The Jankowski Family: Southern California Vacation

On May 30th we headed to Southern California because we would be attending a wedding for Jessica Bunney on the 1st. We decided to make a longer trip out of it since Marcus had the time off. First we headed to Beverly Hills where my cousin, Jenn Thompson, lives. We visited with her and her four boys for the afternoon and evening. It was fun seeing Kaylie interact with her cousins. Tristan, Jenn's 3 year old, was so excited to have her there and they played very well together. The other boys were very good with her too. Jenn, Marcus and I stayed up late after putting the kids to bed, playing games and talking the night away. Scott was on a business trip, so we missed him. We always enjoy visiting the Thompson Family. The next morning, the 31st, we visited for a little while, some of the boys headed off to school, and we got ready to go to Huntington Beach! Kaylie could not wait to go to the beach. We left around 10:30 to miss the traffic in the city and headed to Huntington Beach where we spent a few hours enjoying the ocean. Afterwards we headed to Marcus's Aunt's home in Anaheim. Ate Bing Bing is Melania's sister and we spent the evening at their home. We met Marcus's parents there as well. It was the perfect place to stay since it was only 30 minutes from the temple we would be attending the next day. It was nice to see Ella and Randy too. Ella was so kind to Kaylie and it was fun to see them interact. On the 1st of June we went to breakfast in the morning with everyone and then we got ready for the wedding. We headed to the Newport Beach Temple for Jessica and Paul's sealing. It was a beautiful and unique temple! Everything went very smoothly and we were able to have cousins babysit Kaylie while we were inside. After pictures we headed to the church building where the reception would be held. Kaylie played in the nursery and we helped set up a little bit. The reception was so much fun and it was a great day spent with all the Bunney family! Everyone was so helpful and happy. We are so excited for Jessica to start her new married life with Paul. On the 2nd we went to breakfast with a lot of Melania's family. I hadn't even met some of them before. Marcus loved seeing some of his cousins again. They were all so sweet and friendly and we wished we could have visited longer, but we headed home that day. Marcus would be starting his new job on the 6th and he needed to get everything prepared for it. He started at Robert Half International where he is working as a Staffing Manager there. It is a Temp Agency and he is the one who helps match people up with their different clients for temporary or permanent positions. He really loves being in a somewhat managerial position and feels like he is doing well there. However, the adjustment to working an 8-5 shift has been the hardest. Especially for me who loves having him home so much. I am so proud of him for working so hard! Now here are a few pictures from our trip!

Jenn, Archer, Tristan, Kaylie and I