Thursday, December 20, 2012

Happy 1st birthday, Chase! Chase’s birthday kicked off several days of adventures. For his birthday breakfast, Chase, Mama and Nanaw went to the new Dunkin Donuts on Telegraph Road. Mama got an assortment of munchkins (donut holes, as Nanaw calls them) and Nanaw got a coffee cake muffin. Chase seemed to really enjoy his first taste of chocolate, plus all the other delicious flavors. After breakfast, they went to Walmart to order the cake for Chase’s birthday party on December 29. When the bakery lady found out that it was Chase’s birthday, she gave him a cookie, which he really seemed to enjoy. Mama took Sam to the groomer, and then for lunch, they went to the McDonald’s in Columbia, where Chase had his very own hamburger, Nanaw had a McRib, and Mama had Chicken McNuggets. For dinner, Daddy, Mama, Chase and Nanaw went to Steak n Shake. Chase had a slider and seemed to like it a lot. He also had applesauce, French fries and a taste of Daddy’s strawberry-banana milkshake. Before the food arrived, Chase accidentally knocked over a glass of water, so there was major clean-up. After dinner, it was present time. Chase got a wonderful Mickey Mouse clubhouse playville with a tunnel. He also got a bag full of new clothes so he’ll be even more stylish than he currently is. From Nanaw, he got a book, "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed," a camouflage robe and a Dream-Lite puppy that puts designs on the ceiling. Mama baked a yellow cake with chocolate icing for Chase’s birthday cake and bought him a Mickey Mouse balloon that Chase played with a lot.