Ok. So Beck has been adding pictures, descriptions, and commentary for the past 2 years. She's finally had enough with my lack of participation and requested that I write this years summary... so here goes:
One of the greatest things that I enjoy about this Blog is being able to look back and to see how much has happened to our family in a short 12 Months! Everyone says that life is short, and that time flies... Just take a few clicks back and you'll see that it really is short, and it absolutely flies!!! This time last year Jocelyn wasn't even walking yet, and now the girl is running around like a loon chasing Seagulls with Logan. Heck she was even cruising on a tractor with Caleb during Christmas weekend in Pennsylvania. Besides running she talks up a storm! Her vocabulary is endless and it seems to expand weekly if not daily, and boy does the girl like to sing!!! Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Where is Thumbkin, ABC, Itsy Bitsy Spider... the list goes on. She becomes more and more independent each day, "No Jocelyn do it.", "Jocelyn get a spoon.", "Jocelyn feed Burt." (Yes she speaks about herself in the 3rd person... we're working on it.). She also responds to most question like "Did you see a Polar Bear at the Zoo?" with "I do." No we are not letting her watch hours and hours of Say Yes to the Dress! She is also a tremendous helper. She loves to help anyone in the kitchen... She'll get items out of the fridge if needed, hand you a pot, get you a spoon... she'll even offer to have you pick her up, and she'll help you stir the sauce or flip the eggs. It's always nice to have an extra pair of hands in an extremely SMALL kitchen! Recently Beck found J in her room with the Fab 4 (that would be Winnie the Pooh, Goofy, Minnie, and Transgender Mickey for anyone who is new to the program. Yes, Mickey is actually a Minnie, but in her Christmas outfit its tough to tell, so it fills in for Mickey most of the time, but she does change it back to Minnie from time to time... Yup!), she was placing the crew into their appropriate diapers and off course giving them diaper cream where needed... She's going to be a great Big Sister!
Which I guess is some of the biggest news that we've had this year. The blog started when Jocelyn came into the picture, so it's probably fitting that I'm writing for the first time since a new baby is pending arrival, Ha! Code Name: Deuce Donlan: At the time of writing this post we are T-3 Days from finding out if Deuce is a He or She... It's very exciting! The first post for 2012 will probably be "It's A ____!" Our family is expanding. Life will change again. Time will probably start to go even faster! We can't wait to see how our family will change with Deuce's arrival. Burton will be squished between 2 car seats, but I'm sure Jocelyn will teach Deuce that it's only write to offer Burton your snack cup for his compensation; Jocelyn will finally have someone she can tutor and share all of her years of knowledge and experience; Beck and I will probably pull our hair out, cry, but mostly laugh and smile so widely that our faces will hurt (we should probably get a bigger memory card for the camera!).
2011 was an amazing year, and 2012 seems to be shaping up to be another action packed extravaganza! Already on the calendar is Donlan Disney Vacation in March (Jocelyn finally gets to meet Mickey. I think she's going to tackle him in the middle of Main Street Disney. Beck thinks she'll try and pack him up in her suitcase. We are both pretty positive that Yaya and Poppa will max out their credit buying every stuffed character for her and Caleb, and that we better pack an empty suitcase!). There is also the pending arrival of a new cousin (Michael Wilinski and Michele), and Vicki and Steve's wedding in July! The most important of all will be May 28th...! Will there be enough Megabytes on the Web for all updates??? You'll just have to come back and see!
Thank you 2011, and Hello 2012!!!
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