I hope this entry finds everyone well and ready for Christmas which will be here before we know it. I truly can't believe it's only a week and a half away. We'll be spending our Christmas with Nana and Papa in Greenville, SC this year. We haven't been there for Christmas for some time now so we're looking forward to it. We also have a Fulmer Family Christmas Party coming up next weekend and Mike's Aunt Sherry's house in Atlanta. None of his family has had the chance to meet Kaelan yet. Of course we are excited to show him off but hope he's on his best behavior. I will very much miss being with my parents for the holiday but we were fortunate enough to have our whole family together (including Scott) for Thanksgiving. Luckily, the Baumgartner's dearest friends, the Robertsons, have invited my parents over for food, games, and I'm sure a couple glasses of Mike's yummy eggnog. I'm am so grateful to Mike and Linda for including them and giving them family to be with.
We had a very festive weekend. Friday we drove through a neighborhood that was having a Christmas light/decoration contest. It was FANTASTIC!!!! It will definitely become a yearly tradition for our family. Today we braved the chilly, cloudy weather and visited King's Mountain State Park. It is a gigantic park within which lies the King's Mountain Battlegrounds where the Revolutionary War turned in the favor of the patriots. It was very interesting to learn about this part of our history which I had no knowledge of previously. We traveled on a 1.6 mile hiking path that circled and led up King's Mountain, the site of the actual battle. I'm so happy to have such a big part of our national history so close by. We plan to make frequent trips there to ensure Kaelan grows up with a great sense of patriotism and realizes our wonderful history. Below are some pictures from our day.