Chapter 361

Liam: "That spooky day costume is way too spooky!"

Ainsley: "That's why it's called 'spooky day', dad. Not everyone wants to dress like a clown every single year."

Josh: "I'm a blue skeleton!"

Mack: "I'm not just any pirate. I'm an awesome pirate."

Greyson: "I don't like my costume."

Mack: "Can't relate. I'm an awesome pirate. My costume is awesome."

Liam: "According to my daughter, the clown costume I've worn every year in a row isn't so awesome anymore."

Josh: "Trick or treat!"

Paparazzi: "Treat! ...If you show me where Servo is."

The real trick is on this paparazzi because Servo is away at work for the weekend. MWAHAHAHAHA!

Josh: "Lemon! My favorite!"

That's the worst flavor of them all!

Paparazzi: "Alright, now where's Servo?"

Josh: "No idea... bye!"

Alexis is a tree fir!

Liam: "I think these two got confused and thought it was winterfest."

Liam: "Wow, I didn't know awesome pirates pick up dirty laundry piles."

I guess that's what makes him awesome?

I think Martin has a little bit too much pep in his step, today.

I don't know how this Astral Pro-Jelly-Vangelist got into the Parsons bathroom, but she needs to leave immediately.

Paparazzi: "I let her in... and myself."

Excuse you?! Get out!

*Sigh* The Parsons will leave their dirty plates literally anywhere as long as they don't have to wash them.

Liam: "Hey, you found my dirty plate!"

Ainsley: "Any tips on how to handle pregnancy back pain, knitted penguin friend?"

Josh is the new designated sim to take Barkley out on his daily walkies, it appears.

Ainsley: "Lin-Z, play some spooky music!"

Lin-Z: ♫ "SpOoKy ScArY sKeLeToNs" ♫

Ainsley: "Nice costume, Scarlet, but mine's better."

Scarlet: "Keep telling yourself that."

Ainsley: "Oh, I will."

Ainsley: "Wanna feel my belly?"

Scarlet: "Woah... I think the baby's kicking!"

It seems this rabbit is very curious about the Parsons gems they have charging outside and I don't blame him.

Hooray! Mack has reached level 10 of the gemology skill!

Mack: "I'm writing that down in my book of achievements! So far... two whole achievements."

Greyson is working on his communication skill so that hopefully he can max out a skill, too!

Mack will now craft jewelry much faster which will be a huge help with filling up the crafted items room.

Stan: "Oh my gosh! This is where Servo lives!"

He's not here. Get lost!

Josh has been trick or treating every chance he gets.

Really? You're going to have some spooky cookies after eating nothing but candy all day?

Liam: "I'm doing the same! Can't ever say I don't lead by example."

Oop- I guess Ainsley didn't make it to the bathroom. Gross!

Liam: "Did she really have to lose control of her bladder right outside my room?"

Mack: "No tricks here. Here you go!"

Mack: "I'm so generous!"

Can't say the same for Liam.

Liam: "Boo!"

Liam: "Hahahaha! Consider that a 'trick'!"

Trick or Treater: "You're mean! I'm outta here!"

Ainsley: "Oof, I think I'm getting sick."

Ainsley: "And to top it all off, I'm in labor... and my husband refuses to wake up."

Mack has been through this a few too many times to start panicking, it seems.

You've got this, Ainsley!

*Sparkles!*

It's a girl! 💖 Introducing Mollie Parsons!

Aisnley: "The more girls, the merrier!"

Alexis: "You can say that again!"

What's that rash on your face?

Ainsley: "What rash?"

Mollie aged up into an infant!

Aaand she already hates tummy time.

Alexis and Greyson have been following the party bot around all day to dance along to the music.

True Parsons children.

Meanwhile, Barkley plays in the chicken food 500 times a day and needs baths nonstop.

FINALLY! Preslie has achieved the impossible and has lived to see level 10 of the park worker career in the park counselor branch!

Mack: "I think reaching level 3 of the part time lifeguard career is cooler, but that's just my opinion."

Sherbet: "Where do you think you're going, Servo? You just got home and haven't filled up the automatic food bowl, yet."

Alexis: "How long should we keep dancing along to winter holiday music?"

Greyson: "Forever and ever!"

This rabbit does not like the fish Servo gave as a gift.

Liam: "Ugh! I can't believe I actually have to clean up my own dish that I left outside."

Wow... tragic.

These two seem to be enjoying the sunset!

Oh gosh, be careful! I don't want this pillow fight to end in a hip replacement.

Mack: "Old sim problems I'm glad I don't have to deal with!"

You're about to be one step closer to dealing with 'old sim problems'.

Happy birthday, Alexis!

Happy birthday, Mack!

Happy birthday, Ainsley!

Alexis aged up into a child!

Mack aged up into an adult!

So did Ainsley!

Oh no! The grim reaper is taking away precious Fluff due to old age!

Rest In Peace, Fluff.

On the bright side, Mollie is about to reach a milestone!

Hooray! Mollie sat up for the first time!

Aaand she immediately had a diaper blowout.

I think Greyson is Sherbet's new favorite family member!

