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Camping Fun Memorial Day Wind Creek State Park

2011-11-11T22:09:00.004-06:00

We are officially campers and we all love it, especially Chase. We've camped at Monster Mountain in the past however Wind Creek State Park at Lake Martin takes the cake. We had the besttime on our 1st camping trip at the lake. Tim, Becky, Timothy, and Lauren, Walt, Amy and the kids camped with us and we had so much fun...from riding our bikes, swimming at the beach, walking around the park and campsites, cooking out with the family and of course, the park! We went for Chase's 1st boat ride and he had so much fun in the boat. Chase loved the park also and he began riding his bike much better after this trip. We had to push him up the hills however he got so much better riding on the camping trails. Carmen, Carlynn and Chris joined us during the day. We rented a pontoon boat during this trip too! It was a great experience for Chase and the family and it brought back childhood memories for me as well. We always camped at the lake while growing up!

1st Swimming Lessons May 2011 - 3 years old

2011-11-11T21:48:00.002-06:00

This summer was Chase's first year to take swimming lessons. He took lessons with two of his sweet classmates, Olivia and Kara, plus another little boy named Thomas. Carol Anne taught the lessons and she lives in Pike Road area. She did such a great job with the Chase and he was swimming under water and jumping from the side of the pool without armies or floaties and he would swim to Carol Anne. He even learned to go off the diving board and swim to the side of the pool....AMAZING....he used a noodle to learn many things too. We were so proud of his accomplishments and he was loved swimming this summer and jumping from the diving board and swimming to the ladder with very little assistance. I am so very proud of my little man!!! The water still makes me so very nervous knowing I lost my precious Daddy through a drowning accident. I just pray that he proctects Chase and gives me a little peace with him around water.

Easter Sunday, Me and Momma

2011-05-15T22:13:00.003-05:00

Momma had a really good day and looked so beautiful! I love my Momma dearly!

Grand Finale of Easter Pictures

2011-05-15T22:05:00.004-05:00

Unexpectedly, Chase's age group sang a song for Easter Sunday and Chase did really well in front of the crowd despite the fact he did not know the song...he's quite the entertainer in front of the crowd, he constantly waived and smiled at his Daddy!

Easter Egg Hunt at The Chumleys

2011-05-15T21:48:00.003-05:00

We had a great lunch with a fun easter egg hunt with all the kids. We did not have quite as many children this year unfotunately as Peggy and her bunch could not make it this year. Here's some photos of all the kids and grandkids!!

Easter Sunday 2011

2011-05-15T21:32:00.005-05:00

Oh how I love Easter Sunday!!!!! One of my most favorite times of year!! I love going to church on this glorious day and celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, and what wonderful family memories we've created over the years with our famitly gatherings. We've been gathering at our house for lunch for the last 15 plus years, and we used to pack up and just go to the woods. We always have tons of good food and fun times hunting easter eggs with all the kids. We had two talking eggs this year which was extra fun, Evan and Linley found them this year...new tradition, talking eggs must be hidden each year. Here's some photos of the three of us in our Sunday Best plus some with the family.

Egg Dyeing Pictures from School

2011-05-15T21:25:00.004-05:00

Here's my little man in his camo underwear dyeing his eggs...with green feet! Too cute!!!

Chase also stayed with his Aunt Becky and Uncle Tim on the Friday night before Easter Sunday and he dyed eggs once again with them and Patrick, James and Sara. He even made one with "Jesus". That is the first thing he told me when he got home from their house. He also used crayons and wrote his name on some of them....fun family times!!! So thankful for his godparents!!!

Easter 2011 Eastern Hill Childcare Ministry

2011-05-15T21:05:00.003-05:00

I'm not sure where to start since I have not posted in a good long time, so Easter sounds like the perfect place to begin. Chase loved Easter again this year and we really went all out on the decorations for the house this year, we even placed pretty eggs in the trees outside. Chase's daycare teacher Ms. Jennifer always has fun days planned for the kids during the holidays. They had one day were the kids dyed easter eggs, they all brought 6 eggs to school. I got a call from Ms. Jennifer asking for an extra set of clothes as Chase had an accident while dying eggs...when I arrived to school, it was the funniest sight to behold...here is my cute little son in his camo underwear and green feet....so funny!!!! All the kids were laughing at him in his underwear and he jumped up and was so proud of his green feet. Apparently, he spilt the green dye all over the place and then commenced to stepping in the dye thus the green feet for the next 24 hours. We've got cute pictures of what appears to be a naked little boy dyeing the eggs. Chase also had an Easter Egg Hunt with his class and then a picnic lunch with all his classmates and some of the parents. It was really a lot of fun, and Chase loved it.

Christmas with the McClellan's

2011-02-26T10:53:00.003-06:00

We always go to Momma's house on the evening of Christmas Day. I often worry about Mom lately with her memory fading....she loves being with all the children in the family, it brings her so much joy! Chase loves his Granny!! It was a special Christmas with the family, we ate snacks, the kids opened their gifts and then the adults played dirty Santa. Chase received Buzz Lightyear from his Aunt Peggy and Uncle Mack, a remote control policy car from his Uncle Rick and Aunt Rayma, and a stuffed animal "pet pillow" from his Uncle Ronnie and Aunt Brenda, plus a log cabin building set from his Granny. He is one spoiled child.

2011-02-18T22:15:00.001-06:00

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Christmas with The Chumleys (Walt and Amy's House)

2011-02-18T21:20:00.002-06:00

We always rotate the place we have the big Chumley Christmas and in 2010 we had it at Walt and Amy's. Chase got to meet Aidan for the first time, and he had lots of fun playing on the trampoline with Carlynn and Anna-Peri. It's always fun with all the kids during the holidays.

Polar Express PJ Party at School

2011-02-18T20:35:00.003-06:00

December was a lot of fun at Chase's school, Eastern Hill Childcare. They wore their pajamas, had hot chocolate, received jingle bells, and watched Polar Express. He talked about this for days....all his classmates were so cute in their pajamas...we love his school...always something fun planned for the holidays.

Christmas Time and the arrival of Lulu, Chase's Elf

2011-02-18T20:03:00.006-06:00

The Christmas Season was the best ever this year! Chase was so excited about everything, from the family gatherings, school parties and slumber party at school, and the exciting arrival of his Elf on the Shelf which he named LuLu this year. LuLu came to visit December 1st, and Chase decided his Elf was a girl, and named her Lulu. Gosh, we had so much fun with her, I think Randy and I enjoyed having LuLu for the holidays about as much as Chase did...Lulu would leave each night and go back to the North Pole to tell Santa if Chase had been "good or bad" and then she's return in different places each morning. When Chase would awake each morning, he would rush to find LuLu, and she was in various places such as the stockings hanging on his bedroom door, on the fireplace mantle, in the Christmas tree, and she even began to get mischievous and roll toilet paper in the tree.
Chase learned about Jesus and we strived very hard to make him understand the true meaning of the season was the birth of Jesus!
Chase was not afraid of Santa and sat in his lap many times during the holiday season. Chase was overwhelmed with all the gifts and presents and received way too much stuff...I vow to NOT overdo his gifts next year!
Here's a few photos of our friend, Lulu!

Thanksgiving 2010

2011-02-15T21:53:00.005-06:00

I've been so horrible at blogging, I'm now trying to back track to cover all the months gone by and I did not blog important moments of Chase's life. Thanksgiving seemed like a blur this year, it always goes by so fast and Christmas is here too quickly...I love Thanksgiving and spending time with our awesome families. I enjoy seeing the children and how much they have grown and how they all love to play together during the holidays though they may not get to see each other much through the year. One fond memory of Thanksgiving with the Chumleys this year was the following:
All the kids ran down the steep hiilside at Billy's (Memaw's house) just to crash in Butch's arms.
Then all the kids rolled down the hill and it was so funny to see them rolling in the grass, laughing and just having a good time. I'm sure the Chumley kids have all rolled down the hill at some point in there life...Randy probably even rolled down the hill as a child...Carson has to teach Chase how to actually roll by keeping his arms and legs together.
Then all the kids played a swinging game with Kim and Jeff, then they all played "Duck, Duck, Goose" and then "Ring A Round the Roses!"
So much fun, and such great memories.

More Birthday Party Pictures

2011-01-09T19:02:00.002-06:00

Birthday Parties for Chase's Friends at School

2011-01-09T18:18:00.007-06:00

Chase had a great time attending lots of fun birthday parties of his friends at school which includes Olivia, Connor Sophie and Kara.

Olivia had her 3rd birthday party at the Montgomery Zoo at the playground area. Chase absolutely loves the zoo and had a blast with all his friends. He loves Olivia, she's such a sweet pretty girl!

Connor had his Pumpkin Patch birthday party at his house. It was alot of fun and all the kids got a pumpkin in the pumkin patch. Connor is one of Chase's buddies at school, in fact they are the only two boys in the class.

Sophie had her 3rd birthday party at Pump It Up and the kids had a blast. I can't believe how all the kids would slide down the big slide all by themselves....they were not scared at all. Chase had a great time and he and Sophia are big buddies too, he always talks about Sophie. I've included a few photos of the different parties.

Kara's birthday party was in December and it was at Chick-Fil-A. It was alot of fun and the kids had a blast on the inside playground which has tunnels. Kara just had a baby brother, Braden, and we got to meet him for the first time too..he's so cute, looks just like Kara!

Fun times at ALL the birthday parties and lots of wonderful memories of Chase playing with all his friends.

Pumpkin Patch at Daycare - Ms. Jennifer's Class

2011-01-09T17:36:00.008-06:00

Ms. Jennifer, Chase's teacher at daycare is just absolutely wonderful. She always has such fun events for the kids. She took all the kids pictures in front of a Fall arrangement with hay, and pumpkins and then they had a fun Pumpkin Patch Hunt and they all got a pumpkin. Then they went on a hunt to search for a treat bag hidden in the bushes. It was so much fun watching the children and their smiles when they found their pumpkins and treats! What a fun day at school for Chase and his friend! They also had a Halloween party after lunch and received lots of goodies and candy from all his friends.

