Chase is 14!

Chase turned 14 this past Friday, April 23rd. It's so unbelievable to make that statement! I remember the details of my pregnancy and her birth like it all happened yesterday. It definitely doesn't seem like she could be 14 years old! Tommy and I thank God everyday for Chase, she has brought so much joy to our life! And though I can't believe that Chase is 14 years old, I also can't imagine my life without her! She has grown into an incredible young woman, she is so kind and compassionate, she really has such a sweet spirit about her! Chase has always been very mature for her age, she has wisdom far beyond her years! I am so grateful to be her Mom!

We have gone to Jump2it (a jump zone) in Peachtree City with our grandkids several times, and one time while we were there I noticed that they did Teen Parties, so I looked into it and asked Chase how she would like to have her birthday party there and at first she thought I was crazy, but the more she thought about it the more she saw the possibility for an AWESOME birthday party!!

Chase was able to invite 25 friends to her party, OK...keep in mind this is a place with every kind of blow up slide, jump, obstacle course thing you could possibly think of all in this huge space!! So we have 25 (actually 23 out of 25 invited showed up) so we had 23 teenagers in this huge room with all these huge blow up slides and blow up balls and they had a disco ball with all the lights turned out with Chase's music blasting thru the place!! Sounds crazy right?? It was the BEST party we have ever had!! The kids ran around and played for like an hour and a half while Tommy, my brother, Robert, his girlfriend, Nancy, and I sat at a table in the peace and quiet and talked!! The staff at Jump2it handled EVERYTHING!! Then we spent an hour in the "party room" where they even cut the cake and served it...not too mention they cleaned up the mess!! Then Chase got to sit in a huge blow up "throne" to open her presents and the staff handled all that as well...writing down who gave Chase what...Now if they just wrote the thank you notes!! LOL!

Chase had a great birthday, everyone had loads of fun, and it was a stress free party for Tommy and I!! This was the BEST BIRTHDAY ever!!

Our oldest grandson, Billy had his birthday party @ Jump2it the next day! He was so cute...His dad (Chase's brother) had already told him that Chase was only having teenagers at her party, so when we went out to eat with them for Chase's birthday before the party...Billy told Chase that her party was just for Teens, but his party was rated "E" for everyone!! Billy turned 5 on April 22nd...He is too funny! He's so much like his daddy was at age 5!

Dear Chase, I hope you will always know how much your daddy and I love you, we are so thankful to be your parents, you are exactly the little girl that daddy and I prayed for! And we thank God everyday for the honor and privilege to be your parents!

We love you Chase with all our hearts ~ Mom & Daddy