The Fulmer Family: November

Luckily for you, November was not nearly as eventful as October. :) There were, however, some fun fall festivities to share. At the beginning of the month, I met Kaelan and the rest of the kindergarten classes from his school at a "Farm Day" field trip hosted by the FFA of a local high school. The kids had the opportunity to see, learn about, and often touch farm animals. There are 6 kindergarten classes at his school so we did not all finish at the same time. While waiting for the rest to finish up, the Kaelan's class kept busy thanks to the quick thinking of their fabulous teachers. Here he is playing Duck, Duck Goose for the first time.

One of the other highlights of the past couple of months (at least for him), is that Kaelan got his first loose tooth. Although it was exciting for all of us, it's also a sign that my "baby" is growing up. Mike and I are always talking about how he's not even a "boy" anymore, he's a full-on KID. :( He has changed SO much since starting school. Not only is he reading and writing and growing so much academically, but he has matured so much too. He continues to be so sweet with Blake, but he and Max have become such good buddies lately. Max can finally talk well enough to communicate effectively and they both have wonderful imaginations! They share and take turns and luckily enjoy playing with the same things usually. It has been so super to watch and to listen to. We are SO proud of our big boy! :)

Blake grew a lot this month and is happier than ever. He smiles at EVERYONE who talks to him, which is often random people at stores (odd). It's funny...people always start out talking to him but then comment about how we have "3 boys, huh?" Luckily, we can always respond with a confident, "They're good boys so it's pretty easy." Here are a couple videos of Blake's noises. Giggle Bug Squealer

At the end of the month we were lucky enough to see Grandma and Grandpa 2 weekends in a row. They spent Thanksgiving week with Scott and Melonna but stopped here (a good half-way point) on the way down and the way back. We got to keep their dog Belle while they were gone which we LOVED, especially Jasmine. Belle is a SUPER playmate and forces Jas to actually MOVE! haha We ll miss her great energy when she's gone. We also celebrated "Christmas" with them while they were here since the next time we would see them wouldn't be until January for Kaelan's 6th birthday. Unfortunately, I haven't downloaded the pictures from this weekend and even more unfortunately, I left my camera in Atlanta when we were there for the Fulmer Family Christmas Party last week...GRRRRR!!!! However, here's a little video of the boys opening their presents from Grandma and Grandpa.

Finally, Thanksgiving of course! The festivities began with a Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program at Kaelan's school. I got there nice and early to be sure we got a great seat (front row!!!). Kaelan had been practicing his songs and "choreography" for the past couple of weeks so we couldn't wait to see them in the real thing. He did a fabulous job but, as you'll see, was a little distracted by the kids on the other side of the risers. He tended to be their spectator instead of being the actual act. (I needed to GET OVER IT!!!! He's only 5 after-all.) It was super cute and we look forward to many more of these types of performances with the boys as the years go by. We spent Thanksgiving with Papa and Nana this year. Nana had bought the boys these super cute pumpkin decorations that Kaelan quickly put to use as soon as we got there that afternoon. Afterwards, we had a DELICIOUS dinner!!!!

Max didn't care about the actual decorating but he didn't mind showing off "his" little turkey. :)

SOOO cute!!!! Thanks Nana!!!!!!

They also got to paint some pumpkins here at home that week.

LOVED it!!!

Serious business to this artist.

When Kaelan's vision didn't turn out as he'd hoped, he was happy to create an abstract instead. :)

Some other pics from the month...

Perhaps the funniest moment of the month. We were at Target window-shopping for our Christmas lists. The boys found these guitars and put on a little show. Max was rocking so hard, his pants fell down. Did that stop this rock star? No way!!! He just kept on rockin'!

Happy to be decorating for Christmas!

Santa's helpers!

"Daddy, you're funny!!!"

Excited about the new toys Grandma and Grandpa brought them. Of course these aren't even their Christmas presents. The boys got these the night Mom and Dad got here on their way down to FL. Grandparents never come empty handed (again, I needed to GET OVER IT!!!!). :)