Greetings From Naples Suckas!

Adventures in babysitting Day 2

The girls and I have been tearing up Naples!  Yesterday Naples Zoo and then Cambier Park to shred the killer playground.  Today a nice walk in the sun and some shopping at Waterside Shops where we tossed a couple rolls of pennies to the fountains and made some wishes.

One of Snoop Mad’s wishes was to be a BEEEEUUUTIFUL Fairy Princess. The Bean wished for the palm trees to grow big and tall and also for them to stop moving.

Greetings From Naples Suckas!, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

We’re Outtie!!

Snoop Maddie Mad Goes On An Airplane

Title of this blog post provided by The Bean

 

Snoop Maddie Mad at Dogtown Book Store

Snoop Mad always loves to check out the ducks in the window at Dogtown Book Store.  That book to her left is owner Bob Ritchie’s Daughter’s copy of Make Way For Ducklings.

Tucked in the back of the store is a small reading area with vintage childrens books.

Snoop Maddie Mad at Dogtown Book Store, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

The Only Redeeming Thing About Snow

Playing with your kids in it.

The Bean Plays In The Snow, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

The Mrs Fills Spray bottles with food coloring and water- keeps them amused for hours spraying the snow-

Snoop Maddie Mad

The Bean Kneads The Dough

At American Flatbread Company they give the kids dough to play with while you wait for your pizza.  A good idea that I’d never heard of before.

The Bean Kneads The Dough, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Snoop Maddie Mad

Snoop Maddie Mad At The Middle Street Walk Pics From David Cox

I can’t wait til next year!

Snoop Maddie Mad at The Middle Street Walk
Snoop Maddie Mad Painting Buoys at Art Haven

Snoop Maddie Mad Sports The Hive Sticka

Funny Girl!

Buoy Painting At Art Haven pics By Thom Falzorano

I can’t even believe how many events went down yesterday.  How much fun and community involvement and volunteerism went into making it such an incredible day for Gloucester folks to enjoy.

There is so much to cover between the start of the day at City Hall with the Docksiders, Gingerbread House Competition, and hanging out with the Disney Characters.

Then off to Art Haven for Buoy Painting and Ice Sculpting.

Then to watch the star and buoys get placed upon the lobster trap tree.

Quick lunch at Espresso ($7.95 Chicken Marsala rocked).

Hop over to the Cape Ann Museum for a children’s Christmas caroling concert with FOB Mikayla Ciolino.

Then back to City Hall for Christmas play.

To Pleasant St Tea and Coffee Co for killer hot chocolate and a fatastic artisan show.

A quick stroll down Main St to catch up with Janice Lufkin Shea and then back to the homestead.

If you don’t see your pic today  it’s only because there is so much content we will be releasing it over the next few days.  Everything is getting posted though- fear not.

The Bean

IMG_3028, originally uploaded by ThomFalzarano.

Snoop Maddie Mad

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The Bean At Ballet

While The Bean thrives in Ballet, Snoop Maddie Mad would rather shoot hoops.  Crazy how different my girls are.

Yesterday they were holding hands in the back seat and were telling each other that they were going to be best friends for ever.

The Bean At Ballet, originally uploaded by captjoe06.