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!

Halloween

Reese really got into the Halloween spirit this year.  I guess with each year, her love of candy grows!  We did it double time this year with a trip to the Theta house on Tuesday before the actual Halloween extravaganza on Wednesday.

The Texas Thetas rolled out the red carpet with yummy snacks, face painting, and all the candy we could handle.  It was a fun event with our friends Tom (Goose), Olivia, and Alex the sock hop dance star!

On Wednesday, she was off to school in her Tinkerbell costume for her fall party and parade.  Then we headed over to Ehlert's on Wednesday for more trick or treating with friends.

It's always fun to get the little ones dressed up and see their eyes light up as they add more candy to their bags, but I'm glad it's come to an end.  Now I can hopefully wean myself of the candy high I've been on for the past 2 weeks, I mean, I was just doing my due duty and not letting my toddler eat too much--she does have a dentist appointment later this month!

Happy Halloween!

We're headed out for round 2 of costumes, trick or treating and FUN!

Where it all began

It's hard to believe I started this blog over 3 years ago announcing the birth of then Itsy Bitsy Parker aka Reese.  Well, I'm going to keep things short and sweet because I'm headed out for a week long business trip and there is still packing to do. 

But word is starting to spread, so I figure I can make it official.

Summa Summa Time

Well, now that summer has past, I guess I can blog about it.  I really hate playing catch up, but considering my last several posts have been the same, it might be a habit.  Isn't that what they say, once you've done it 3 times, it becomes a habit?

So, with May came a wonderful trip to The Players Championship in Jacksonville, Florida with our good friends Matt & Shelley.  It was an adult trip and sooo fun!  We spent Wednesday afternoon and Thursday on Amelia Island eating some great fare and doing a little relaxing before spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the course at Sawgrass watching the pros.  Of course, Tiger is so intriguing and has continued to maintain quite the following, but we also enjoyed following Phil, Rickie, Keegan and many others before camping out at 18 on the last day to watch them all!

In our Mother's Day PINK

San Fernandina Beach

Then came a TON of traveling for me... I think I was traveling part of every other week for about a month and a half--glad that's over!

Reese progressed quite well in swim lessons this year.  She started out in group with 1 or 2 other kids, then I moved her to private for another 4 weeks.  Her lack of fear for the water is both good and bad, know what I mean?  So out come the floaties when we all need a break!

But, it got her well-prepped for our trip to Destin in August.  She loved every minute of the pool and beach and we did too!  My parents drove down, picked us up from the airport in Panama City and we enjoyed a very relaxing 4 days.  It was a true vacation in that I did not leave the house but once the whole trip, except for the beach or pool, just a few yards away, of course.  There was no agenda, just fun, sun and relaxation--exactly what we needed!

In late July we decided to make the leap and put our house on the market in late August.  So we whittled away getting it in tip-top shape during evenings and weekends and listed it a week ago.  It's been an amazing home for us the past 6+ years, but we're ready to make a move for a bit more space and a bit different area.  We've had some good looks, but no offers yet--fingers crossed for things to go somewhat quickly!

So I think that's my best effort at catching up.  And here we are less than 2 days away from September 1 and while I'm extremely thankful for the summer being a bit milder on us (compared to last year), I'll gladly welcome fall temps whenever they want to show their face.

Oh, and hooray for football season because aside from selling the house (and buying a new one) it will pretty much consume our lives for the next several months.