The Jankowski Family

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Visiting Jon In Oregon

In February my mom and brothers had a week long break from school so they wanted to go visit Jon in Oregon. Kaylie and I tagged along. We had a fun trip and Jon showed us a lot in the few days we were there. The first day we were there he showed us around the city of Portland. It was neat to see all the cool buildings and we even stopped at the famous Voodoo Doughnut shop. Outside the shop was a funny plant decorated as a monster. Kaylie got a kick out of it! The second day Jon took us to the coast and to the Tillamook cheese factory. The weather was not great at all, to say the least - windy and rainy, but we were still able to see the things we wanted. Once we finished touring the cheese factory we had some delicious ice cream! The last day we had to visit, we went on a tour of waterfalls! Again it was pouring outside so we jumped out of the car and back in real quick each time we wanted to see one, except for Multnomah Falls. We hiked just a little ways to get the best view and take pictures. It was really nice to be able to spend that time with Jon and have him show us around. On the way home we stopped to take pictures in front of the Medford, OR temple. It reminded me a lot of the Sacramento Temple. I had never been that far north, so I'm glad I was able to take that trip with my family. Marcus and dad had to work otherwise, I'm sure they would have come along too.

Lola's Visit & Valentine's Day

Marcus's mom, Melania, and her father came to visit on the 13th for the day. We spent the afternoon together and ate out for lunch once Marcus was done working. We are always happy to have visitors! The next day we spent together for Valentine's Day. We got each other a little something and Kaylie even got a gift from us as well. Then we ate out for dinner at Sizzlers. Delicious food, and Kaylie loved the cup that they gave her so much that she drank too much water. Right before we left she puked all over the table! What a way to end the night, huh? At least we will never forget it. Ha ha!

February Trip to the Zoo

We went to the zoo last year and decided to do it again for 1/2 price admission day on February 2nd! We even made it to Fairytale Town this time and Kaylie loved it! She made it through to about 3:00 without a nap but as soon as we got in the car, she was out! We all had a good time and Kaylie loved seeing the animals, however, she did get antsy and didn't watch one animal for too long. My mom and brother, Jeff, joined us this time. Here are some pics:

FAIRYTALE TOWN

THE RIDE HOME

Saturday, March 16, 2013

January Pictures

We did very little in January after the holidays. But we did get a picture of our little baby that is on the way! That was very exciting! Also we took some pictures of Kaylie to announce the arrival of baby #2. She is getting excited and starting to understand more. Other than that we have been just doing the regular day to day stuff. Marcus working hard and I am at home taking care of Kaylie. Kaylie started using her toddler bed in January and she is still doing very well with that. She got out of bed a few times to turn on her light and play but she learned that she loses a toy to sleep with if she does that. She is usually very obedient and a good listener. We are proud of her for doing so well with the new bed. I kept notes of a few things she said in January that were funny or catchy. She started really talking a lot in January:

January 16th - "My don't like broccoli" (starting to get picky about food)

January 22nd - I was cutting Kaylie's fingernails and she starts counting her fingers and said "family" - she then told me that all her finger are a family

January 23rd - Kaylie said a prayer all by herself: "Dear Heavenly Father, we thank thee for the food. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen." (Apparently she has really been paying attention)

Outside with daddy looking at ducks in the pond.