Happy Easter!!

What a wonderful Easter!!! We started our day off with an INCREDIBLE Easter service at our church, where Max sang with the other children. It was the coolest thing to watch him! He had been practicing at home all week, and he was soooo excited to be up there!! It was so special for Stephen and I to have Max be a part of such a special worship service. These past several days especially, we've really been talking with Max about Easter, and how awesome the story of Christ's resurrection is! Its hard enough for a three year old to really grasp, let alone one who's still fairly new to English, but we really think he's "getting it"! Last night, when we were praying as a family, Max's prayer was "Jesus, thank you that you are wwwwaaaaayyyy up high now!!!" (aka "risen") Makes sense to us!!

Stephen's sister (Aunt 'Ginia) was in town this weekend, and it was so nice sharing the weekend with her too! We colored eggs, and then Max hunted for them today after church. His Easter basket was filled with way too much candy, but even cooler than that......he got a replacement guitar! The one he had gotten for Christmas has been out of commission for a while. I think it took him all of three weeks to wear through all the strings. So, we got him a simpler (and cheaper!) one to use for now! Luckily for us, he's got a great imagination, and he's not at all picky! He's been using his baseball bat as a guitar since his last string broke, so since he saw the new one this morning, he's been on cloud nine!!!

I'm also including pictures of the Easter gifts we made for Grandma and Meemaw this year. We painted small flower pots for them and Max had a blast! We used my mom's as center piece for her birthday that we celebrated week before last, and since we had to mail Grandma's all the was to N.C. we decided to send along packets of flower seeds that she could plant at home!

We are LOVEing the weather these days! Max can't get enough of being outside and I don't blame him! Hope you all are having an incredible day and as we were reminded in our service today I pray you are celebrating the EPIC VICTORY of Christ!

Look at us now!

Oh my word......6 months!!!! Are you kidding me?!?!? I can't believe how fast these last 6 months have flown by! And man, Max has changed like crazy in that short time! He's a brand new kid, in a very fantastic way!

As I've said a bazillion times, he's a rock star in every way! He aced his preschool screening, so much so that he qualified for no special services...and will be attending a private preschool in the fall. What?!?!?! How's is that even possible? Because our little guy is AWESOME!! And because our God is fabulous, and knew exactly what he was doing!!!!

He's one great kid, and we couldn't be happier!!!

Here's us then.......



And look at us now!! Oh my!!!




So blessed by this little man!!! So looking forward to a million more "six month anniversaries"!!!!!

Max + Laughing Gas = HILARIOUS!!!!

Today was dentist day :( Never a fun day! But, Max was a super trooper. Our first trip to the dentist with Max when we brought him home was......tough, lets just leave it at that. We took a month break. Did a lot of "practicing" at home with dental tools we bought at the store, and headed back for a cleaning about three weeks ago. That visit went a TON smoother, and Max was such a big boy!!! Along the way, they discovered two cavities that needed to be filled. With Max's history of not enjoying the dentist (understatement of the year!!!) we wanted to approach it carefully to say the least. Yesterday afternoon we headed out for a consultation, where the dentist showed Max all her tools and walked him through what would happen today. We decided to have only one of the cavities filled today, the "easy" one, and use it as a little test to see how he'd do. Well....the little rock star passed with flying colors!!!

They gave us a brochure to take home about the nitrous, and Max was most nervous about that part. I don't think he liked the idea of having the tubing strapped to his face. But, he and Daddy had a long convo about it and looked through the pictures...and he was ready this morning. A couple of deep breaths of that stuff and he had no cares in the world!!! He was so silly....he just kept giggling! After about 5 minutes in the chair, breathing in the happy juice, the dentist came in and got to work. She explained everything she was going to do before she did it, but I don't think Max heard a word of it, he just kept giggling!!!! Afterward, they had him breath fresh air for a few minutes while he enjoyed a sucker. I was soooooo proud of him. I can't believe how far he's come with his fear! I planted a big smooch on his cheek....and noticed when we got home that my lip gloss left a big 'ole mark! That's what mom's are for right?!?!?!?!

So, three weeks from now, we'll head in and have the second cavity filled. This one is a little deeper, and will take longer to fill. But, I really think he'll do just fine. Max knows exactly what to expect, and even just talking with him this afternoon, he had such a pleasant experience today, he has no reservations at all!!!

GENIUS!!!!!

So, I know that this tends to me a common theme of our blog, but our Max is so darn smart! We've been working lately on writing his name. Thought this might be a good place to start with preschool coming in the fall. Its only really been a few days, and so far, its mainly been me standing next to him saying "ok, now make a straight line up, now down, around".....and so on. We were really happy with the little bit of progress we felt he was making and figured we'd keep working on it through out the summer. Well, the other night we really got a surprise! Max was drawing on his magnet board while Stephen and I were watching a movie. All of a sudden Max yells....."LOOK!!!" and sure enough....he had written his name, all by himself, without any prompting or help from us! He was so proud of himself. We all danced around the living room as Max yelled "I did it, I did it!" It was such a fun family moment!!! And, of course, we had to snap a picture!

Mickey Mouse!!!

This past weekend, Max went to "Disney on Ice" with his Meemaw and Pops. Boy, oh boy, did he have a blast! He's still talking about it! If the pictures are any proof, they all had a GREAT time! They got great seats, just off the ice, so Max was close enough to wave to Mickey, which he thought was awesome! He also had fun dancing along to all the great music! And, to add even more "coolness" to the day, Stephen and Max took a "train" ride in the morning (actually the local metro!) just for fun, and then, Max got to ride the "train" again with Meemaw and Pops to the show! How much better can it get for a boy?!?!?
Stephen and I got to enjoy the day just the two of us, and we took advantage of it! We shopped some (my favorite part!) and then hung out and watched some basketball (Stephen's favorite part!) It was a great weekend!!!! Thanks Meemaw and Pops for making Max's day!!!

My baby's growing up!!!!!!

So, most moms have at three years to prepare for all this, but I only got five months! Today, Max went for his screening for preschool. Not, day care type preschool, but actual, school! Everyone was IN LOVE with him! He had them all laughing and they labeled him "the cutest boy ever"!!! He's behind some in most areas, but all things considered, they were REALLY impressed with how far he's come!!!

I wasn't emotional, until they took him by his little hand and lead him down the hall....me waiting in a different room, playing the last five months over in my head, blown away by how fast they've flown by!!!

Stephen and I both have pictures from our "first day of school", and though this isn't officially Max's first day, it still a big deal! Doesn't he look so grown up?!?!?!

B-E-A-utiful!

This past week, we headed to Nashville, first for work for Stephen, and then for a fun couple of days with Stephen's folks. We rented a house in the most beautiful setting near Springfield, TN and had so much fun! It rained the better part of the time we were together, but it didn't matter! Max is a floor puzzle aholic, and his Grandpa Max is his perfect side kick! Just about every time I turned around, the two of them were sprawled out on the floor putting one together! And, Grandma scored major "cool" points for bringing a new car and truck for Max to play with!!! And of course, in true Kull family form, a LOT of ice cream was eaten!!
It was so fun for Stephen and I to get to watch them "discover" all the cool new things he's saying and doing! Sometimes we take for granted just how far he's come since we're with him everyday. But, to see it through their eyes, its awesome! Hopefully this time, there won't be such a long stretch between when we see them next!!!!!