Trick or Treat at First Baptist Church

2011-01-09T17:16:00.010-06:00

Here's a few photos from Trick or Treating at First Baptist Church and the Pumpkin Patch from Chase's school....we loved Halloween...it was the best yet this year!! Chase is at the perfect age to really enjoy all the special occassions this year!

Halloween Time 2010 Buzz and Woody of Toy Story

2011-01-04T22:11:00.014-06:00

Chase and I both really enjoyed the month of October, we just had so much fun with all the fall festivities. I'll start with Chase's daycare, they had a Pumpkin Patch day and they all had their pictures made sitting on hay bales which I took to school for them to use. They then all searched for their very own pumpkin in the pumpkin patch and they were all so excited to find their pumpkins. On a different day, they went trick or treating from class to class and that was so cute seeing all his friends dressed up in their costumes. Chase was Cowboy Woody from the movie, Toy Story.

Chase also went to his friend Connor's birthday party in October and they had a pumpkin patch at the party and he had a grand time with all his daycare friends!

Becky, Carmen and I took Chase and Carlynn to the Pumpkin Patch in Clanton, Alabama. It was really fun and we had never been before but it was blooming hot for the month of October. The kids rode the inflatable slides and jumps, went to the petting zoo, and bought use some pumpkins...we listened to some good entertainment while we ate our grilled corn on the cob. It was a fun day!!

We also took Chase to Zoo Boo with Carmen and Carlynn. Chase was Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story and Carlynn was a princess. They had so much fun, playing games and winning prizes and candy, and they then went on a hayride through the zoo. They also jumped on the inflatables...I loved seeing our babies have so much fun together. The pictures above are from Zoo Boo.

We actually went trick or treating 2 different nights, one night we went to Thelma Baptist and met Kim with Haylie and Marissa. Carmen and Carlynn joined us too and they played games for prizes and candy plus Chase jumped on the inflatables until he was exhausted. It was so much fun, and this was the second year that we went to Thelmas for Halloween.

We went to Trunk or Treat at First Baptist Church the following night and Chase got even more candy going from car to car to collect goodies....Chase is a chocoholic and loves, loves sweets...imagine that!! Truly, Halloween was the best yet this year..I love this age!!

Chase loves Alabama Football

2010-11-03T20:27:00.004-05:00

Chase loved Alabama football on most days. Occasionally he will ask for an Auburn helmet. I've converted to Alabama myself to prevent Chase from wanting Auburn stuff.
He loves to play football and dress up in his uniform and helmet..he plays so rough that he actually bruises his shoulders from falling down with his helmet on. He plays tackle with his Daddy on many nights in the middle of the living room floor.

Here are some cute pictures of Chase and Carlynn in their Alabama attire!

Happy 3rd Birthday Chase !!!

2010-11-03T20:06:00.009-05:00

Chase had several parties for his 3rd birthday!! His first party was at school with his classmates. He had a spideman cake, and we gave out goodie bags to all his friends. He was so excited when I showed up with his cake and treats for his friends.

Chase's big birthday party was at Pump It Up on his actual birthday, August 14th. He had so much fun on the inflatables. He had so many friends and family at his party and and he received lots of great presents. He asked if he could have his next birthday party at Pump It Up too. He received a awesome blue light up drum set from Momma and Daddy, he loved his drum set!

I can't believe my little man is a three year old. Time has gone by so fast! I've enjoyed every moment of being Chase's Momma! He's such a joy and blessing to us!

June 2010 Vacation Bible School - Saddle RIdge Ranch

2010-09-20T22:25:00.004-05:00

Well, we made a leap of faith and took Chase to a new church for VBS this year since we left CornerStone Church. We began to visit Elam Baptist and decided to take him to VBS there for a week. Chase was actually staying with his "Gran" this week as his daycare was actually closed due to VBS at the church so it worked out perfectly and we loved the church and they were so good with Chase. It was scary leaving him but I knew several people at the church and our dear friend Glen Stroud and Jim Alice Cullards made me feel good about leaving him. He actually performed in front of the church during the VBS commencement service and we were so proud of him despite he really showed out on the stage. He loved the songs they sang, especially..."Say YES...to VBS!" He would say the Yes, Yes, Yes, part....over and over and then the VBS, VBS, VBS....I'm so thankful I can plant the little seeds of Jesus to Chase will grow up to know Jesus our Savior!! Brother Don Stevens and his daughter Ashley were such a blessing to us during this week of VBS!!

June 2010 - Promotion at Daycare to 3 year old class

2010-09-20T22:20:00.006-05:00

Chase was promoted to the 3 year old class as Eastern Hills Baptist Childcare. I was really apprehensive about the promotion, as I loved his teachers, Ms. Jade and Ms. Natalie. After about 2 weeks into his new class, I realized that his new teacher was totally awesome and a fabulous teacher. Ms. Jennifer Waters is Chase's new teacher and he's in a class with one other boy, named Connor. and all the rest are pretty girls...poor boy!!! He's surrounded by cute, sweet little girls. Some of them were in his previous class but other friends were put in the older 3 year old class. Ms. Jennifer is from Tallassee and I graduated with her sister, Danielle Haynes. I really hit it off with Jennifer and she's so easy to talk to and very encouraging when talking to her about Chase's development. I'm looking forward to a great year, we love Easterhills Daycare!!!

Long Lost Blogger Back to Blogging !

2010-09-20T22:16:00.002-05:00

I can't believe that it's been 5 months since I've made a post to Chase's blog. I sure hope I can remember all the wonderful months that have passed me by. Life just got really fast and hectic during the summer and my blogging got put on the back burner. I hope to try and catch up, and back track several of the special moments in Chase's life over the last 5 months. So here goes....next post....the beginning of his new class at Eastern Hills Childcare Ministry.

Chase learns about Heaven :( :(

2010-04-26T21:30:00.004-05:00

This is by far the most difficult post I've ever had to write for Chase's blog. On Thursday, April 21st, we had to put my first horse, Katie, to sleep. She was so old, she was actually almost 28 years old which is 80 something in human years. Katie had so many issues with her knees, and was so thin from not being able to eat hay due to the loss of her teeth. She layed down to roll this past weekend, and it took her 3-4 attempts to get up and could barely get up, and it was at that point, I knew it was time. It was the hardest decision and thing I've had to do, as Katie was a dear, sweet mare, and she was the best and most gentle horse I've ever known. She taught me how to ride and had so much patience with me over the years.
I do regret that Chase was never able to ride her nor did I ever take a picture of him on Katie's back...I came so close to having him sit on her for our 2009 Christmas cards as I knew it would probably be my last chance. I will regret that for years to come. Chase immediately realized Katie was not there the next day and asked where she was and I told him she was in Heaven. I had to attempt to explain to a 2 1/2 year old, what Heaven meant, and where it was...talk about a hard and difficult conversation. He knew I was upset because I could not hold back my tears when he asked where Katie was and when I told him her knees hurt really bad, and she was really old, and that she went to Heaven, we'd see her again one day. Chase looked at me and asked if we could go get here when she was better! Boy, I lost it again!!!
Truly, Katie was the most beautiful bay mare, she provided me with an awesome colt named Chief many years ago, which we later sold, and she gave me endless hours of awesome hours on the trails where I was able to see nature from her back which was truly the most incredible experience. She kept me safe and will always hold a very special place in my heart!! I know she galloped into Horsey Heaven the day she left this world. She will be missed so very much, and I thank God for sending her to me 15years ago. She was the BEST horse ever!!!

Jumanji Zoo Trip...Wolf Escapes !!!

2010-04-26T21:05:00.003-05:00

Last weekend, we went to the Montgomery Zoo with Marissa, Haylie and my friend, Jonean. Chase was looking forward to his 3rd trip to the zoo, and talked about it the whole week leading up to the big trip. Little did we know, that it would be an unforgettable but scary trip!! After seeing the maned wolves at their exhibit, we commenced to touring the reptile museum, and then within 5-10 minutes, about 3 golf carts came around the corner and we thought they were going to run over us until the zoo workers got out of the carts and told us to rush towards a building, and then we realized something was up with this scenario, I began to run with Chase and Marissa, Jonean, and Haylie followed me quickly. After being rushed inside a building by the zoo workers, they told us a wolf had ESCAPED!!! Oh my gosh, how scary, I can not believe that a wild animal escaped while at the zoo with the kids. Thankfully, we were safe and they captured the wolf.
The kids loved the zoo, and we had a great time seeing all the animals. The baby elephant really put on a show for us by swimming in the pond for a long time. He was too cute, and Chase loved it. Chase kept saying, " I want to see more animals!" He especially loved the train and the playground!!
We all had a great time and really laughed about the wolf escape after it was all over! Chase loved telling the story of the wolf escaping and us running to the building and is already asking if he can go back to the zoo!

Simply Fun!

2010-04-10T11:23:00.008-05:00

It's amazing how much Chase loves the simple fun of swinging and sliding on his gym set and one of my favorite things as a child was playing with play dough, with the Fun Factory accessories. He wants to swing and slide every single day, and gets the biggest grin on his face and the laughter and giggles just melts my heart and brings back memories of my own childhood when he's swinging. We've also been playing with play dough and making cool things like spaghetti, worms, snakes, cheese, stars, and all the neat little animal creatures. He has gotten really good and making things himself.

Chase had gotten so independent by playing in his room now, though he prefers me in there with him, but he's getting better at being alone for alittle while anyway. He also want to go to the bathroom by himself and tells me "don't come in here" and hold his hand up telling me to stop and go away....and he's also learning to "wipe"...ha...they are teaching him so much at school...I did not teach him that...I thought it was too early but I guess not becuase he's doing it...He also like pretending to be a baby and wants to wear baby clothes, drink from baby cups, and crawls around acting like a baby. Pretending as he he plays has become very common too.

Right now he's getting ready to go to Monster Mountain with the Chumley Boys.....Dear Lord...please protect him!! He loves it but it scares him Mama to death!! Thank you Lord for watching over him!!

