Day 9: Alternative Transportation

Chippey must have had too much fun with his other scout elf friends at the North Pole to fly back on his own, so he chose another form of transportation back to the ATX.

Sleepy Face!  She was also scared to stand on the counter for me to take her pic, but beggers can't be choosers.

Day 8: Snow, I Mean Flour Angels

Chippey is used to snow, and we don't have any here, so he resorted to having a little winter fun in the kitchen....with the flour.  All Reese could say was "Chippey made a big mess".  "Is he going to clean it up?"

Day 7: A Day of Rest

Today, Chippey observed a day of rest too, and decided to just perch up high on the window sill.  Reese was asked at church how he got up so high and her reply: "he climbed up a ladder". Duh! Why fly when you can climb a ladder?

Day 6: Chippey Cooks Breakfast

Saturday morning Chippey was up bright and early after his return from the North Pole and whipped up some elf-sized pancakes, just for Reese.

Day 5: Getting a Little Carried Away with the TP.

From the bathroom to the kitchen without a tear! That's pretty impressive, Chippey.  Of course, we made it a little easier on you given our living arrangements, but still!

Day 4: Taking Some Tips from Santa

Reese and I baked chocolate chip cookies last night and it seems that when Chippey returned from his trip to the North Pole, he just couldn't resist himself.  Perhaps Santa has taught his scout elves a thing or two?

Day 3: It's Important for Elves to Have Good Dental Hygiene Too!

Reese found Chippey on her bathroom counter this morning with HER toothbrush in hand, sitting in HER cup, with HER toothpaste leaking out of the cap.  She then proceeded to say that she wanted Santa to bring her a new toothbrush.

Chippey Day 2

Reese had a hard time finding Chippey this morning.  I guess I'll blame it on this tiny cluttered temporary apartment we're in or maybe she has similar genes as me (my parents always said I ran around looking at the sky and trying to hunt Easter eggs--I still deny it).  So, I ended up having to pick her up for her to notice him hanging out in the strainer full of rice crispies on the pot rack.  You can't see it, but he made quite the mess on the counter below too.

Look! He's Back!

Chippey's back, making his appearance this morning holding on tight to the star on top of the tree.  He left Reese absolutely speechless this morning...just take a watch.

We read the book last night to prepare for his arrival and it's amazing how excited she is about all of the Christmas Magic!

My goal is to have a little more fun with Chippey this year since Reese is at an age to better appreciate and my goal is to try and post his shenanigans each day too (hopefully I can succeed!).

I hope all of you are enjoying a little Christmas Magic at your home too.  I just can't seem to get the little jingle from the movie out of my head "Look! He's Back! The Elf on the Shelf, Christmas Magic in this little Elllllffff".

Around Here

Well, we sold our house and close on the sale on Monday...woo hoo!  It took a bit longer than we originally expected, given the way the house sold when we bought it, but then one weekend we ended up in multiple offers.  We were on the market a little over a month, and now here we are ready to move out this weekend.

I wish I had a beautiful picture of the new house we are moving to, but the truth is, we haven't found it yet, so we're moving to an apartment (almost next door) for a (hopefully) short time so that we can take our time and find the right house--it's pretty slim pickens out there right now.

So prayers are appreciated for the process to go quickly, smoothly, for nothing to get broken and for Team Parker to get along ok in 1050 square feet for the next couple of months.  It will be a change, but one that will be for the best when we find that perfect 4 bedroom house!

Rodeo Drive sure has been good to us the past 6.5 years, but we are ready for the next step!