Servo is still researching park lore in order to reach the top of the park worker career in the park ranger branch. I don't know when the heck he's gonna complete this lore, but hopefully it's soon.

Greyson: "Add that to the list of things I'm glad I don't have to do."

...How many lists do you have, exactly?

Finally! Servo has uncovered another piece of park lore... but he's still not complete. This is driving me crazy!

I wasn't kidding when I said Barkley never stops playing in the chicken food, as shown by this photographic evidence.

Servo has studied all the park lore he possibly can for the day and is back to baking treats for the crafted items room.

While he does that, Liam is outside caring for the chickens.

Preslie: "Yes! I beat my last high score of how long it takes me to solve a Rubik's cube!"

Preslie is still as competitive as ever, even in her old age.

Your next competition is putting ornaments on the winterfest tree faster than anyone else.

Preslie: "Hmm... that's too easy."

Oh no! The grim reaper has returned for Mabel. Rest in Peace, Mabel.

And for Apple, too. Rest In Peace, Apple. It's so sad that the chickens get old and pass away.

Servo: "What on earth is occurring outside with my sweet chickens?!"

You don't wanna know.

Grandma hugs are the best hugs!

Liam: "Looks like we have a whole lot of mail."

Liam: *Sigh* "More fan mail for Servo. Why don't I ever get any fan mail?"

Ainsley: "This is the best painting I ever did see."

Wow. You're a true ✨ artist. ✨

Servo is outside to guard the chickens from the grim reaper and to socialize with his rabbit friends.

Meanwhile, there's a winterfest tree decorating contest going on inside.

Preslie: "I'm going to decorate this tree the fastest, just you watch!"
Liam: "Hey, no fair! You got a headstart while I was checking the mail and Mack was writing lists!"

Barkley came all the way down to where Ainsley is just to demand walkies and treats.

Ainsley: "Or maybe, just maybe, I'm his favorite sim in the whole wide world."

Sure.

Mack: "I didn't even know it was possible to decorate a tree this fast!"

Preslie: "When I'm in the building, nothing's impossible!"

Thanks to Preslie trying to compete against everyone, the winterfest tree is now complete in record time and it's absolutely beautiful! She also won the competition of who can decorate the winterfest tree the fastest, of course.

Are you kidding me?! This is the third visit today! Rest In Peace, Patty.

Time to light up the fireplace to make sure it's extra festive in here!

Preslie: "My hands need a warm break after decorating so fast."

And for the final touch, a nice ol' gift pile underneath the tree.

Now, back to the important stuff: jewelry making non-stop all day everyday for the crafted items room.

Preslie wins grandma of the year award. She's always so involved with the grandkids!

Servo: "Is there an award for robot of the year? Because I think I'm long overdue for that one."

Surprisingly, Josh is home from school in a great mood. That's rare!

FINALLY! After what feels like a century, Servo has completed all of the park lore and will be promoted once he heads to work for the weekend. Phew!

Aww! These two have always been so close!

Mollie is awake from her nap and ready to learn how to crawl!

Truffles has somehow made her way down into the crafted items room.

Hooray! Mollie is now crawling!

It's a beautiful snowy night in Gibbi Point.

*Sparkles!*

Sherbet: "Ignore the birthday sparkles and pay attention to me, instead."

Barkley aged up into an elder!

Looks like Barkley had a puppy with another dog in the neighborhood! Introducing Sparkle Parsons!

Sherbet also had a kitten with another cat in the neighborhood! Introducing Bowie Parsons!

Josh: "Hey, it's snowing!"
Alexis: "It looks so cool!"

Sherbet: "I'm not going outside in the freezing cold. You'll find me here on the coffee table tucked amongst these winterfest holiday cards, instead."

Servo got some obsidian milk from one of the rabbits and it looks... very non-tasty.

Ainsley: "Are you ready to learn how to stand?"

For some reason, Bowie hates all things electronic.

Bowie: "Get that stupid bot away from me!"

It's winterfest time! 🎄🎅🎁

Will Mollie learn to stand today?

Ainsley: "Milestone alert!"

Ainsley: "Thanks to the best teacher ever, of course... that would be me."

Hooray! Mollie is now standing on her own!

These two are always by each other's side! Looks like they'll be as close as Josh and Alexis.

What's with the canoodling out here?

Servo: "Just staring deeply into my love's beautiful non-existent eyes."

Bonehilda: "Oh, Servo. You've always been such a charmer."

Mack: "Why didn't I think of that line?"

You should have wrote it in your 'list of romantic lines' I'm sure you have somewhere.

Okay, get a room, you two!

The party bot is here to break up this tomfoolery.

I guess the cats love the fireplace.

Bowie: "Not me. I'm just here for the toys."

Preslie: "This guy is here to try and increase our bills, isn't he?"

Hey! One at a time, please!

Greyson: "Yay! Apple juice!"
Mack: "I guess too much sugar before bedtime was a bad idea."

Who would have ever thought?

Preslie: "See? We don't even use that much water in here. Please don't raise our bills."

Bowie: "Maybe if I stare at the N.A.P. Inspector long enough, he'll leave and won't raise our bills."