Easter Photos 2010

2010-04-07T16:22:00.001-05:00

Easter 2010

2010-04-07T15:47:00.008-05:00

What a fabulous Easter! Chase was so much fun and he really had a great time at all his Easter Egg Hunts, he had three egg hunts on three different days. He had an Easter party and egg hunt at his daycare and took all dinosaur eggs filled with candy. In fact, he awoke that Friday morning for school and asked for his "dinosaur eggs" immediately, even before his chocolate milk, which we know is his favorite and he must have it when he wakes up. Chase then had a fun easter egg hunt at our new church, First Baptist on Saturday. He played in the inflatable jumpers with the kids and then they hunted eggs, and then had a snack. He did not know any of the kids since we had just started attending this church about 4 weeks ago, but he would always stand or sit really close to the girls, just like he knew them all a long. He's such a flirt already! Then on Easter Sunday, we went to church, and Chase was such a cute little man in his Easter clothes. I wish we had gotten a good family shot but the picture of all three of us turned out awful, we did not have a photographer and Randy felt really bad too. We then had about 36 family members at the house for lunch and Easter egg hunt, and it was fabulous as always!! Chase loved hunting eggs again and it was so funny when the hunt started...Brandi, hollered ready, set, go....Chase took off running straight to the slide because he saw an egg on it and bypassed about 10 eggs on the way to this one...he would pick one up...shake it...if it sounded empty with no candy, he would throw it down and move on to the next one. If he heard candy rattle, he would stop and want to open it to eat the candy...he'll get better next year!!! Ha!!
I love Easter and we got some really good pictures of Chase with Carlynn and Haylie too! We love spending the holidays with the family!!

Let Me Do It !!

2010-03-28T21:58:00.003-05:00

We're at the stage in Chase's life where he always says, "Let me do it!" It's the unexpected time of "INDEPENDENCE." He wants to do everything by himself, getting dressed and undressed, and the battle of deciding what HE wants to wear each day. And at this point, the only thing he wants to wear is motorcycle shirts. Chase wants to get in the car without any assistance from Momma.
Chase is growing up so fast, it's just hard to believe he's going to be three years old soon. He's doing so good with potty-training too! Since beginning daycare in January of this year, he's really learned alot and his social skills have really changed. He can say everything, and loves to mimic what we do and say!!! It's too cute!! He loves to help clean house too, he will vacuum, clean windows, and bathrooms.
He also loves to help his Daddy with everything. I actually think he's quickly becoming a Daddy's boy, they have so much fun together outside playing, and going to Monster Mountain to ride their dirtbikes with Uncle Tim and Uncle Walt, Timothy and Carson. They have fun with just the Chumley Boys!!!
We decorated for Easter today and he was running around, singing "Happy Easter!" He's getting excited about the Easter Bunny coming on Sunday!!

More Motocross !!

2010-03-07T22:01:00.007-06:00

We had such a great weekend. Friday night we all went out to eat dinner for Timothy's 20th birthday and Chase was so good and he had on the cutest Monster Energy Motocross jersey that he received from his Uncle Tim and Aunt Becky. He loves the jersey and will not take it off, he even sleeps with it on. Saturday I took Chase to the park, his Daddy let him ride his "boon-boon" all around the house, and we also let Chase swing and slide on his playground at home too. We then watched motocross that night, plus Marissa spent the night with us. Chase kept calling her "Sissy!" So funny! Sunday we went to our new church and Chase loves it too. After church we all went to Monster Mountain and Chase once again had a BLAST riding the small motocross bike with his Uncles, Tim and Walt. Walter even gave Chase his first motocross helmet which he dearly loves too. He came home and had to have it beside him when he took his nap. He had so much fun and was exhausted after riding! He got so excited when we first arrived at Monster Mountain....gosh...motocross must be in the Chumley blood.....we did all have fun and I just pray for Timothy, Carson and Chase's safety when riding their bikes!

More Motocross

2010-03-02T22:12:00.003-06:00

Chase is a motocross, boon-boon, motorcycle...crazy boy!!! He loves it, and I'm just still so nervous about it all but I guess I'm giving into it because the entire Chumley family loves it...plus most importantly, it brings Chase and his Daddy much joy. If you could see the look on Chase's face when he's riding at Monster Mountain, or just looking at books with bikes, looking online at helmets, or just playing with all his motorcycles,......you don't see this look on his face with anything else.

We went to Monster Mountain about 2 weeks ago and once again Chase rode a small motocross bike with his Uncles...Tim and Walt both. Randy and I rode around in the Rhino and watched Timmy and Carson jump the hills and just have fun....YES, it still scares me but I'm prayig already for his safety if this is what his heart desires as he grows up. I pray for his safety all the time, even driving to work in the morning...I hate the commute with him to Montgomery each day.

We ordered his 1st motocross helmet yesterday and when I told him the postman would deliver it, he was sooo upset the next morning when the helmet had not arrived, in fact, when we got home from daycare, the first thing Chase said was.."where's the postman". Too funny!

Birthday Party Weekend

2010-02-01T22:30:00.003-06:00

Chase had a busy Saturday and went to two birthday parties. He had been singing Happy Birthday to Will and Dausan all week leading up to the parties. Everyday he would ask if he was going to the party. He was so anxious for Saturday and the parties. We started the day at 10am with Dausan's 2nd birthday party that was held at Red Hill Community Center. He had a firetruck birthday with a firetruck jumper. The kids had fun jumping with the balls. We then went to Will's 5th birthday at Chucky Cheeze in Montgomery. Chase had only been there on other time but he knew immediately what to do....play games!!! He loved playing all the games, we got him to slow down for just a minute to wish Will a Happy Birthday and to eat a "Sponge Bob" cup cake! He had a blast was ill as a hornet by 4pm as he had not had a nap!!
He had so much fun celebrating everyone's birthday!!! What a fun filled day!!!! Happy Birthday to Will and Dausan!! :)

Wrestling Mania at The Chumleys

2010-02-01T22:27:00.003-06:00

Yep, just come on over to our house and watch WWE with Chase and his Daddy, while they wrestle together on the floor. Chase has a ball and just giggles so much while he's tumbling and doing somersaults while wrestling with his Daddy! I really don't think it's a good idea to be watching wrestling at 2 1/2 years old but his Daddy just loves it too. It definately wore him out playing so hard because he sacked out quickly which is a good thing for me!!!

Monster Mountain

2010-01-31T17:54:00.004-06:00

Chase spent the night with his Uncle Time and Aunt Becky last weekend and they went to Monster Mountain which is where Chase's Bubba rides motorcross. I am not thrilled with him being around Motorcross because I know he will love it and want to spend time on motorcycles and that really scares me!! He really had a blast riding the small motorcross bike that Walt brought for him to ride. It was Carson's little bike. He was riding with Aunt Becky and they had a little wreck, no major accident but they went into a little ditch and the bike turned over. Chase knocked his shoes off in the wreck and he just loved telling everyone the story of his wreck on the "boon-boon!" It was rather comical seeing him run around imitating the wreck and his shoes being knocked off! It was like a huge deal to him!! He liked riding through the tunnels with Uncle Walt too! They all said he had a fabulous time! Mercy, what am I to do, I am being outnumbered here by his Daddy, and all his Aunt and Uncles that like Motorcross. I just pray he outgrows his desire to be around motorbikes! Maybe he will just prefer other sports such as football, baseball, golf, whatever else his heart desires...just not motorcross!!!!

Tough Week at New Daycare

2010-01-31T17:36:00.002-06:00

Well, I finally have the energy and heart to post about Chase's first week at his new daycare, Eastern Hills Baptist Childcare Ministry. It was such a difficult week and I really thought at the time I had made the worst decision. Chase cried all the way to school and the drive from home to Montgomery seemed like eternity. He would say he did not like his school, he did not like his friends, and he did not like Chocolate Milk. And if you really know Chase, he loves, and I mean he loves Chocolate Milk!!! It was a rough adjustment period as he would cry so much when I left him and I could not wait to pick him up at the end of the day. It was very tough on me too because I just knew I had made a bad decision. Luckily, the second week he adjusted much better and he seemed to really love his teachers and he has actually become much more loving over the last few weeks. He hugs his teachers, and his friends each day before leaving school and he does not cry when I leave him now. The big news is that he is well on his way to potty training....he's wearing big boy underwear at school now and has stayed dry all day long several times. For this new milestone, I am so happy! He's becoming a big boy fast!!! He is learning colors and letters each week at his new school and I can see a incredible difference in his personality. He's so outgoing and says bye to everyone when we are leaving school each day!!! I continue to pray that I made the right decision at the right time in my little man's life!!

Santa Claus...Jolly Ole St. Nick

2010-01-02T10:35:00.004-06:00

Chase really loved Santa Claus this year. He sat in his lap many times, once at Dollywood, twice at Foshee Christmas parties. Santa even told all the boys and girls a story, Twas the Night before Christmas, and he listened intently.

Christmas Eve was a busy night with all The Chumleys at our house until 11:00pm so Chase was up late. He loved playing with all the girls and opening all his presents...he received 2 guitars too, which he loved so much. He likes his music.

Santa was really good to Chase and left WAY TO MUCH!! We need to have a talk with Santa next year. Chase received a radio flyer rocking horse, a home depot tool bench with all power tools, mickey mouse which sings the hotdog song, mickey mouse drum set, broom and vacuum set to help mama clean, personalized luggage, spider man fishing pole, rocky the talking truck, air hockey game, and lots of clothes and a stocking full of movies. Of all the big items, he went to the air hockey game first. He loved playing air hockey on our vacation to the mountains.

Granny came over early to see all his presents and toys from Santa. We had a great time. The drums gave Granny a headache so she had to leave early.

The girls came over on Christmas morning too. Carmen and Carlynn came first and opened gifts. Kim, Jeff, Marissa and Haylie came about lunch and we had a wonderful Christmas with them until about 4pm and then went to Mom's for Christmas. Chase received a big riding dinosaur from his big sisters, and he named his Dino, Charlie!!

Though, Chase did get sick about Christmas eve with a terrible cold that turned into a pretty bad ear infection. I hate it when my baby boy is sick!

We had a very Merry and Blessed Christmas this year. Chase was so much fun!!!!

