Little Monkey and FriendsA peek into the life and happenings of my little monkeys. |
Happy Holidays!Wednesday, December 21, 2011Major holiday fail of the year - not getting Christmas cards out. I had all these great, Pinterest-inspired ideas, but the days got away from me. Alas. So for this year, dear friends and family... we're wishing you all a very happy holiday season! The Trimarchi, environmentally friendly holiday greeting:    Have a safe and healthy holiday season! See you in the New Year! Labels: Bermuda year 2, Christmas, holidays Polo - the Polar Bear's First Christmas.Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Once again, the kids performed in their school Christmas pageant, celebrating Jesus' birthday by dressing up as a ribbon-twirling Northern Light and a Little dancing star, to help explain to a baby polar bear what Christmas was really about. And yes, an entire Nativity was paraded to the North Pole, complete with a baby-hugging Mary, shepards, kings, a Jack Frost, a Santa and a snowman. I lost count of the characters after that. It reminded me of the scene from the movie, "Love, Actually" where the daughter announces to the mother that she was selected to be the "FIRST LOBSTER!!!" at the Christmas Pageant. The mother replied, "You mean to tell me there was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus Christ???" I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, because honestly... what can I possibly say about this?           Labels: Bermuda year 2, Christmas, school Double - fisted sugar highsSunday, December 04, 2011 also known as the company Christmas party. Wherein I get the kids dressed up and they pretend they've been good all year.  Look at him practicing the "I've been so good!" look. And yet, there's another cupcake in his hand.  The party is so sweet. Apart from all the treats and food, there's crafts, face-painting, small mechanical rides for the little ones, and even Santa makes an appearance and gives all the kids a present. The planners always do a great job putting this together; I'm always impressed. Of course being the wicked soul I am, I pictured Santa handing out the bonuses to the employees in thin envelopes and started chuckling to myself. Now that would be highly amusing, in a Griswold Christmas kind of way. Jam, anyone? I love that movie. Especially the part where his brother-in-law kidnaps his boss, and also the scene with Clark trapped in the attic, head wrapped in a Gloria Swanson style turban, watching family movies on the projector. Note - I am not condoning employer kidnapping in any way whatsoever. Bad Clark! Bad Clark!  It's amazing how convincing this kid can be.  Mina, being who she is, felt the need to cuddle and groom Santa's beard first.  Gifts galore! Labels: Bermuda year 2, Christmas, holidays, work It's the most wonderful time of the year!Friday, December 02, 2011 Ahh.. Christmas. I love it! The letters to Santa are done.  "Dear Santa, I was really good this year. Can I have a penguin pillow pet? I was good at the Arboretum. I was good everywhere." (Amazing, what a gift of hyperbole!)  Dear Santa, I tried to be good all year. All I want for Christmas is a mommy bunny pillow pet and a baby bunny pillow pet." (I love that she acknowledges that she "tried" to be good. At least she's being honest about all the times the behavior fell short.)  And my favorite.. the Elf has come back to scrutinize the behavior and report back to Santa.   And not a moment too soon. Labels: Bermuda year 2, Christmas, holidays What washes ashore..Wednesday, November 30, 2011Last month, the kids entered an art competition sponsored by Jeff's company. The participants were encouraged to collect plastic bits and pieces that wash ashore on the beaches of Bermuda. You'd be surprised what litters these pink sands! I entered the kids, and dragged their little behinds out to multiple beaches over the course of the two weeks the competition ran. You might remember how hard the kids worked on this. I'm kidding. They did work hard, particularly when it came to sitting down and thinking through the project and coming up with a design. The art was displayed at work. Jordan made a mobile from a found plastic bottle, using it to create a cloudy sky. He designed birds from washed up cardboard and dangled them from bits of fishing wire. Mina made a mermaid princess, also using a bottle and multiple bits of discarded plastic and netting.  Guess what? They both won, in their respective age categories.  Jordan won first place!  And Mina won second!  We were really excited! Especially Jeff. Those very generous scholarships will help pay for summer camp next year!! Woo-hoo!!! Labels: art, Bermuda year 2 Santa cranks that bass on Front St.Tuesday, November 29, 2011It's that special time of the year again, here in Bermuda. Christmas! When the first half of the month is filled with loads of holiday activities and then the island mysteriously shuts down the minute the kids go on school break. I love it!  This weekend, we kicked the festivities off with Santa making his appearance on the roof of town hall (forgot my camera.. oops); and then marching down Front Street, during the Santa Parade! This parade really needs to be seen in person to experience the sound level of the speakers that boom club music from the backs of the truck floats.  The kids were excited.  Especially the one with the pink earmuffs. No, it wasn't the least bit cold, actually.  And while they were really looking forward to seeing this guy at the end of the night on his sleigh...  They were even more excited about the people marching down the street handing out candy. Mina came prepared this year.  Jeff was a little disgruntled they weren't passing out Klondike bars this time.  I got a kick out of the mini - Gombey..  And the fashion forward statements of the majorettes. I'm digging this look. Maybe for the company Christmas party next week. Labels: Bermuda year 2, Christmas, holidays Thanksgiving in Bermuda, 2011Saturday, November 26, 2011This year, we stayed on the island for Thanksgiving. Luckily, several of our friends did too; so we celebrated the holiday together. What's better than a bunch of ex-pats getting together to stuff ourselves and give thanks for the good life?  We decided to host. Thirteen total - six adults, seven kids. Kid's table was fun to put together.  Look how nicely they were behaving.  The girls that help keep me sane.  Josh and Jeff - ladling out the first course.  The grown up table - pretty simple.  And there's Oscar under the table .. always hoping... always waiting...  The happy plate: turkey, mashed potatoes, cauliflower puree, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, creamed spinach, stuffing.  For dessert, there was both apple and pumpkin pie..  The kids dessert - turkey cupcakes  An honorary member of the clean-plate club.  The end of the evening said it all. Man and man's best friend. Of course I can't blame Thanksgiving for this pose. The two of them look like this every night. Labels: Bermuda year 2, food aventures, friends, holidays |
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