Category Archives: Traveling with kids

Day 6 Universal’s Volcano Bay Waterpark in the Rain

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Joe Cummings

I won’t lie. We were desperate to salvage the day. Maybe a movie? Maybe find an indoor race track? Maybe a gun range. Wait, what, no guns for The-Youngest? Ok. But something. Something… After successfully bra shopping for The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World, (The … Continue reading →

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Day 6 Universal’s Volcano Bay – The End of the World

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Joe Cummings

The-Youngest’s most anticipated theme park was Universal’s Volcano Bay. He had watched hours and hours of videos. POV videos. Review videos. Park exploration videos. He knew how to use the Fastpasses, how to use the Taputapu wrist bands, where we … Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Lists Of Disney World Moments

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Joe Cummings

There’s nothing like a few, good Top 10 Lists of Disney moments, I have 6 coming!!!! 3 from the Boyz. A bonus list from our amazing travel agent, Alyssa Monahan. And 2, yes, 2, from The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World! It’ll be the boys’ … Continue reading →

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Getting It Right For The-Oldest – Epcot – Vacation Day 5

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Joe Cummings

Getting it right for The-Oldest is NOT easy. See, Disney World for The-Youngest is a no-brainer. Candy. Rides. Loud sounds. Bright lights. More candy. But for The-Oldest, it wasn’t the way he wanted to spend eight days. For him, being … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Fun – Epcot – Disney World

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Joe Cummings

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times – the best thing about traveling is that you can never completely predict what will happen. This time, at Epcot, we had some unexpected fun. So, our plan, with … Continue reading →

No Plan Lasts – Disney World – Vacation Day 5

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Joe Cummings

No plan lasts past the first 5 minutes of battle, and while we could plan a lot of our Disney World trip, we also had to be open to shifting things around as fate, fortune, and sore feet dictated. … Continue reading →

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Showers, Lightning and Thunder – Hollywood Studios – Vacation Day 4

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Joe Cummings

Well, every day the forecast for Disney World said, chance of showers, lightning, and thunder. We’d experienced it when we first arrived and on day 4, but as we returned to Hollywood Studios, we experienced it, again. Sure, the rain … Continue reading →

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Why An Alberta Adventure? 2018

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Joe Cummings

This is my first blog in a while, but it’s also the first on my new website. The site is still a work in progress, but I hope you check out everything there, sign up for the super exciting newsletters, … Continue reading →

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Canada Day 2017- When You’re Wrong, You’re Wrong

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Joe Cummings

Ok, so after Nerf Wars, there was still hope that I’d be right, that every vacation needed to be planned, but after an hour or so in the hotel pool, we retired to our room overlooking the Inner Harbour and … Continue reading →

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Canada Day Epic Nerf War 2017

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Joe Cummings

The epic Nerf war of 2017 would be fought in the backyard, a yard full of rocky outcroppings, bushes, trees, chairs and one trampoline. Rules were set (rules being even better than plans, IMHO.) They were a mix of adult … Continue reading →

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