Chapter 273

It's that time again!

Servo: ♪ "It's the most brutal tiiime of the yeeear." ♪

Adam: "What do you mean 'brutal'?"

Delaney: "Should we warn him?"
Servo: "No. He needs to learn the hard way how wild decorating the Winterfest tree is."

Delaney: "You're right."
Servo: "Adam, those color decorations do not coordinate with our decorations. Remove them now!"

Adam: "I'm starting to see what you meant by 'brutal'."

Can we skip to the good part?

Wonderful! The tree is complete!

Delaney needs to sketch some more outfits.

Delaney: "I'm feeling inspired after all that tree decorating."

Darion: "Will I get lots of Winterfest gifts, dad?"

Adam: "I'll relay the message to Father Winter that you want lots of gifts!"

Delaney: "It's gonna be an expensive Winterfest.

It's go time!

*Sparkles!*

It's a girl! 💖 Introducing Paige Parsons!

Delaney: "Are you hungry? Here you go."

The gifts have arrived!

Skylar is hoping she's on the nice list. She's doing her chores last minute.

Paige aged up into an infant!

Aaand she already hates tummy time.

Time to open the Winterfest gifts!

Darion: "Llamacorn toy! Yay!"

Adam: "Some rock climbing gear? Awesome!"

Delaney: "Some more fabric to design outfits? Awesome!"

Skylar: "A new Chompy toy? Awesome!"

Poor Servo can't open his Winterfest gifts yet.

He's too busy taking care of Paige, who is not happy right now at all.

Delaney: "Ham dinner time!"

Delaney: "This is scrumptious!"

Skylar: "This is the best dinner ever!"

Adam: "Servo really outdid himself this time."

Darion: "Yummy, yummy in my tummy!"

Servo: "When can I stop babysitting and open my Winterfest gifts?"

Right now.

Servo: "A gaming mat? I finally got a good Winterfest gift!"

What a wonderful Winterfest!

Paige is now finally enjoying tummy time!

Darion: "I built a tower with two blocks!"

The family portrait mod by Ravasheen is the most adorable thing ever!

Paige is about to hit a milestone!

She sat up for the first time!

Now, let's see if she likes applesauce.

Hmm... she seems pretty undecided.

Even after nap time, Paige immediately sat up all on her own.

Since Paige is sitting up now, this is the perfect time for her to learn to crawl.

Adam: "Let's see if you like mashed sweet potato."

She loves it, apparently!

Delaney: "Are you gonna learn to crawl today?"

Skylar: "I heard if you learn to crawl, Father Winter will bring you lots of Winterfest gifts this year!"

Delaney: "Come to mommy, Paige! You can do it!"

Delaney: "She's crawling!"

Yay, Paige!

Delaney: "I'm so proud of you!"

Darion: "Is mommy proud of me too? I can walk!"

Delaney is down at the Salty Paws Saloon in Brindleton Bay.

She's scoping out the fashion scene. Why at the bar?

Delaney: "Beats me! My boss requested it."

Delaney: "So, uh... is this usually what you wear to... bars?"

Townie: "Sure is."

Delaney: "What else do sims around here usually wear?"

Townie: "Do you think sims that come here are concerned about fashion?"

Delaney: "Probably not. I should go somewhere sims will definitely care about fashion."

Delaney travelled down to ThriftTea!

Delaney: "I need to sell some more outfits on Trendi. I'm gaining more followers by the day!"

Delaney: "Looks like the rocker trend is still going strong."

Delaney: "Think I can sell this outfit?"

Yeah, it looks great!

Delaney: "Let's hope other sims think so."

Sims that come to ThriftTea always wear the most... interesting outfits.

Delaney: "Do you mind if I give you a makeover?"

Townie: "What are you, a stylist or something?"

Delaney: "Actually, I am. I don't think a white bridal gown goes well with any of your accessories."

Townie: "You know what, you're right. Please help me."
Delaney: "Say no more!"

Delaney: "Hmm... I've got your measurements, now I need to do a color analysis."

Delaney: "Let's see..."

Delaney: "What would really make your eyes pop?"

Delaney: "And what would go with your beautiful hair color?"

Delaney's makeover is complete!

Delaney: "I'm making the world a better place, one makeover at a time."

There's another fashion show going on.

Delaney decided to model her newest streetwear outfit she thrifted.

Delaney: "No one is competing with me."