Christmas Time

2010-01-02T10:05:00.007-06:00

It has been a great Christmas Season as Chase has really caught on to Christmas, the decorations, Santa Claus, presents, singing Chipmunk songs (thanks to Shawn), and he learned about Baby Jesus which is most important. In fact, we would drive around looking at all the Christmas lights and he would pronounce Santa Claus like "Hiney Clause", it was too cute!!! He loved looking at all the lights and when we approached a house that had Santa kneeling and praying to Baby Jesus, he hollered..."Look Mama....it's Baby Jesus." Tears flood my eyes as I realized he knew and remembered the story we had began to tell him this year! That was a precious moment that I will always hold dear.

Chase loved opening presents this year, even if they were someone else's presents, as long as he got to tear open the paper. In fact when we got home from Mom's after Christmas night and he realized that ALL the presents were gone, he wanted to know where the presents were. It was actually kind of sad because he was really upset there were no more presents. He also got really upset when we took the Christmas tree down, he wanted kept saying "No, No...I want it down!" Which means UP to him, he's confused about the meaning of UP and DOWN right now. We're working on the difference now.

Around Christmas Day or the day after, he decided we were no longer Daddy and Mama, we were Dad and Mom! It was so funny, we have no idea what made him change what he calls us, I guess he heard Kim or Carmen calling Randy, Dad instead of Daddy! Randy really liked it because it was like he was a big boy now, rather than a baby. I prefer the Mama because I don't want him growing up too fast. It's going by to fast already. We also put started potty training after Christmas day and he did really well for the first few days in his big boy pants which unfortunately he is calling "panties." We need to work on that terminology too.

Long Overdue December Post

2010-01-02T09:51:00.003-06:00

Gosh, December has been a hectic month and I'd yet to post anything until today. I hope I can recap everything for the most part. December was bit of a stressful month. Randy and I had planned to possibly put Chase in a daycare program again if something came avaliable at Eastern Hill Baptist Childcare Ministry program in Montgomery...when and if a place came available. Well, a position came open about a month ago but we hesitated removing Chase from his current sitter, Mrs. Shawn, which we dearly loved. We want Chase to be prepared for kindergarten by being in a more structured environment within a christian based program and they have a curriculum called the BEKA program. We have been blessed to have Chase at a caring home with the Cox family but after much prayer and discussion, we decided to move him the first of January however after giving notice to our current sitter, due to her current family matters, she gave us about a weeks notice. It was a bit of an awkward departure and rather sad as well since Chase had become so close to the entire family. Shawn and her family (Paul, Cheyenne, and Dustin) will always have a special place in our hearts for caring for Chase for almost a year. She taught him so much!

My niece Amy came to our rescue and kept Chase until the first of the year. He loved staying with Amy and her doggie, Lassie. It was so great to have family to help me during this time.

We are looking forward to Chase entering EHBC Childcare program in January. We pray that we made the right decision and that he does good and stays healthy!!

Smokey Mountains Day 3 of Vacation

2009-11-22T22:56:00.002-06:00

On Sunday, our final day of vacation, we went into downtown Gatlinburg and did some shopping, ate at the Pancake Pantry, and Chase played another putt-putt course with his Daddy, Uncle Tim and Uncle Billy. It was a cool little course and it was like being in a rain forest. He was so upset when he had to return the pudder and golf ball. We then went to Dollywood again that afternoon, and Chase rode the beautiful carosel again and this time he rode an awesome reindeer. This was the most gorgeous carosel that I've ever seen! We then went to kiddie land and Chase and his Daddy rode some flying elephants, he loved that too! He does not seem to be scared of anything!! We then went to Santa's Workshop at Dollywood and Chase sat in Santa Claus's lap and also Mrs. Claus's lap, I was so very proud that he sat there for awhile and was not scared, he even listened to what Santa had to say! We then went to the musical show, Babes in Toyland.....it was a great show and one of the singers, Goldielocks, came out in the audience and put her arm around Chase and sang to him, he just smiled!! We had another fun time today and made many memories to cherish for a lifetime!! We had a fabulous vacation with everyone!!!

Smokey Mountain Vacation 2009

2009-11-21T23:11:00.006-06:00

We began Chase's first vacation trip to the mountains on Friday morning, November
20th...we did not arrive until 2:30am in the wee hours of the morning. Chase slept a lot of the trip but it was a long drive, 7 hours!! We got up late that morning, and then went to play mini-golf at Ripley's Davey Crockett putt-putt course. It was so cute with all the mountain scenes, bears, water, etc.....Chase loves to golf and he even got another pink ball which is his favorite. The story behind the pink ball is like this...Randy has golfed for many years with his brother, Tim and friend, Buddy. Whoever is the losing player, must putt the following game with the pink ball! Chase came home with the pink golf ball the first time he played with his Daddy. Back to to details of our vacation.....We then drove through Cade's Cove and it was so awesome!!! We were able to see many deer and we actually never saw a black bear. We saw a huge buck and we were able to get pretty close to him...WOW...Saturday was so busy for us....we packed so much into our second day on vacation. We started out going to the Aquarium and Chase loved it, the saw lots of fish, and a lot of sharks!!! We then walked to the Sky Lift and he got the biggest kick out of this. It made me so nervous to have him on the lift but Randy assured me he'd be okay and he was fine......he loved it going up so high!!!! We then left and went to Ober Gaitlinburg, a ski resort though the slopes were closed. We then went to Dollywood and has a blast!!! It was Christmas in the Smokies at Dollywood and we got there late in the evening and they allow you to come back the next day too with the same ticket!! We saw an awesome night time parade twice, and the rode the Dollywood Express which was truly a treat!! We rode the choo-choo train at night....Chase's first train ride....he fell asleeo about half way into the ride through the ride. We then went out to eat and arrived back at the cabin about 10pm...we were all exhausted and especially our little man Chase. He had done so well today without a name and we truly had a fabulous time so far!!

Fun Weekend visiting with Haylie and Nenean too!

2009-11-15T21:13:00.003-06:00

Chase had such a fun weekend and stayed with his "Nenean" on Saturday while I went Christmas shopping! He always has fun at her house...he played with her dollhouse and actually fell asleep on top of it, and later terrorized her dogs with his drill! Kim picked Chase up from Jonean's house about 5pm and then he went home with his big "Sissy" and Haylie!!! He loves staying with Haylie, when I told him that morning that he was going to stay with Haylie, he jumped up in the air and yelled..."Yay!" He went with them that night to some friends house to watch football and they played outside on a playground with several other kids while the adults watched the football game. Kim tried to get him to eat a roasted marshmellow but he did not like it!!
Chase has really been whining alot while at home with us and he did not cry any at all while at Kim's house, he was really good....amazing! I'm glad he had such a really good time this weekend. After I experienced such a frightening moment at work on Friday with the shooting at Berry Hill Place, it really did me some good to have some me time. Though, Friday night after the event, all I wanted to do was snuggle in bed with my sweet baby boy all night!!! That really made me feel the best.

Curious George Halloween 2009

2009-11-02T21:22:00.003-06:00

Chase was the cutest monkey I've ever seen on Halloween, he loves Curious George and his costume was so perfect for him! We had a blast the entire Halloween weekend. We started out at Truck or Treat at First Baptist Church with all the kids and grandkids on Friday night, the night before Halloween. Chase loved collecting all the candy but the highlights of the night was the "go fishing" game and being able to get inside the real fire truck with Alexis. We then went back to the house and all the little ones stayed with me while the bigger kids went to the Haunted Alley. We then all had a late night pizza dinner and Chase stayed up until almost 10pm playing with Haylie, Carlynn and Alexis. We then went to Thelma Baptist Church on Halloween night to their Harvest Festival and Chase played all kind of neat games with Haylie. They had about 25 or more games for little kids....basketball ring, golf game, toilet toss, corn maze, etc...We then took Chase to Montgomery to go "trick or treating" door to door in Dalraida with his Uncle Tim and Aunt Becky. He loved that too, and caught on really quickly. When he saw a house with lights on, he would say.."there's one...there's one!" We saw Santa Claus while "trick or treating" too. What an awesome costume for Halloween! This Halloween was so much fun, thanks too my little man!!!!! I know he loved it all!!

First Golf Trip with his Daddy

2009-10-27T21:09:00.004-05:00

Saturday was an exciting day for Chase and his Daddy, they went golfing for the first time. Chase's Uncle Tim and his Daddy's friend, Buddy, all went golfing early Saturday morning at River Run golf course in Montogmery. I think this was one of the proudest Daddy moments that Randy has actually experienced since Chase has been born! Chase really had fun and was wide open on the golf course. He would hit the ball with his driver, though it would take him about 4 tries before he actually hit the ball, but he was trying really hard! He helped his Daddy put the ball many times. Of course he loved riding in the golf cart, and he looked so cute too! He looked just like a miniature golfer with his khaki pants, golf shirt, alabama golf shoes, and his awesome Robert Trent Golf Course jacket that I found at a cosignment store for $ 10.00!! I know this is the first of many days to come in which Chase will enjoy golfing with his Daddy!!! A day to cherish!!

New Golf Clubs - Real Clubs

2009-10-19T22:14:00.005-05:00

Chase comes home to a awesome surprise from his Daddy, a brand new set of kiddie golf clubs. The REAL thing, golf bag with stand, putter, driver, and an iron. He thought he was the coolest dude with his golf clubs, and he's ready to go play with his Daddy too. Hopefully we'll still have some warm days and they can go to the golf course together. I know I will have to tag along to take some pictures of the long awaited event!! Randy has truly talked about this moment from the time Chase was born, actually since he was conceived and we learned it was a boy!!! It will be a proud "daddy moment" for sure!!

First Trip to the State Fair...Fun Time!!

