The Fulmer Family: Happy Labor Day 1

Happy Labor Day Weekend! We hope this post finds everyone enjoying a relaxing and safe weekend. We spent the morning at Paris Mountain State Park which is only about 20 minutes north of our apartment. It was the first time we've been hiking for a LONG time and everybody loved it! We will definitely make it a habit from now on. There are lots of trails and a lake for Jasmine to swim (cool-off) in. It even has canoes and paddle-boats to rent which we will take advantage of once Max gets a little older. We have a few pictures from the park but they're still on my phone so I'll send a quick post right after this one. For now, here are some recent pictures and videos from the past couple of weeks.

We finally got Kaelan a helmet for bike-riding. Of course Mike and I never used helmets growing up but at his last well-check, that was one of the things the Dr. emphasized. He seems to be getting a little too big for his bike, either that or we just can't find the right settings for his seat and handlebars. Unfortunately, on this day, we made lots of changes to his normal riding routing. We filled up his tires, added his helmet, and moved the seat and handlebars up. I say unfortunately because he managed to fall/tip over TWICE in about 2 minutes. Poor guy!

Lookin' good!!!

I may have already posted this picture but I couldn't remember. We got these for the back of the Explorer...GO COLTS!!!!!

We have finally found a new preschool for Kaelan here in Greenville. It's called Southside Christian School and we can't wait for him to start! Although founded by a Baptist church many, many years ago, it doesn't currently claim, endorse, or teach any one form of Christianity. Just like his school in Rock Hill, he will get an outstanding academic education that includes a rich foundation in Jesus and the Bible. SCS actually goes all the way through high school so we will have options for later on if we're all happy there. Because I wasn't sure when we would find the right school, I bought some Pre-K and Kindergarten activity books for him to do with me at home. The Pre-K book focuses mostly on letters and the Kindergarten more with concepts. In this picture, he is working in the K book which he LOVED. This day's focus was on finding which picture did NOT belong. He did an outstanding job not only making the right choice but also explaining why it didn't belong with the others. Of course the "why" is almost more important than the answer in school now-a-days so I want him to be prepared for verbalizing his choices. Such a smart boy!!!!

Well, it's finally happened, Maddox is a full-blown walker. He has finally made walking his preferred mode of getting from one place to another. I must admit it is SUPER fun to watch him proudly walk everywhere, sometimes just for the sake of walking. Here he is walking solo at the park for the first time.

Other Max updates: he still has only 6 teeth but he is learning to chew with his front teeth so he able to swallow his food a little better. He doesn't say much, at least not much that you can understand. He will imitate anything you tell him to with perfect intonation and inflection. However, I say imitate instead of repeat because he doesn't actually pronounce the words, just the syllables with sound. His efforts are cute, but when the only word he says consistently is "mama", it can be pretty annoying too. :)

He is still cuddly and loving and has a wonderful sense of humor. He loves playing with his big brother, even if that comes with being tormented. Whatever Kaelan is doing, he wants to try to do himself. Luckily, K is more than happy to act as mentor. Yippee...haha!!! Max is just getting interested in TV with his favorites being Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Sesame Street.

More park pictures...fireman Kaelan

My turn to drive

His new toys of choice are vehicles of any kind, especially trains and these light-up trucks passed down from Kaelan (a gift from Uncle Scott a couple years ago). It's fabulous because it's something the boys can do together that is relatively safe. ;)

Beep, Beep

Seriously, how cute is this little one???!!!!!!! And he knows it!

"Can't catch me"

Back at Monkey Joe's for more bouncing fun!
A new family moved into the 1st floor apartment of our building and they have a 3 1/2 year old son. We took the boys to Monkey Joe's so they could all play together and release some energy!

Mike went back to check on the boys because it was eerily quiet in the apartment and this is what he found. LOVE!!!!!!!! Books continue to be a favorite past-time in our house (if only for the adults too).

Kaelan made this bed for Jasmine one day...so sweet!!!!

Sporting big brother's shades. He's quite the ham!

Not sure if I mentioned this before, but his old pediatrician does routine blood-work at 15-months. However, we moved within days of that well-check so we just now got around to doing it this past Thursday. I have to admit I dragged my feet because I didn't want him to have to suffer through getting his blood drawn. Kaelan had a horrible experience with it when he was a baby and I couldn't bear for Max to have to go through the same thing. However, this little man didn't cry one tear. He was so brave and strong and Kaelan and I were extremely proud!!! Here he is enjoying his reward (sucker).