Townie: "I beg to differ."

Get out of here, striped pants.

Ooh, this sim is wearing an outfit Delaney sold on Trendi!

Townie: "Your outfit is nowhere near better than mine!"
Delaney: "You're just jelly."

Delaney: "If you wanna buy this outfit so you can actually have some fashion sense, you can purchase it on my Trendi."

This is another outfit Delaney sold on Trendi! She's a true ✨trendsetter.✨

Paige does not like mashed peas at all.

Delaney: "Come on, Paige. Mashed peas are delicious!"

Looks like it's not happening.

Darion, on the other hand, loves peas and ate all of them!

Oh no, Bubalus passed away! He died from old age. I know what it looks like, but Belle had nothing to do with it whatsoever. Rest In Peace, Bubalus.

The Parsons have adopted a new rodent! Introducing Roy.

Skylar: "I've finished all my homework, now I can play blicbloc!"

Adam has already taken a liking to Roy!

I knew the presentation was coming sooner or later. Servo has to wait until Monday to present it.

Delaney is pregnant again!

Yay for more Parsons babies!

Even though they're not the easiest to care for.

Paige: "Eh?"

It's New Year's Eve time! 🎉🥳

Skylar: "I can't believe I'm gonna have another sibling. I want all the attention!"

Delaney's newest outfits are selling like hotcakes on Trendi.

Skylar has perfectly aligned all her toys... what the heck is going on here?

Skylar: "My toys totally weren't planning a sim world domination or anything..."

Adam isn't pregnant, he just ate some bad tofu dogs.

Skylar is back outside learning to ride her bicycle!

Paige hasn't stopped crawling around ever since she learned.

Adam: "Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away..."

Adam: "There was a planet ruled by hamsters."

Roy: "I like this story."

Uncle Rocco is here to visit.

Rocco: "New Year's confetti!"

Delaney got promoted! She should have gotten demoted for this outfit.

Darion: "What is mommy wearing?"

After Servo upgraded the TV, some new channels were unlocked. This is a knowledge channel for kids!

Paige is learning an essential Parsons life skill: dancing.

Spot the difference. Difficulty: impossible.

It's time for the New Year's countdown!

Everyone: "Shashoobee!"

Of course, Lin Z has to break during the countdown.

Everyone: "Happy New Year!"

Delaney: "Happy New Year, Skylar!"

Skylar: "Happy New Year, mommy!"

New Year, same old cray cray Parsons.

Servo is going to be working on the 'Bestselling Author' aspiration while he has no university assignments. He'll get back to the 'Friend of the World' aspiration once he's outside more and able to meet sims.

He needs to write four books. No big deal, right?

Skylar: "Do you wanna play peek-a-boo?"

Skylar: "Ready..."

Skylar: "Peek-a-boo!"

Paige: "WAAAAAAAA!!!"

Oop- Paige hates peek-a-boo.

Darion: "I'll play peek-a-boo!"
Skylar: "I'm not taking any chances this time."

Skylar: "I'll just build some blocks instead since there's a thunderstorm outside."

Dakota, what the heck are you doing outside during this thunderstorm?!

Skylar's block creation is adorable!

Happy birthday, Darion!

Happy birthday, Paige!

Darion aged up into a child!

Paige aged up into a toddler!

Aaand once again...

No one is happy about aging up.

Paige: "I'm happy now!"

Because you ate breakfast.

It's go time!

You can do it, Delaney!

*Sparkles!*

It's a girl! 💖 Introducing Cecelia Parsons!

Delaney: "My adorable little Cece!"

Happy birthday, Adam!

Happy birthday, Delaney!

Adam aged up into an adult!

So did Delaney!

Delaney: "I'm still fabulous."

Adam: "I'm still a daredevil."

I suspect a midlife crisis coming soon for these two.

You guys look very excited for school.

Servo is selling his books to a publisher!

Belle: "Raise your hand if you believe cats are better than rodents."

Paige: "I finished my cereal, can I play blocks now?"

Paige: "Blocks!"

Delaney is posting another fashion column on her blog.

Delaney: "Being a stylist is hard work. How do I convince townies to stop wearing those hideous eyeball rings?!"

Bonehilda: "Yay, it's Monday. I get to pick up after the Parsons."

Paige: ♪ "Now I know my ABC's, next time won't you sing with me?" ♪

Adam: "Great job, Paige!"