2009-10-19T21:31:00.004-05:00

Wow...what a great time Chase had at the state fair. He loved it all, and especially all the fun little kiddie rides. He barely measured the 36 inches allowing him to ride the kiddie rides and we were very selective about the few rides we decided to let him ride. It really made me nervous as I was afraid he would try to get off right in the middle of the ride when it was going around on the tracks but luckily he just sat still and smiled everytime he saw us!! He had the cutest little grin on his face when he was on the rides going around and around. He rode the carousel with Billy, and the old timey cars with him too. He then rode the motorcycles, race cars, and a jeep all by himself, I was so proud of him!!! He would have had a better time if he was riding the little rides with Haylie or Carlynn so next year we will plan to go with them. He loved all the lights and we also went to the circus and the petting zoo! It was such a fun time!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-12T22:23:00.003-05:00

We had a really great time at the Pumpkin Patch at Dream Field Farms located near Union Springs this weekend. We went with Haylie, Nenean, Jona and Anna Ruth. Chase loved it as there was so much to do. Their was a petting zoo and he and Haylie loved touching the sheep and feeding them corn, and then they played with a wood cow that was setup for the kids to milk, it was too funny! The actually milked the cow!! Then we went on the hay ride to the pumpkin patch and it was a gorgeous site to see all the big and little pumpkins in the field. Chase and Haylie knew immediately to pick up a pumpkin. We then played in the corn boxes, not sand boxes but corn box! It was really neat too, and they loved it!! We also rode on a neat cow train and they jumped and slide on the inflatables. It was a memorable day and I think we all had a super great time!!! Chase wanted to take his pumpkin to church with him the next day and also to bed with him....so sweet!!! He loves his punkin!

"What you doing?" and "Why?"

2009-09-25T17:57:00.003-05:00

These are two of Chase's most used phrases right now. He will come up to us all the time and say "What you doing?" and then when you tell him what you are doing it will then be followed by the question, "Why?" It's so cute and we just love how his vocabulary has increased and he literally speaks in sentences almost or at least long fragments. Our little boy is really growing up fast!

Chase has the Swine Flu...scary!

2009-09-25T17:39:00.003-05:00

Chase was diagnosed with the swine flu on Wednesday. There has been so much scary news on the swine flu over the last month, it has really struck fear in us and we've worried that Chase would get it. There has been reports of many young people and children that have died from this strain of flu. Thank heavens Chase has had a mild case of it and we took him to the doctor quickly and he was put on Tamiflu (which he hates and spits out.) I have been at home with my little man for the last 3 days and we must stay away from everyone until Saturday, 4 days basically. The doctor reassured us that the swine flu is not as severe as the seasonal flu actually. Chase ran a high fever of 102.4 on Tuesday night about 11:30pm and we gave him some fever reducing meds, and thank goodness it worked as even the bottom of his feet were burning up. When we woke that morning, his fever was once again high, 101.7. We took him to the doctor immediately. I'm so thankful that the Lord has taken care of Chase and this flu sickness has not been as bad as we feared.

Monsters and Shadows..YIKES!

2009-09-15T21:25:00.002-05:00

I can not believe my son now sees the shadows from the night light and thinks they are monsters. I have no idea where he heard or learned about monsters. However, he has a hard time going to sleep in his room with the night-light casting shadows on the walls in his room.
We did have fun tonight, Chase tried on his Zebra costume which was his costume from last Halloween. He had so much fun wearing it and looking at himself in the mirror. When he discovered the tail on the costume, he immediately said, "Get it off!" He also called the costume a monster and did not want it in his room when he went to bed tonight. Hopefully I was able to calm his fears for awhile.

God Bless Mama, God Bless Daddy, God Bless Roxie

2009-09-14T21:19:00.004-05:00

I can't believe it, Chase began saying his night time prayer tonight all by himself! I was so amazed. We have been saying God Bless everyone and everyone includes Granny, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, friends, honestly, I think we bless everyone and their dog, every night!!! We end the prayer with, "I love you Jesus, Amen!!!" If I start trying to help him by saying names, Chase will now stop me and say..."I do it, Mama!" He is such an incredible little boy and I love every moment of being his Mama!!

I was thinking about how I need to journal some of the neat and fun things that Chase is doing now that he has turned 2 !! Some of them are as follows:

He always insists on picking out his own clothes, and it must have a "boon-boon" aka motorcycle or bike, or baseball or football. He hollers "I wanna go, I wanna go" all the time and especially when his Daddy is going golfing. He cried and cried this weekend because he wanted to go "golf" with his Daddy. He does not say golfing, it's just golf! His Daddy has promised to take him the next time he goes....yay...that will be a moment to cherish for sure. Chase now loves monkeys! He kept saying "I want a Monkey, Mama!" Please Monkey!!! I'm excited about this too because I bought him some Curious George books, stickers and movie and he LOVES them!!! He of course loves to ride his 4-Wheeler or "Boon-Boon!" He wants to ride it every single day. We really had fun last week when I thought of a fun inside game. I created a tent by placing a sheet over 2 chairs. Chase got underneath the sheet and played, ate his snacks, watched a movie on a portable DVD player, and then wanted to eat his dinner under the tent! He was loving it and then wanted Mama and Daddy to get under the tent with him, so of course, Mama did and we watched tv....so much fun!!!!! He even insisted that I lay on my stomach just like he was doing!! He's really specific on what he wants these days. He's such a mess and makes me laugh so much!!!

Zoo Trip on Labor Day 2009

2009-09-07T21:58:00.002-05:00

We decided to take Chase to the zoo today since we were off for Labor Day. The last time I took him to the zoo, he was only 2 months old and it was Linley's birthday party. Shawn actually took Chase earlier this year with his friend Levi but I did not get the joy of seeing him with all the zoo animals and all his reactions. Chase got excited from the moment he saw the concrete elephants at the entrance to the zoo. He had a really good time though it was a hot day. He loved the monkeys the best!! He kept asking to go back and see the monkeys, and he loved the train ride too. He was really tired by the end of the train ride so we decided to call it a day since it was nap time for Chase. Once Chase awoke from his nap at home, he cried and cried to see the monkeys again. It was kind of sad, I guess he thought we could just go outside and the monkeys would be there. He was really upset for awhile.

Chase has been sick with a summer time cough and cold for the last few weeks though I think a lot of his sniffles is due to teething also, he seems to be cutting his 2 year old molars!

Chase and his Daddy love Alabama Football

2009-09-06T15:00:00.002-05:00

Chase loves Alabama football!! Roll Tide !!!!

Alabama Football Season Begins

2009-09-06T14:44:00.002-05:00

As Alabama Football Season drew near, Randy wanted to get Chase an Alabama Football outfit with helmet. Chase loves helmets and kept asking his Daddy for a helmet. Thus, Randy began the search for Chase's request. I think Randy searched everywhere to find Chase an Alabama helmet and finally found one at the last stop of the day at Hibbett Sports in Tallassee, imagine that, of all places. Anyway, the most important thing is that Randy made Chase's day when he gave him his Alabama helmet. Chase loved it and after putting on his uniform he wanted to go outside to play football. He would kick the football and take off running and hollered "Touchdown Alabama!" He was too cute and precious!!! Randy had the biggest smile on his face, it was one of the "very proud daddy moments" since this was the first time he's been able to share his joy of football with his little man!! Chase had to have his helmet by his bedside that night and for many more nights to come! Everytime Chase sees the Alabama emblem on a car while going down the road, he hollers...."Alabama Mama, Alabama!" He knows his Alabama!!!!

Chase's Big Boy Bed

2009-08-31T21:26:00.005-05:00

The weekend after Chase's birthday, Randy decided it was time to convert Chase's baby crib to a toddler bed. Especially since about 1 1/2 weeks ago, Randy found Chase stradling the bedrail, hollering "gitty-up horsey!" He's so funny! Thank heavens he did not fall off the bedrail. Chase is so sweet and he's really a good boy and says "thank you" all the time. Well, as soon as Randy took the bedrail down and let Chase get into his toddler bed, Chase looked at his dad and said "Thank You, Daddy." Soo sweet!! He just melts my heart sometimes, most of the time actually!
He hopped into his bed and thought he had a new trampoline, he jumped and jumped!! He loved it! Chase actually slept in the bed all night the very first night and has every night since then as well. He has done alot better than I ever expected! In fact, when he awakes in the morning, he still cries for me to come get him, he still has not figured out quite yet that he can get up anytime he wants too. Mercy, I feel like my little baby is all grown up almost, it actually made me a bit teary eyed to know the baby bed is gone now! Chase is growing up way too fast for me!! At least he still wants me to rock him at night, something I dearly love to do!

Daddy spoils Chase with a new Vroom-Vroom!!!

2009-08-25T21:19:00.003-05:00

Haylie's birthday party was this past Saturday and she got a cute Disney ATV/4-Wheeler and Chase loved it. He cried and cried when we left and wanted the Vroom-Vroom as he calls it! His Daddy went golfing while Chase took an afternoon nap, however when his Daddy got home, he immediately told Chase he was going to Toys R Us to get his baby boy a vroom-vroom.......I personally was thinking that this would be a great Christmas gift, but Randy was not happy with the tiny little Harley Bike we gave him for his birthday, so he insisted on getting him a bigger one. Chase was so excited when his Daddy told him that he was getting a vroom-vroom.....in fact, it was funny when we arrived in the parking lot at Toys R Us, Chase got all excited and started pointing at the store saying "Vroom-Vroom." Now, how did he know that was the toy store?.....he's such a smart boy!!!!!! Chase absolutely loves his 4-wheeler, in fact he can really steer it really good and seems to understand what stop means and he really knows what FAST means! Ha! He seems like such a big boy riding the 4-wheeler.

Happy 2nd Birthday Chase!