The best part about the party bot other than playing music and producing spontaneous confetti is that it serves food.

Ainsley: "Spaghetti? Don't mind if I do."

Mack: "I'll have a responsible dinner like a responsible adult."

Nothing more responsible than a chocolate cupcake you can't decide to hold with a plate or your hand, folks.

Mack: "I'll add that to the list of responsible and delicious dinners."

Ainsley: "My husband has a list for everything. Isn't that adorable?"

I'd rather use the word 'strange', but we'll go with adorable.

Bowie: "Lalalalala, off on my peaceful stroll to the food bowl-"

Bowie: "There's more bots?!"

There sure are. In fact, there's a total of four that function around here all day, if you include Servo.

Bowie: "Get them away from me! They're so scary!"

Don't let him see this, or he'll have a heart attack.

Happy birthday, Mollie!

Happy birthday, Greyson!

Happy birthday, Josh!

Josh aged up into a teen!

Greyson aged up into a child!

Mollie aged up into a toddler!

So adorable!

Speaking of adorable...

Liam: "I still love you just as much as when we were young."
Preslie: "Right back at you."

Mack: "Will my wife wake up, already? It's time to open up the winterfest gifts!"

Josh: "I can't wait!"

Not so fast. You guys still need to eat the grand breakfast Servo spent hours slaving over.

Mack: "Come get some grand breakfast so we can open up our gifts, already!"

Almost everyone is at the table eating at the same time!

Mack: "It's a sim world miracle."

The winterfest vibes are immaculate.

Even all of Servo's rabbit friends are awaiting their winterfest gifts from him.

Ooh! One of the rabbits gave Servo some golden honey milk. I had no idea this even existed!

Bowie: "Beware, everyone! Back away from the terrifying appliance!"

...The fridge?

Bowie: "It's terrifying!"
Barkley: "Uh... is he okay?"

Alright, now you guys can open up your winterfest gifts.

Bowie: "Even me?"

Mollie: "I got a new dollhouse!"

Alexis: "I got some books? Awesome!"

Liam: "Smile for the picture!"
Mack: "Can I open up my gift yet, or what?"

Greyson: "A race car toy? Awesome!"

Ainsley: "My gift feels a bit light..."

Ainsley: "Fuzzy socks? Awful gift. Get this out of my sight."

Mack: "It sounds expensive. Could I possibly add this to the list of my all time favorite winterfest gifts?"

Josh: "Some homework? What kind of gift is that?!"

Preslie: "Some camping gear? I love it!"

Servo: "Please be good, please be good..."

Servo: "My gift was, in fact, awful."

What's new?

Liam: "An ugly winterfest sweater? I love it!"

That concludes the opening of the winterfest gifts!

Liam: "Hmm... I have a bright idea."

Liam: "Let's go winterfest carolling!"

Uh oh, we have a runner!

Let's hope the neighbors don't get too annoyed by the Parsons winterfest caroling at their front door.

Neighbor: "Who is it-"

Liam: "Aaand a one... a two... a one, two, three..."

Everyone: ♫ "Fwingle zibbs, fwingle zibbs, fwingle baa soo lorn!" ♫

Liam: ♫ "Oobee faa zanoobeedorb shanoobee fweezaday!" ♫

Everyone: ♫ "HEY! Fwingle zibbs, fwingle zibbs-"

Oop- I guess this neighbor isn't interested in the Parsons winterfest carols at all.

Liam: "That didn't go as expected..."

What the heck else did you expect?

Since the winterfest carols didn't go over so well, the Parsons headed over to the nearby park, instead.

Mack is still riding around town on his pink bicycle, in case you were wondering.

Mollie immediately found the nearest playground, of course.

Ainsley: "Do you think our neighbors will hate us forever, now?"
Josh: "Probably. I would, too."

Liam: "Uh oh... our neighbor posted on social bunny about how annoying their carolling neighbors were. I think she might be talking about us!"

Ainsley: "Our singing isn't that bad, is it?"

Servo: "You all sounded like dying cows."

Liam: "Not you, Servo. You sounded like an angel."
Servo: "Wow, I'm flattered!"

Servo being complimented? Am I in another dimension?!

Greyson: "This playground is so much fun!"

Alexis: "This is way better than winterfest carolling!"

Mollie: "I love the park!"

Of course, where there's an archery target, there's Preslie.

Are you sweating? It's not that serious, ma'am.

Preslie: "Oh, but it is."

Bullseye!

Preslie decided to teach the kids some archery, too!

Preslie: "Try aiming for the target instead of the sky."

Preslie: "Try not to send the arrow flying far away into disappearance like your brother just did."

Mollie: "I'm an airplane!"
Mack: "And I'm out of energy and ready to go home and take a nap!"

Ainsley: "Do you guys smell that? I think Servo stinks."
Josh: "I'm pretty sure that's you, mom."

Liam: "You smell like gym socks."

That means it's time to head home.

Back at home, everyone is having some exotic fruit pie!

Ainsley: "I no longer stink like gym socks and this exotic fruit pie is amazing! This is the best winterfest ever!"