Paige: "Can I stop learning letters and go play dolls now?"

The perfect napping spot.

Pegasus: "If I could jump up on the table, I'd nap there too."

Delaney: "Before sims, there were dinosaurs who roamed the land."

Paige: "What happened to them?"

Welp...

Cecelia aged up into an infant! She looks exactly like her grandpa, Colby!

She's already hungry. Aging up is hard work.

Delaney: "Let's hope Cece doesn't hate tummy time."

She seems to like it so far.

Cecelia: "Waaaaa!"
Delaney: "Scratch that thought."

Darion: "We should get dad to help us with our science projects after school!"

Skylar: "School work is so annoying, we'll never get to build our tree house."

Belle: "I'm patiently waiting for my food bowl to refill."

If you look closely, you can see Belle in the background.

Paige still loves dancing! A true Parsons.

Bonehilda: "Why is everyone always dancing around here?"

Delaney: "Dancing is the best! I could dance all day for hours on end! YAY DANCING!"

Bonehilda: "Help. Me."

Skylar: "School all day. Homework and school project all evening!"

Darion: "I'm happy about it because it annoys you, and it's funny when you're annoyed."

Typical sibling.

Adam: "Why, oh why has no one written a fashion column about my outfit yet?"

Delaney: "Not until I give you a makeover, babe."

Oh, snap!

Paige is already using a spoon!

Skylar: "Big deal. I've been doing that for years!"

You alright there, Delaney?

Delaney: "No! I need some medicine!"

The N.A.P. Inspector is here to raise the bills once again. Don't fall off your chair, but the last household bill the Parsons received was over 23k simoleons!

Since Servo is busy at university, Adam is being trusted to make some hotdogs.

Adam: "How do I know when they're finished?"

Adam: "I have a whole new appreciation for Servo."

Adam: "I'll just stare at them until they look right."

Surprisingly, no fires occurred!

After dinner, the kids made a start on their school projects.

Darion: "I'm going to make a solar system."

Skylar: "Thanks for the idea."

Cecelia rolled over for the first time!

Paige: "Yay, Cece!"
Adam: "How long until I can stop watching this milestone and go to the bathroom?!"

Adam: "These are the school projects the kids were working on? This is hard work."

Delaney needs to record a video for her fashion blog."

Delaney: "What's up, guys? Welcome to my fashion blog!"

Delaney: "Here, I'll guide you and make sure you never wear an eyeball ring, pink socks with sandals, and a yellow beanie ever again!"

Poor Adam is doing a lot of Servo's jobs since he doesn't have much time to do them lately. Servo would have fixed this sink instantly, but it's taking Adam quite some time.

Paige: "A yellow chompy?"

Paige: "His colors match my outfit!"

Yay! Cecelia sat up for the first time on her own!

Hooray! Delaney has reached level 10 of the writing skill! Why the heck does the stylist career require more skills to be mastered than the doctor career in The Sims 4?!

Paige is reading all on her own!

Skylar: "My solar system looks awesome!"

Since Delaney has mastered the charisma and writing skills, she needs to master the painting skill next on her electronic drafting tablet.

Servo: "I wrote a bunch of books for my aspiration. I reached the next stage of my aspiration, and I need to write a bunch of books again." *Sigh*

Darion also finished his solar system project!

I never knew kids could teach toddlers shapes with the building blocks until now.

Guess who's down in Selvadorada?

Adam and Servo are! Adam is here to explore the jungle and hopefully find some treasures that the Parsons don't own yet. Servo is here to complete the final skill he hasn't mastered yet: the Selvadoradian culture skill!

Adam: "When can we go explore the jungle?"

In the morning, not at this late hour!

Selvadorada is so pretty. I've missed this place!

Servo is chatting it up with the locals.

Adam: "I'll get your spiciest meal, please."

Adam: "Nothing is too spicy for me."

Servo can now perform a Selvadoradian introduction.

Local: "Welcome to Selvadorada! What brings you here?"

Servo: "I'm here to learn all about the culture of Selvadorada. Tell me everything!"

Adam: "Call me when it's time to explore the jungle."

HOORAAAY! Servo has reached level 5 of the Selvadoradian culture skill!

Servo has now maxed out every single skill in the game! This is such a huge accomplishment!

Tomorrow, Servo and Adam will explore the jungle where they can hopefully find some new relics and treasures.