2009-08-20T21:17:00.007-05:00

My little baby boy is now 2 years old, gosh it's hard to believe. He/We had a fabulous weekend celebrating with family and friends. The weekend started with his actual birthday on Friday, August 14th and we had a Mickey Mouse birthday cake for Chase and he received a Mickey Mouse blanket, Pajamas, and Mickey Mouse toys too. He had to blow out his candles about 4 times, he kept saying, "one more time", "one more time." He was so cute! He absolutely loves cake too!!! Caitlin stayed the night with us to help baby sit Chase while I prepared for his big birthday party on Saturday. His party began at 10:30am and he had a huge crowd. We had a moon walk castle with a double slide for all the kids to play on. The theme of his party was Diego and Dora, in fact, he calls everyone Dora, he never says Diego. We had a Dora pintata but we saved it for Sunday with the family. He received lots and lots of toys and clothes. He loves his Hot Wheel bike (from Uncle Rick and Aunt Rayma) and his Remote control dirt bike (from Papa and Gran). He was truly blessed with entirely too much stuff! We then had another party on Sunday at Granny's for Ronnie, Rick, and Peggy and of course, Chase always gets in on this fun too and got to blow out candles for the third consecutive day! I think it's pretty neat that his birthday falls the day between his Aunt and Uncles birthday!!! We just partied all weekend long and I think it has taken me almost all week to recover from it all! I can't wait to watch Chase learn and grow this upcoming year. He is truly an amazing little boy!!!

Last Day as a 1 Year Old

2009-08-13T18:20:00.003-05:00

Where does the time go....and so quickly. My little baby boy is a toddler now and tomorrow he will be 2 years old. I'm tearing up just thinking how fast the time flies by as I hold on to all those cherished moments of holding him as a newborn, the nights I've rocked him to sleep and we still rock on most nights, and now as he is becoming more and more independent. He can say just about everything and he gives such awesome hugs and kisses that just melts his mommy's heart!!! And he has become an obvious Alabama fan almost over night, he can say "Alabama" and "Roll Tide", and he always ask if his Daddy is "Golfing" though he just says "golf." So, as we hold the 1 year old memories dear to our heart, we will enter into the wonderful 2 year old stage and I'm sure we'll enjoy every moment of them too, and we'll pray to not experience much of the "Terrible Twos". Chase is a blessing from up above and Randy and I are so very thankful that God chose to bless us with our incredible son!! Happy 2nd Birthday Chase tomorrow!!

Beach Trip July 2009

2009-08-06T21:20:00.009-05:00

Chase loved the beach trip this year! I was so excited about the trip and I'm just so thrilled that he had so much fun and was so good on the trip. He loved the ocean and his Uncle Tim took him out and there were some big waves and a few soaked him good. He seemed to love it though. Chase would not stand in the shallow part of the ocean, he seemed to be scared if he was not being held. He did have fun playing in the sand and had a little friend that he played with too. He was most facinated with this little tiny white fish that someone had caught in the ocean and put in a bucket of water. He thought that was the coolest thing! We had so much fun with Chase on this vacation trip!!! I dearly love making memories with my little man!!! He brings us so much joy and happiness!

Chase gets a puppy!

2009-08-06T21:05:00.010-05:00

Yep, I think I have lost my mind!! I wanted to get Chase a puppy so we decided to get a 7 week old black lab about 2 weeks ago. Roxie is gorgeous however she is so rambunctious and I have to watch her constantly when she is with Chase as she will knock him down and bite him....she's just rough housing because she's a puppy though. Chase loves her and he's so cute when he says puppy, it sounds like "happy". He can say Roxie perfectly! He loves just to lay on her and love all over Roxie! Hopefully Roxie will calm down in a few months!

VBS at Cornerstone Church July 22-26,2009

2009-07-28T21:42:00.004-05:00

We had such a wonderful 1st Vacation Bible School at my new church. Chase had fun and did good without me while attending his bible story and music class. He also leared the "Boomerrang Express" song....and "it all comes back to Jesus"...."All aboard!" He jumped up and down and danced during the Sunday morning commencement and I was so proud of him. His Granny and Aunt Brenda ("Gran"), and Heather came for the commencement day! I pray that little seeds about Jesus are being planted in his heart and soul and hoping that one day he will accept Jesus Christ as his Saviour!!! We were so blessed during VBS at Cornerstone church!

Chase's Favorite Things

2009-07-15T23:10:00.004-05:00

It's been awhile since I have posted Chase's favorite things to do as well as all the words he's saying and the new things he's doing now at 23 months. Balls and Bats......we bought Chase a Go Diego Go bat and ball, and he is nuts about his bat and all types of balls. In fact, he takes his ball to the sitters house each day plus one for his friend Levi to play with. He insists on taking the bat everywhere he goes...that includes to bed with him!!! He's always saying, "Where'd by bat go?", or "My bat, My Bat!!" He also loves his tennis shoes or any shoes actually. He just got a new pair of tennis shoes with light up balls on them and he wants to wear them to bed too!! He now loves to swing on his new swingset,too. His Daddy is trying really hard to have it all put together for his birthday in about a month. He also loves his water guns and loves squirting everything in site! One funny phrase or combination of words is "Mommadaddy" When he gets upset, he cries out "Mommadaddy!" It sounds like one long word, it's really cute and funny. He will wake up in the morning saying it over and over again!

2009-07-05T15:13:00.001-05:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

All the Chumley crew came to the house on July 4th. It was the biggest crowd ever. Chase had a great time until he had an accident and hit the side of the pool while swimming and he had a deep cut at the crease of his eye. It looked horrible and freacked me out but it was not as bad as we thought. He cried and cried so I know it hurt him.

Chase and WWE (World Wrestling)

2009-06-29T21:57:00.003-05:00

My son and WWE...no way!!! I can not believe that while Randy was flipping the channels, he stopped briefly on WWE, and it caught Chase's attention so fast. Chase began to get upset when Randy changed the channel. Then, of course, Randy would flip back to WWE to see what Chase would do. Well, he climbed up in his Daddy's lap and watched it intently without even blinking. Chase would fuss every time his Daddy would attempt to change the channel. It was so funny...you must know though that I hate wrestling and fuss when Randy wants to watch it, and now here is his son, loving wrestling. I have made a special request that we not watch wrestling on TV while Chase is awake as he most definitely will think that wrestling and tackling his friends is acceptable. I think he must think it's okay now, as at Sunday School this past Sunday, he tackled 2 different boys to the ground when they would not give up there toy. Gosh, we're going to have with our little man, and teaching him what is right and wrong! The picture above is Chase and his Daddy watching WWE for the First and Last time, for many, many years to come!!

For This Child I Prayed !!

2009-06-22T21:47:00.002-05:00

I love these pictures of my baby boy! His little onesie says " Mommy's Answered Prayers." We have been truly blessed with an incredible son and he has made my life complete. Thank you Jesus for this amazing little man!! I prayed constantly for many years for Chase and endured a lot of heartache and pain until our prayers were eventually answered in God's timing. We must always remember to have faith in God's plans for our lives and that he does not always answer our prayers immediately. We are so very thankful for the blessing of our son!!

Brenda and Jay visited this weekend

2009-06-22T21:38:00.002-05:00

Chase had some more fun this weekend swimming with Brenda and Jay Bird! We don't get to visit often, in fact, this is the first weekend we've been able to hang out together with our kids in several years, it seems. We then all went riding in the woods in the golf cart and rhino. We had a really great time visiting with good friends! Seems like it was just yesterday that Jay was Chase's age...time just flies by.

Happy Father's Day from Chase!!

2009-06-22T21:19:00.002-05:00

Chase was so cute giving his Daddy his card and presents. He actually got into the bed with us once he woke up Sunday morning and began to beat his Daddy up. He loves to wrestle, pinch, hit, jump on, hit him with his baseball bat, kick, tackle, and just rough house with his Daddy. It's very funny to see them playing together and just being boys!! It must be the testoterone in boys that makes them play like that! He knows he can not hit his Mommy like he does his Daddy! Chase made a cute "I'm Nuts About You Dad" card at Sunday School and decorated a jar of peanuts with sports balls and I was so proud of him when he gave it to his Dad!!
Jeff, Kim, Marissa and Haylie came over and we grilled steaks for Father's Day! Chase went swimming with his Daddy for the 1st time this summer. He absolutely loves the water and did so great with his little dog paddle once we introduced him to his new float ring. He did so good with the new floatie!!!

VBS - Chase attended his 1st Vacation Bible School

2009-06-17T22:07:00.003-05:00

Chase went to Vacation Bible School at East Tallassee Baptist Church last week for the very 1st time. Shawn took him and Levi all week and Chase loved it. He made so many awesome things during this time. I was excited to have them to hang on my board at work. The crafts my baby boy made are on display for everyone to see!! I can't believe how exciting it was to hang these items at work. I have several things on the refigerator at home that he has made during the time he has stayed with Shawn. It's amazing how proud a Mother feels when her child makes things for them. I'm so thankful that I have been blessed with being Chase's mommy!!

I experienced an awesome moment last week while rocking Chase to sleep. He has had a difficult time falling asleep on his own since I've taken his night time bottle away. We finally took the bottle away at 21 months!! I know that sounds awful since they recommend doing this at 12 months. Anyway, while rocking him a moment, he layed his face against mine and I could feel his eye lashes blinking against my cheeks, that closeness is so wonderful. I know time goes by so quickly and I must cherish this closeness now!!! It won't last long! Anyway, he was playing possum and would sit up and put his face right next to mine, and say in a deep voice "Momma!" He did this about 4 times and then I tapped him on his fanny, and told him to close his eyes and go "night-night." He immediately said, "AMEN!" It was so precious and funny!! I love my little man!!! He did this about a week ago too so he definatelty gets the "AMEN" portion of his prayers.

Chase is learning his night time Prayers

2009-06-07T13:55:00.003-05:00

I have been trying to teach Chase his nighttime prayers while I'm rocking him at night. Yes, he is 21 months old, and I just took his last bottle away finally and he's having difficulty falling asleep, so we rock and have good quality, Mommy and baby boy time. Thus, we began the "Now I lay me down to sleep" prayer! He says a few of the words, but he's got the "AMEN" down pat now!! I actually tapped him on his bottom the other night because he was wanting to talk and play while I was trying to get him to sleep, and I told him..." Close your eyes and go to sleep" and he immediately said "Amen". It was so precious and cute, I just had too squeeze him!

He's also saying words and phrases such as Jesus, Bible, I want one, My turn, Oh Man, No way Jose, (his daddy taught him the last 2 phrases, ha!), puppy dog, kitty cat, food, etc.....he can really say almost anything.

