Chase version 12.5
So...Chase turned 12 way back on July 26, 2010
Which happened to be the first day of school.
Not just any school for him...
The first day of Junior High!
So, not only did he have to start school on his 12th birthday
but he had to start a completely new, much bigger school
on his 12th birthday.
Birthday #12 is a big deal for us.
It's the start of many great things.
12 means graduating from Primary at church and
entering the Young Men's program
which also means receiving the Aaronic Priesthood.
See? Big Deal.
Since the Big Deal birthday had such bad timing...what with school starting and the whole "we just moved" business...we decided it would be best to wait till Big Deal Birthday version 12.5 came on January 26, 2011. Chase was willing to wait because he realized it would be better so he could make new friends at the new school for the Big Deal birthday party.
So the time came that we told Chase to make a list of friends to invite to this Big Deal birthday party. He thought for a while and then said he didn't want a Big Deal birthday party. What?! Why not?! Don't you want a bunch of friends coming with lots of fun and presents? Who wouldn't?!
Apparently, birthday parties, even ones for a Big Deal, aren't cool in Jr High. Chase had a hard time coming up with a list of friends to invite and he kept telling me he didn't need a party. I was getting worried! I did NOT want him to think we were jipping him out of a Big Deal party or feel bad that we didn't give him the same treatment that we gave Mitch when he had his Big Deal Birthday. He kept reassuring me that he was fine and he didn't need a huge party. When I asked him what he did want he said, "New shoes and to see TRON." What?! That easy?!
So that's what we did...
After Chase and I went to see TRON
He picked out a sweet pair of Vans
Which happened to be the first day of school.
Not just any school for him...
The first day of Junior High!
So, not only did he have to start school on his 12th birthday
but he had to start a completely new, much bigger school
on his 12th birthday.
Birthday #12 is a big deal for us.
It's the start of many great things.
12 means graduating from Primary at church and
entering the Young Men's program
which also means receiving the Aaronic Priesthood.
See? Big Deal.
Since the Big Deal birthday had such bad timing...what with school starting and the whole "we just moved" business...we decided it would be best to wait till Big Deal Birthday version 12.5 came on January 26, 2011. Chase was willing to wait because he realized it would be better so he could make new friends at the new school for the Big Deal birthday party.
So the time came that we told Chase to make a list of friends to invite to this Big Deal birthday party. He thought for a while and then said he didn't want a Big Deal birthday party. What?! Why not?! Don't you want a bunch of friends coming with lots of fun and presents? Who wouldn't?!
Apparently, birthday parties, even ones for a Big Deal, aren't cool in Jr High. Chase had a hard time coming up with a list of friends to invite and he kept telling me he didn't need a party. I was getting worried! I did NOT want him to think we were jipping him out of a Big Deal party or feel bad that we didn't give him the same treatment that we gave Mitch when he had his Big Deal Birthday. He kept reassuring me that he was fine and he didn't need a huge party. When I asked him what he did want he said, "New shoes and to see TRON." What?! That easy?!
So that's what we did...
After Chase and I went to see TRON
He picked out a sweet pair of Vans
Then we met Scott for dinner at Texas Roadhouse
Where he had to sit on the saddle while they sang to him
Scott met us from work
We are lucky to be Chase's parents!
Love you Chase version 12.5!
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