Monkeybusiness (Halloween 2007)

Last year Sammy was a chicken for Halloween. This year he graduated to being a primate. Earlier today his daycare had a parade of costumes which Sammy participated in. It was quite the event. Scores of children, tons of parents, and more fairy princesses than you could imagine. They took them on a parade around the grounds as cameras flashed, children smiled, some cried...all the pageantry that you could imagine and then some more.

Sammy's costume was not as nearly big of a hit as one of his accessories...a banana that was attached to his costume. For some reason all the children were fascinated by it...especially a friendly bumblebee.

We also got to see Erica and Vad. Their beautiful daughter Mattea was a mermaid.

Erica holds Mattea...

Michele and monkey Sammy...

The bumblebee buzzes around Sammy's banana...

The bumblebee confronts Sammy about the banana...

Sammy observes some of the drama of the parade...
...in the background lurks the black and yellow strips of the bumblebee...

Sammy tells the sheep it's better to be a wolf...

The bumblebee plots to get the banana...

Sammy ready to go...
...he was successful in keeping the much coveted banana...
...in the background a defeated bumblebee flies off...

Our little monkey...