Arts and Crafts by Chase

2009-06-02T22:25:00.006-05:00

Chase loves to make different arts and crafts. I was so excited to see that he made a pine cone bird feeder today. Shawn has some of the greatest ideas and I love her creativity! It means a lot to know she takes so much time with him!
Chase absolutely loves baseball, football, basketball and any other type of ball. He gets into watching it on TV with his Daddy. He will swing his golf club around like it's a bat while watching TV. This weekend while watching the Women's World Series Softball game, he made the picture with all the sticker balls. He even managed to peel the sticker off the back and stuck them on the paper alll by himself....just amazing to me!!

Terrible Twos are Upon Us Early !

2009-06-02T21:58:00.004-05:00

Look at this precious little cuddly face!! I can not believe my little baby boy has now become a toddler that is beginning to reach the terrible twos about 3 months early. All the articles I read says that it can begin early and last until they are 3 years old....arggghhhh! Chase has begun to whine, cry and throw temper tantrums often. Oh how I pray for patience for both Mommy and Daddy during this chapter of his little life! He is becoming so independent and he gets so mad if you even attempt to help him...he will throw a fit quickly. We have been utilizing the "time out" method for discipline and it works for the most part. On most occasions, I just mention time out and he puts himself in time out. He's a smart boy, he's just testing us. He doesn't seem to do it much with Shawn, Chase's baby sitter.

Carlynn and Chase had a Play Day!

2009-05-30T13:31:00.005-05:00

Carlynn spent the night with us on Friday night. Chase and Carlynn played together for the first time. Chase was sweet to her and kept calling her BABY! He could not or would not say Carlynn. He woke up this morning and wanted to know "where the baby go?" Then he went to her room and said loudly, "Baby..Baby!" Carlynn was excellent, slept through the night and is a very good baby girl! Chase was so jealous so when I held Carlynn, I normally had to hold Chase too on the other leg. He was really gentle with Carlynn and he even gave her some kisses!!
What's really funny about this is, Chase is Carlynn's Uncle and I told Chase he was "Uncle Chase" and then he ran around the room, yelling "Uncle Chase, Uncle Chase!" Too funny!!! Chase and Carlynn are 1 year apart in these pictures. Carlynn is 9 months and Chase is 21 months.

More Memorial Day Photos

2009-05-26T22:01:00.005-05:00

Chase had such a wonderful day...he played so hard and he loved playing with the flags I had decorated the house and yard with. We road the Rhino and he just waved the flag in the wind. We also had a small inflatable whale pool with slide and sprinkler. He liked it too but he loved the big pool because all the other big kids were in the pool having a good time. He just laughed and laughed. He was not scared at all and he carried his round float with him everywhere. He would even jump into the water from the side of the pool. We all had a great day with all the family!!

Memorial Day 2009 - Fun Day with the Family

2009-05-26T21:50:00.005-05:00

Granny and Chase are very Patriotic on Memorial Day!

Chase is so Smart...just like his Mommy!

2009-05-26T21:32:00.008-05:00

I thought I should really journal all the cute and wonderful things that Chase is saying or doing now at this stage of his life....by the way...he's 21 months....3 months away from the terrible twos!!!

Words and Phases that Chase says now:

Golf Cart, Vroom..Vroom
My Bike
Basketball...sounds like bissetball
Baseball
Football
Help Me Momma! Help Me!!
Outside (but it sounds like just "side") He loves to be outside!!
Horsey...sounds like "Sirsee"...this one is funny to hear!
My Bed
Dora and Diego
Night-Night
Be right back
He hit me....or Don't hit me!
Boo-Boo....means he wants a Dora band-aid!
I'm Home...as soon as we reach the driveway...he says this...too funny!
Oh Man! (His Daddy just taught him this phrase this weekend.)
What's This? He will ask you this 100 times and point to everything!! So Cute!!
Please and Thank You (He learned these wonderful words at Mrs. Shawn's)

He can say almost anything he wants, and besides Momma (I thought he'd never call my name) and Daddy, he can also say the following names: Granny, Sissy, Poppa, Chey, Shawn, Paul, Dustin, Bubba, Tim, Billy, Nenean, Caitlin, etc...... He has actually learned to HOLLER my name when calling me which is too cute!!!

It's truly amazing all the things he can do now...he's always trying to help us do things like, sweeping the floor and holding the dust pan, stirring the sweet tea, moving things from place to place, etc... He's our little man and he's growing up sooooo very fast!!

Chase learns to shave with his Daddy

2009-05-16T17:27:00.003-05:00

Chase loves to watch his Daddy shave, and this particular morning, Randy decided to put some shaving cream on his face. He loved it, and laughed the entire time he had it on his face. Chase also wants deodorant everytime he sees his Daddy using it. He will mimic everything we do and it's too cute!!

Playing with the Garden Hose....Fun, Fun, Fun

2009-05-16T17:07:00.004-05:00

While we were watering the flowers outside with the garden hose, Chase decided he wanted to walk beneath the water and the thought it was the neatest thing. He then commenced to running beneath the dripping water so therefore I just began to spray him with the hose. He laughed, and laughed while he ran around getting soaking wet with his clothes on. It was just one of those moments where he was having so much fun, and I was laughing at him so hard, we did not have time to get the swimsuit. It was so much fun watching him have the very best time!!! I can't wait to get him a small pull with maybe a slide. Even though we have a big pool in the back yard, I thought a little kidde pool with a sprinkler and slide would be fun for Chase. He definately loves the water!!!

Mother's Day 2009

2009-05-10T22:14:00.002-05:00

What a wonderful Mother's Day!! I am so very blessed to be Chase Dawson Chumley's Mommy! Chase was so much fun today and made me and Randy laugh so much today! He's just growing up so fast and we are just amazed at how much he's learning each day! He says more and more....such as this weekend when we pulled in the drive way...Randy said "We're Home", and then Chase bagan to say it over and over again..."we're home...we're home" It was so cute!! We went to church with Mom today and then went to her house and had lunch and gave her several gifts for Mother's Day and my favorite was a photo album from Chase made especially for Granny with pictures and even a voice recording of Chase talking. Chase gave me an awesome Sony digital camera that will take 3 pictures in one second! Hopefully I will figure out all the bells and whistle soon. We then went to Rocky Mount Cemetary to take flowers to Randy's mom's gravesite. It's always so sad when we go to take flowers and we have Chase with us, and to know that she never got to see Chase. She would have loved him dearly and I know she's looking down on him now with a big smile on her face! She was a very special and admirable Mother and we miss her so much. It's hard to believe she's been gone 4 years now.
Again, I am so very thankful and blessed to be Chase's Mother! I love him so much and he has made my life so complete! Thank you Jesus!

Chase learns to cook with Aunt Peggy

2009-05-05T21:27:00.003-05:00

Chase stayed with his Aunt Peggy for a few hours last week and I do believe that she gave him cooking lessons. When I came in to get him, I found him standing beside his Aunt Peggy in a chair at the kitchen counter and appeared to be assisting with making a chicken pot pie!! It was so cute, I wish I had a picture of it. I sure hope she can teach him to cook, as his Daddy sure does not have that talent!

Chase also stayed the night with his Aunt Becky and Uncle Tim again this weekend. He loves staying with them and hopefully I will get a copy of the picture where he was taking a nap with their yellow lab, Loretta. Chase loves Loretta and apparently she is very protective over Chase. Before we left, Chase gave Loretta a kiss on her wet nose. Randy was not very fond of the idea but I thought it was so cute and sweet!!! What's a little "wet-nose" puppy dog sugar!!!!

Zoo Trip

2009-05-05T21:17:00.005-05:00

Chase and Levi had a fun, fun day with Mrs. Shawn this past Friday. She took them to the Zoo with some of her friends and their children. I think their was about 7 kids total. They rode the train and ate at the overlook restaurant too. I can't wait to take him again soon!! I know he had an awesome time. Shawn is so very wonderful to our little baby boy, and takes so much time with him!! We are truly blessed to have her caring for our son!!!

Visited with Granny and Rode the Lawn Mower

2009-04-29T22:09:00.002-05:00

We stopped by so Chase could see his Granny today. Several weeks ago she gave Chase some crushed ice and he absolutely loved it, so therefore, everytime we visit with Granny, he will ask for "ice". Mom will actually take the large ice cubes, place them in a towel, and crush them with a hammer. I can remember her doing that for me when I was little too. What a labor of love for her grandson!!! He seems to even want ice at home too in the evenings, it's like a special treat and he gets all excited when he observes you getting it ready for him. He also got to see his Uncle Ronnie (aka Papa) and he rode the lawn mower with him for a little while he was cutting Mom's grass. When we got home, his Daddy was cutting grass and he once again got all excited when he saw his Daddy on the mower because he knew he would get to ride again.
Chase is doing so much now, he's truly getting so independent and does not want any help doing anything. He gets so mad if you even try to help him. He's our little man!!

Fun Weekend with the Girls

2009-04-26T21:31:00.005-05:00

Haylie, Marissa and Caitlin spent the night with us this weekend! Chase had a great time playing with all the girls! He and Haylie rode their trikes and rhino, played in the tub together, rode the rocking horse and elephant in Chase's room, and just had so much fun together. Chase also loved playing basketball again with his new basketball goal. He later watched basketball on TV with his Daddy! He's so precious and he was so loving today too. Chase was so cute at church and also stayed in BIG church with us until preaching began. He did really good too! He loves Sunday School and church!

Chase with his cousin Timothy (Bubba) and Becca

2009-04-25T17:27:00.002-05:00

Chase loves his cousin Timothy and especially his girlfriend, Becca. Chase now refers to Timothy as "Bubba." He can say it so well too. And Chase is such a charmer around Becca, he just loves pretty girls!!!

2009-04-25T17:19:00.002-05:00

Easter is truly my favorite time of the year! We had such a wonderful time at our church easter egg hunt and cook-out. Randy did the cooking for over 50 people. We are truly blessed to have such a loving church family.

A Few Misc. Easter Pictures

2009-04-25T17:13:00.003-05:00

Sweet picture of Granny kissing Chase's hand as we are leaving church on Easter Sunday. She loves her grandson, that's for sure!!

