The Bean and Snoop Maddie Mad Through The Years- Don’t Forget To Videotape Your Kids

Out of the mouths of babes-

 

 

Ipswich Wildlife Sanctuary 1/13/13 Black and White

What a treasure.  If you haven’t been you’re missing out on a great adventure outdoors in your own back yard.

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Zip Line Kid Films Sled Jumping @ Stage Fort Park ~ with commentary

Filmed by John Van Ness (Zip Line Kid) using his new Christmas present (Nikon Coolpix) with a little help from Dad.

Commentary by Julia Amero & John Van Ness.  Edited by Dad.

2012 Good Morning Gloucester FOB Christmas Meal Post

Send In Your Christmas Meal Pics And I’ll Post ‘Em

send them to goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com


Gloucester native Geordie Keefe had brussels sprout for Christmas.!

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Toby Pett

No dreidel, no Festivus Pole, and most of all NO RUBBER DUCKS…just leg of lamb, fine wine and Shirley’s blueberry pie…good wishes to all..

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Ann Kennedy-

"PJs and Paper Plates", our very laid-back Christmas brunch; lots of music, twice-baked potatoes, eggs, bacon and cookies.  Also do home-made dog treats for pet friends. 

2012 Christmas Eve Dinner At The Casa

Send In Your Christmas Dinner Table or Family Photos for The 2012 GMG FOB  Christmas or Kwanza or Hanukah Photo Post

Lobster Newburg

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Scallops Wrapped In Bacon

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Sista Felicia’s Cookies

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Olive Consalve

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Ciaramitaro Christmas Tree 2012

Send in pics of your Christmas Tree and I’ll Post em

send in your Christmas tree pics to goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

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Madeline Wraps and Addresses The Bean’s Christmas Present

Truth be told Snoop Maddie Mad was more excited about driving downtown and picking out presents for her sister at Toodeloos than she has been about picking out stuff for herself. All ride down to Gloucester she was fretting and nervous because she wanted to be sure that she got something that her sister would like. Then when we got home it was straight up to her room so she could wrap the presents herself.
She’s a good one that Snoop Maddie Mad.

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Hot Chocolate With Snoop Maddie Mad At The Lone Gull

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The Bean Interviews Snoop Maddie Mad On The Way To Buy Presents

Even 7 year old Beannie Weannie knows to keep the camera horizontally for video.

Snoop Maddie Mad and The Bean Decorate Their Trees 2012

Continuing a tradition in the house since Eloise was born and captured last year by Desi Smith for Cape Ann Magazine-

Crazy? Yeah We Got That. Snoop Maddie Mad On the Cover of Cape Ann Magazine

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Joey C

I’ve been getting emails from all over the country ( I didn’t realize how many people get Cape Ann Magazine delivered to addresses out of state) in regards to Snoop Mad being on the cover.  They all say how cute she is and all but what they don’t know is the level of crazy I’m dealing with.  Check out this video of this conversation we had yesterday.MadelineCapeannmagazine

Desi Smith came by the house and did a fantastic job shooting for the article. Desi also does some portraiture work you can check out his site here

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Today’s The Day!!!! Your Schedule of Events For Today’s 2012 Middle Street Walk! DO NOT MISS THIS!!!!

Today!!! SATURDAY December 8th- Lock It Down!!!!

There is just soooo much to do and see all packed into one glorious Gloucester Day.  No matter where you live I’d say it is the Holiday Event of The Season to attend.

Sure there’s the Christmas lights thing at the Stone Zoo and tree lightings and holiday fairs here and there that are worthwhile to attend but there is NO WHERE ANYWHERE THAT HAS THE SHEAR MASSIVE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS ALL HAVING UNIQUE HOLIDAY EVENTS AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME AREA AS THE MIDDLE STREET WALK.  BOTTOM LINE- NOT UP FOR DEBATE.

Don’t be a neglectful parent who deprives their child of partaking, circle it on your calendar today.

The Gingerbread House Competition Is Just Getting Huger and Huger Every Year, The Buoy Painting At Art Haven and Lobster Trap Tree Lighting, The Many Musical Holiday Concerts, this year they will be having tours of the City Hall Tower, you would be hard pressed to get through all the events.

Not only that but after you tuck the kids away in bed it’s time to get your naughty on at The GMG XMAS Party At Bodin Historic Photo 6PM-Til All The GMG Elves Fall Down Drunk and We Push “Em Out Onto The Sidewalk.

Listen this is like going to Disney World except instead of paying $160 per person to get in and flights, you walk on up and donate $2 a head and enjoy all there is to enjoy all day long.  For a family of 4 that’s what, a $632 savings just on the tickets alone.

I count 35 Separate Events.

Check out the entire scheduled put together by Bill O’Connor From North Shore Kid in an east t read HTML Document with links and times and everything

2012 Middle street Walk Schedule of Events HERE

Thanks Bill O’Connor from NorthShoreKid for putting this web friendly table of events together for us.

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He’s Baaaack! Our Elf (Not On The Shelf) Ziggy Made His Return Appearance December 1 (Send In Your Elf Creative Location Photos and I’ll Post ‘Em

What up Zig Master Zig?

Just Chillin Like A Mofo I see.

Send in your Creative Elf On The Shelf Location Photos to goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com I’ll post ‘em don’t forget to add in your elf’s name and family name. represent!  Bonus points if you can include  a GMG Sticka with your Elf Photo

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Now That The Lobster Trap Tree Has Been erected It’s Buoy Painting Time!!!! Starts the week of Dec.3rd

Buoys Days at Art Haven

Drop in at Art Haven to paint a buoy for our Community Lobster Trap tree. Each day is geared to an elementary  school so friends can paint together. Parents can carpool and get some shopping done.

All days are 3pm-6pm, cost is free.

Mon.-Beeman and Plum Cove

Tues.-Veterans and East Gloucester

Wed.-West Parish

Thurs.-Eastern Point,St.Ann’s,Faith Christian,Charter school

Fri.-open to the public

Sat.10am-4pm open to the public

Then the buoys will be auctioned off  on Saturday, January 19th at our annual buoy auction!

Cape Ann Art Haven 180B Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930

The Buoys Are All Primed And Waiting For You To Decorate

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Click Pic Below for  Slide Show Of Last Years Lobster Trap Tree Buoys

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Oscar Messes Up Some Little Rat’s Evening and a Cat vs Rat Poll

I don’t know how he does it without claws.  I guess cats are just quicker than rats.  Either that or he’s just relentlessly going for the kills all day long and every once in a while gets lucky.

Guess we may as well poll it.

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