Friday, December 20, 2019

Mama had the day off on Friday for Chase's birthday.  She told Nanaw that he was so excited for his birthday. Mama and Nanaw went Christmas shopping again, and then Nanaw picked Chase up from school and took him back to her house. They went to Chase's house at the regular time. Grandma Pat gave Chase his birthday present from her: a tackle box. Chase was so happy with it. Fishing is his new obsession. Uncle Stan and Aunt Becca were there visiting. Mama, Daddy, Chase and Nanaw went to Steak N Shake for Chase's birthday dinner, their usual tradition.  Chase had an M&M shake,  corn dogs and fries. Nanaw had a double steak burger with no bun and everything on it; Chase called it a steak burger salad. Mama and Daddy had steak burgers and split a shake. When they got home, Chase opened his birthday presents. From Mama and Daddy, he got two pairs of Snoopy Christmas pajamas, a new Fire tablet, and three Nerf pistols. From Nanaw, he got the three Dog Man books he didn't have, a microscope, a tiny fishing game, a small Hot Wheels toy, a tall Santa Jack Skellington, a H8ungry Hippo ornament, 2 remote control racing cars, laser tag and a Fortnite figure. After presents, they drove about various neighborhoods looking at Christmas lights. Mama had bought a cookie cake for Chase's birthday but nobody had any. The first picture below is from Uncle Mike's outdoor Christmas display. They won the Ferguson decorating contest again. The second picture is Mama's Facebook post with an infant picture of Chase and a eight-year old dressed in his Sunday best.