Happy Birthday Chance!!!

We had Chancelor's birthday party on July 26th. I know this blog is late, but at least it's here now :) Chancelor's birthday was such a great success! Everyone that came had a wonderful time. We had cake, ice cream, chip, cheese doodles, watermelon, cantaloupe, drinks, balloons, and a huge blow up moon walker.


Even the adults had fun on the moon walk. We had to test it out for safety before the kids arrived :) Yeah right! Before everyone began to arrive for the party, we jumped with the kids, slide with the kids, and got sprayed with a huge water gun. The weather was HOT so the water gun cooled us off for a bit.





As people arrived for the party the many presents for Chancelor continued to grow. He was so excited. There were so many gifts. Layla even got a gift, thanks Ms. Diane & Alicia :) The kids played around while the many adults sat around in whatever shade they could find. Here are some pictures of the kids as they played.

After an hour, Nana decided she was starving and couldn't wait any longer for cake and ice cream :) We had a difficult time getting the candles lit outside for Chancelor to blow them out, so sorry no picture. I didn't get a piece of birthday cake, but it must have been good because there were only two pieces left :) Chancelor decided that he didn't want any cake or ice cream, he was much to interested in the huge pile of gifts to worry about eating.
Chancelor got so many great gifts for his birthday. Lots of clothes, school stuff, a t-ball bat, glove, tee, and balls, transformers, rocket balloons (thanks Aunt Courtney) a little motorcycle that pops wheelies, a soccer ball, a board game, shoes, a big truck, hot wheels cars, two tractors, a spiderman fishing pole, money and so much other stuff I can't remember. Thanks everyone!!!
As the party ended so the clean up began. It wasn't that bad. A big thanks to those that helped clean up. Chancelor left to go to his daddy's and we had to deliver the tables and chairs back to the church. It was also my weekend to clean the church so a big Thanks to Kendale & Brittnye for watching Layla. Thanks to all who came to celebrate Chancelor turning 5 years old. It was so great to celebrate it with all you!!!

Upon our return I saw the strangest thing. Kendale next to the woods with my camera and Brittnye with Layla on her hip and a broom and towel in her other hand. Confused???? I was. Well the following pictures will hopefully help you with the confusion.


Yes that is a rattlesnake. A very BIG one as a matter of fact. It was killed right where our yard meets the woods. It was about 3 1/2 feet long with 7 rattles. What a scary thought, huh? We had just finished having an outside birthday party for Chancelor with kids running all over the yard. Thank God for protecting the children and adults that day that no one was bit.


After a week of Bible School, planning a birthday, having the birthday party, playing with friends, eating cake & ice cream, and finding a snake this is how Layla felt after all the excitement was over :) God Bless you all!!!