First Trip to the Park with Chase

2009-04-23T22:42:00.005-05:00

We took Chase to the park today for the first time and he had so much fun! He got excited as soon as we pulled up and he saw the playground. He rode the spring rocking horse, he loved the slide and especially the swing. We must get him a swing for the backyard as he just laughed and laughed. I just love and enjoy seeing him do new things. He also had a fun day outside playing with Levi and Shawn's cousin Britan. They played in the sand, had fun with bubbles, and played with playdough. We then stopped by to see Granny before we went home for the night. Chase went to bed early as he was so tired from a fun, fun day!!!!

Chase Learning to Play Basketball

2009-04-22T22:09:00.010-05:00

Chase is learning how to play basketball and he loves it!! Randy got a basketball goal for Chase yesterday and he plans to install it in the barn isle however, he held it up in the kitchen so he could practice first. Chase is having so much fun "shooting the hoop" and he is so funny when he says "bisset ball." All these new words that he can pronounce and it's so cute how he actually pronounces them. Chase also said his babysitter's name this morning, Mrs. Shawn. However, it sounds like he said "Hawn." I'm sure the "S" will come soon!!! He is just so adorable and so very much fun with all the new things he's learning. He also wore his Oshgosh overall shorts today and fell down and received his first really bad boo-boos on his knees. I think I will buy him some knee pads....haha!!! Just kidding!!! I guess that's why I have so many scars on my knees too. He'll probably have more than me being a boy!!

My Daddy, My Daddy....Golf Cart!!

2009-04-20T21:43:00.003-05:00

You know Randy loves to hear the words, "My Daddy, My Daddy....Golf Cart." Those are the words that Chase says almost everytime we pull up in the driveway at home. We enter the house and he immediately finds his Daddy to take him for a ride. For those that do not know Randy well, he is an avid golfer and truly looks forward to the day he can take Chase to the golf course. He's been saying that ever since we had him! Chase is sooo cute too when he says it, he just absolutely loves being outdoors and riding his Go Diego Trike, or his John Deere Tractor or our Rhino, or of course, the golf cart. Another very common thing that Chase says is "booon-boooon" which actually should be pronounced "vroom-vroom." He loves his cars and anything he can ride or drive!!! I sure wish he said My Momma like he says "My Daddy!" The one funny thing he does say with my name is "Momma juice". When he wakes up in the morning, he immediately wants me to bring him something to drink, so therefore, he begins to holler, "Momma juice." It's so cute because the words run together and sounds like one word. He can repeat almost everything you say now. Our little baby boy, is growing up so fast.

Chase Spent the Night with Nenean, Kev-Kev and LaLa

2009-04-18T13:27:00.002-05:00

Chase stayed the night with Jonean, Kevin, and Lauren Deal last night. I think they acquired their names "Nenean, Kev-Kev, and LaLa" from their niece, Anna Ruth. Anna Ruth came over to play with Chase last night too, and I know he had a blast with all the girls, Kevin too. He actually slept with Jonean and Kevin, I do not know how they got any sleep at all since Chase is a rough sleeper. He also woke them a bit early too around 6:15am which is really early for a Saturday morning. Jonean told me at one point last night, Chase was standing at the front door...saying, "my daddy", "my daddy!" and then later "momma", "momma." Awwww, he missed us!! I know he had a great time staying with them and it gave Randy and I a chance to enjoy a nice quiet dinner together.

Chase made a Easter gift for Momma and Daddy

2009-04-16T22:07:00.004-05:00

We have an absolutely wonderful babysitter that keeps Chase while we work each day. Mrs. Shawn keeps Chase and he is always making little gifts for us while he is there Monday - Friday. We are so very blessed to have her caring for Chase. He made a beautiful painted star and his picture is on the star too. It is so gorgeous and I was so proud when he gave it to me. Shawn really does take a lot of time with Chase and I think he has learned so much since being there. Chase is very happy staying with them and we are very lucky to have Shawn and her wonderful family. Mrs. Shawn also took Chase and Levi to see a movie at the theaters last week. It was a 3-D movie. I can't believe she had the courage to take them to see a movie, we are talking a 20 month old and a 2 1/2 year old. Wow, she is braver than me!

Easter Sunday 2009

2009-04-14T21:16:00.002-05:00

What a wonderful Easter! We are truly Blessed indeed! We went to church with Mom and then everyone came to our house for our Annual Easter Potluck Dinner!! We always have so much food, and we had a wonderful time being with family and we had a great Easter Egg Hunt with almost 200 eggs to find!! Wow!!! Chase had so much fun with all his cousins!! He has grown so much since last Easter and he would run from egg to egg, and he knew he had to do it fast because someone else would get his egg. Sometimes he'd stop to eat the candy before proceeding to get another egg. He was too cute. I took him to see the Easter Bunny at Eastdale Mall on Saturday night and discovered that he did NOT like the big bunny at all! He began to cry before they could take the picture, so I guess we'll stick to chocolate bunnies instead.
Chase loved opening his Easter Basket on Sunday morning and got so excited with all the goodies, especially the stuffed candy eggs. He really loved his Go Diego Trike too!!! He helped his Daddy put it together as the Easter Bunny did not have time to do so!
God is so Good!!

Chase's Easter Kiss

2009-04-14T21:01:00.004-05:00

Oh my...my little man gets his first Easter Kiss from a precious little girl named Brandee at our 1st annual church Easter egg hunt. She just walked right up, wrapped her arms around him, gave him a big sweet kiss, and tackled him and as they fell to the ground, Chase yelled..."Help Me Momma, Help Me Momma!" It was a priceless moment!!! Chase had so much fun at the Easter Egg hunt and he literally ran with his Daddy to pick up all the eggs and then of course, he wanted to open them and get the candy! He loves candy!!

Chase with Daddy and Momma

2009-04-09T21:29:00.003-05:00

TWO MORE PICTURES TAKEN AT SOUTHERN HOMES. I DEARLY LOVE THEM TOO!

My Favorite Picture of the Three of Us

2009-04-09T21:11:00.004-05:00

This is one of my favorite pictures that was taken when Chase turned one year old and it was taken at Southern Homes and Gardens in Wetumpka. Chase has grown so much since this picture. I'll always cherish all his pictures and especially those taken over the first year as he has changed and grown so fast. I know the time will continue to fly by and we are so grateful for this little boy!! He has made my life complete!! I pray that the Lord will equip us with the knowledge to always be good parents and to make the right decisions while trying desperately to raise a very respectful, kind, loving and Godly young man.

Chase is with Uncle Tim and Aunt Becky

2009-04-04T14:52:00.003-05:00

Chase is with his Uncle Tim and Aunt Becky today. He actually spent the night with them and was having a blast when we left him last night. He was riding his John Deere tractor on their sidewalk and he was flying on it. He was digging in with his feet and pushing so hard and had the biggest grin on his face. He always LOVES to stay with them. He is especially fond on Timmy's girlfriend, Becca. She is a very pretty girl and Chase just blushes and has this "charmer" look on his face when he's around her, it's so funny! That's the "Chumley" coming out in him!! He's definately going to be a charmer. Randy and I needed a date night and actually went to The Catfish House and had a quiet, delicious meal. It has become increasing hard to take Chase out to dinner as when he says, "I'm done!", he is done and wants down to run around and play. He does not sit quietly while everyone else eats dinner.
Chase can say almost anything now and last week he actually said "Jesus" for the first time and I was so happy to hear those words come from my baby boy!!! He just smiled and kept saying it. It actually came out "Jejus", it was so cute and one very special moment.....right up there with "Momma!" Right now I'm really missing my baby boy! Can't wait to see him this afternoon and take him to see the Easter Bunny at the mall.

Prayer Request for Friends and Their Unborn Child

2009-03-21T14:10:00.003-05:00

Please join me and my family in praying for a dear friend and coworker's wife and unborn child. His wife is 24 weeks pregnant and began experiencing pregnancy complications while on a business trip in Washington DC. Please see their blog for detailed information at http://beauandbrittanydaniel.blogspot.com/. The picture above is our friends, Beau, Brittany and Reed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM, March 12th

2009-03-13T08:44:00.001-05:00

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Time Goes By So Fast......

2009-03-11T22:17:00.003-05:00

It's very weird how fast time passes by sometimes. You think you are ready for it, but at the same time, you just wish they could all stay babies forever. I cherish every single moment that Chase has been in my life!!!
My friend, Jonean Deal, has put together the 1st year of Chase's life in a scrapebook and it is so very awesome and I will be forever greatly to her for doing this for me!!!! I will post some pictures of her work soon!

Loving the Outdoors and Riding on the Rhino......

2009-03-11T22:08:00.003-05:00

Chase absolutely loves riding the Rhino, lawnmower, or golf cart....all the time!!! His favorite toys are cars, trucks, and his John Deere riding toy. He also loves to take a bath and he will even stick his head under the faucet to rinse his hair! He loves the water!!! When I tell him to get ready to take a bath and to get his towel, he immediately goes and gets his towel and runs to the bathroom. Also, at night time, he runs to get one of his favorite blankies and gets ready for bed. He literally tries to climb in the bed. Chase is also saying many more words and literally carries on a conversation with me but I only understand about a 1/4 of what he is saying!!! He's so funny and cute. He's my "baby boy!"

Chase has spend the night company, Marissa and Haylie Poo

2009-03-11T16:26:00.005-05:00

Chase had the pleasure of having Marissa and Haylie spend the night with him this weekend and he was just a mess. He is definately approaching the terrible twos! We enjoyed having them spend the night and spend some quality time together. Chase was not really keen on the idea of sharing his stuff with Haylie so we must work on the "sharing" issue. He also hit Haylie, pulled her hair and pinched her face ALL within a 24 hour period. I know it sounds like he's this mean child and he's really not, I've been told all kids are like this at his age. Let's hope he outgrows it before his Dad beats him! Ha ! Just kidding! Chase has a very sweet disposition and is so much fun!! We are so thankful! We also went to Uncle Tim and Aunt Becky's house on Saturday night to celebrate Timothy's 19 year old Birthday! We cooked out on the grill and Chase had a ball as usual playing at their house and loving all over Loretta, their 3 year Lab.