Jenelle Evans is celebrating her son Jace’s 15th birthday!
On Saturday, August 3 Teenage mom 2 the star (32) shared a post on Instagram marking her eldest son’s special day.
In one photo, Evans and her son can be seen posing in front of his birthday cake, which was decorated with 15 candles.
“What is 15? Being 15 means riding a 4-wheeler, building tents, ordering pizza with friends,” she captioned the post alongside a video of her son riding a 4-wheeler into the woods. “That’s how @jace_vahn wished his birthday! How did the years go by so fast? 🥹❤️🎉🎂 Now I’m short!”
Evans is also mother to son Kaiser, 10, and daughter Ensley, 7. She shares Kaiser with her ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffith, and Ensley with her estranged husband David Eason, from whom she legally separated in March 2024.
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Evans rose to fame when she starred on MTV 16 and pregnant expecting Jace in 2010.
Just a year later, Evans joined the cast Teenage mom 2where viewers were given a glimpse into Jace’s early childhood before his grandmother Barbara gained custody of him.
Last year, Evans was granted full custody of her oldest child after spending most of his life in the care of his grandmother.
Evans previously spoke about the moment she signed the paperwork to take custody of the teenager, sharing video and photos of the moment on her Instagram and TikTok accounts.
“#MyHappyEnding IS OFFICIAL! Thank you all for your support! Words cannot [describe] how truly happy I am. Our family is now complete! Thanks mom. ❤️😭”, she wrote with the video.
Jenelle Evans and Jace Evans.
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Evans also revealed at the time that her mother was “totally fine” with custody of Jace going to her daughter after 13 years.
“She says, ‘I’m ready to have my freedom. I’m ready to go on a cruise.’ And she and her friend already have a cruise planned,” Evans said.
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Evans previously temporarily lost custody of her children following a 2019 scandal in which her husband shot and killed their family dog for biting Ensley in the face.
She was also fired from Teenage mom 2 at the time, but has since returned to the show for Teen Mom: The Next Chapter.
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