Meet the Auble Family: Tyler, Jordan, Max, and Emmitt

Tyler and Jordan Auble Family

As we speak by Zoom, Jordan works on lesson plans for her online classes and says her life has forced her to multitask. The Aubles live in Fishers where she teaches at Cumberland Road Elementary in the Hamilton Southeastern School District. Jordan grew up an only child in Elkhart, in northern Indiana. All of her schooling, from kindergarten through high school, took place in one small school where she enjoyed playing all kinds of sports. In high school she was active in softball and cheerleading—all 4 years. Her mother passed away five years ago. They talk to her dad, who lives in Terre Haute, quite often.

Both Tyler and Jordan are always on the go these days. The only time they get to sit down and relax is after Max and Emmett are in bed for the night. It is a rare good fortune during these sheltering-in-place days when the boys take their naps at the same time. But things will improve when milder weather lets them play outside. When there is time, working in the yard and tending the garden is something they both enjoy. Tyler Auble grew up in Noblesville, the second of 3 boys, all born four years apart. He played lots of sports, especially baseball and soccer. In fact, all the brothers played on travel soccer teams, committing the family to frequent soccer weekends. His mom taught 7th and 8th grade art for more than 30 years. His dad’s career was with UPS. Now, says Tyler, his dad wants to play golf nearly every day. The family’s long-time church membership has been with First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville. Tyler and Jordan met during their senior year at IU Bloomington. His study was in sports marketing and management; Jordan majored in elementary education. They graduated in 2010, when the economy was in recovery from recession. After they married they moved to Indy and found a place in Broad Ripple. She began work as a teaching assistant at a charter school in a low income neighborhood. She confesses she wasn’t prepared for the difficulties she encountered and was dismayed by the lack of parental involvement there. Even now as an experienced teacher in the Fishers area, it has been eye-opening to see the range of issues faced by her students and their families—all of which can seriously affect learning.

Both of them were active in church youth programs when growing up, and they wanted that kind of life for their kids. After visiting several churches, they found themselves coming back repeatedly to ACC. They enjoyed the people they met, especially at coffee hour, and decided to make this their church home. Tyler works with Otto’s Parking Marking, a paving and maintenance company. It’s his 10th year with the Greenwood-based family owned business. The company usually employs 12-15 three-man crews, plus around twenty office personnel. He does assessments, customer relations, and prepares bids and quotes. He works out of his car most of the time, which he much prefers to sitting behind a desk.

Since their older son Max is nonverbal, the family uses a system of hand signals and a tablet with pictures for him to point to when expressing what he needs. Tyler’s mother helps with Max’s therapy, normally twice a week, by volunteering at Gigi’s Playhouse where multiple therapies are offered— speech, occupational, hippotherapy (horseback riding), music and physical therapy (now done via Zoom). Tyler adds that his mom also does art therapy there with high school aged young people. Regarding the pandemic, Emmett has asked why everyone must stay home. Almost three-years-old now, he asks questions about everything. He misses his friends at daycare, but he enjoys his time at home. He may have trouble adjusting to structure after his easy going time of playing and being free to do as he pleases. He gets to watch his favorite show, Paw Patrol, in the mornings, but no more TV after that.

The month of May is Tyler’s favorite. He’s attended the Indy 500 race for the last 14 years, and Jordan too, for most of them. They go with a large group of friends and family each year, 20-25 people in all. The boys can go with them for the Saturday practice runs, when it’s not as crazy at the track. The race is postponed this year until August, and Tyler is anxious that it not be cancelled completely. Their dog Gracie, a schnauzer-terrier mix, completes their lovely family.