teach more children like Jacqueline, Bryan, and Hailey! 

Jordan's 2nd Commercial

Jordan is the bartender on the left of the screen :)

Jordan's Commercial

We still have yet to see it on tv.. But, everyone has messaged Jordan once they have seen it :) it's been so fun! If you have not seen it yet... here it is!:

LOVE

I'm quite enjoying my new favorite tv shows... "Once Upon A Time" & "Grimm"! Now that I have these shows in my life, the week goes by so slow! Fridays and Sundays just can't come soon enough! If you haven't had a taste of them yet... you should check them both out on Hulu.com!

The Ellen Show

Something not many people know is that when Jordan and I were dating, and at that time we were talking about becoming engaged. Jordan told me that he is so scared to talk to my dad but, I told him it's a requirement to marry me :).

A few days later I was watching my favorite show Ellen. Along the bottom of the screen during her show is info of stuff on their website. At one point the bar said " Have something that you need Ellen's help with? Tell us your story at the ellentv.com"... In my mind "DING DING DING DING DING!" So, when Jordan got off work we went online!

It basically said that Jordan wanted help in asking my dad if he could marry me. Along with your story you need to post a picture. We posted our saloon picture (below).

A few days later JORDAN RECEIVED A CALL! It was from Ellen's office! The lady said the picture is why she called! The lady told Jordan that the phone interview will take about 10 minutes... they spoke on the phone for over an hour! Jordan had her laughing and falling in love with him (he does that very well). At the end of the phone call she said that the next step is talking with the director, and that she would call him sometime that week. Then the next step would be the SHOW!

Jordan called me right away. I didn't believe him at all and was just laughing. Then he started telling me the conversation they had... in my mind I thought... he can't make this up! I was SO excited!! So that week we anxiously waited for the Director of the Ellen show to call.

Finally she called! Jordan and her talked for a while... answering a few of her questions. Then the question came up.. how old are you two? When he told her... she then said she had to call him back. ... well, she never did. LAME!

We didn't tell anyone about it because... we didn't want people to know that we were talking about getting engaged... honestly we forgot about it over time...

So, last week we remembered and told my parents... they laughed! But, seriously.. how cool would that have been?! BEST EVER! Those who do not know... my dad said NO to Jordan the first time he asked... So, we asked my dad how much more different the conversation would have gone if Ellen asked... he just replied... I could say no to Ellen.

Good thing my dad didn't say no to Jordan the second time :)

ANYWAYS Ellen I still love you but, your Director is lame... but, I will still watch your show.

Officially a SINQUEFIELD

I guess yesterday was a good day to finally become a Sinquefield. It was 11-1-11 after all.... Jordan and I also kissed at 1:11. So we kissed on 11-1-11 at 1:11. GOOD DAY!

Halloween Party 2011

It was our 5th annual Halloween Party! We actually didn't do it last year ( I can't remember why!). I love Halloween and this years party was WAAAAYYYY too much fun!! Jordan & I were Buzz & Jessie from "Toy Story 2 & 3" I know what your thinking... shouldn't Jordan be Woody...NO. Woody and Bo-peep are boyfriend and girlfriend. Jessie and Buzz are the HOT item! RAWR!

The party was SO much fun! So many people I hadn't seen in SO long came and partied all night! Even a ton of new faces! It's always a joy to be walking through your home (my parents home) and run into someone and you have no idea who they are and they have no idea that it is your home. AWESOME!

We played the name game! I pinned villain names on everyones back, they could only ask yes or no questions to figure out who they were. No...they were not all Disney. The hardest one I had, who actually was on every top 5 villains of all time on EVERY website was.....The SHARK from JAWS! Another was Biff Tannen from Back to the future, I think i'm the only person in the world who knows who he is when I hear that name. We also played murder in the dark and sardines! A big hit at the party was the wii game "Just Dance" there was no one moment where no one was playing! WAYYYY toooooo much fun! Thank you to Annie (The minion on the left... genius costumes though.. right!?) for helping with the party! Thank you to those who came and we missed all those who could not make it!

Sorry to those who arrived after the group picture! I wish we would have done it later! We will do that NEXT YEAR!!