Janelle Evans is celebrating her oldest son Jace’s fifteenth birthday.
“What’s 15? Being 15 is using 4 wheelers, constructing tents, ordering pizza with buddies,” she captioned a Saturday, August 3 Instagram publish. “That’s how @jace_vahn wished his birthday! How did these years go by so fast? 🥹❤️🎉🎂.”
In a candy nod to her son’s development, Evans quipped, “I’m the quick one now!”
Together with the loving message, the Teen Mother star shared a heartwarming snapshot of the 2, each donning T-shirts and broad smiles, as Evans held a cake adorned with lit candles. The publish additionally included a video of a automotive driving off with two passengers hanging off the again, presumably Jace and a buddy.
Jace’s upbringing has been tumultuous, typically enjoying out within the public eye. For over a decade, he was below the care of Evans’ mom, Barbara Evans, earlier than custody was awarded to Jenelle in March 2023. Nonetheless, the household’s troubles continued when a Youngster Protecting Providers (CPS) case was opened towards Jenelle and her then-husband, David Eason, in October 2023 after Jace reportedly ran away from dwelling for the third time. On the time, Barbara claimed Jace had informed police that Eason assaulted him, an allegation Eason denied, although he later confronted a misdemeanor cost of kid abuse.
In February, Evans claimed that the CPS case towards her and then-husband David Eason, 35, over Jace was dropped. (In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by E! Information on Tuesday, February 16, the Columbus County Division of Social Providers dismissed a juvenile petition filed in October 2023 earlier this month.)
The fact star finally filed for separation from Eason in February after six years of marriage, in accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by The Solar.
She opened as much as Us Weekly about the choice in June, stating, “Me and him, we have been going by tough patches for some time and I used to be sick of it. It’s exhausting to attempt to get out of a state of affairs when you already know you each personal the home and also you’re each on the identical deed. Then you definately’re telling one another, ‘We should always take a break,’ however then who’s going to get out of the home?”
Other than Jace, whom she shares with ex Andrew Lewis, Jenelle can be the mom of 9-year-old Kaiser, with ex Nathan Griffith, and 6-year-old Ensley, with Eason.