Tag Archives: the oldest

It’s Not the Destination, But the Journey

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Oregon Trip Day 1 We couldn’t avoid it. 8 hours in a car. To get to our Oregon Beach mansion, we would need to make a long, long drive. With 2 boys, age 8 and 12. Here’s a quick breakdown. … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Parenting, Stepdad, Travel | Tagged big bang theory, cheese cake cafe, data plans, denny's, humor, humour, i-5, lego, oregon, parenting, penny, prettiest girl in the world, simpsons lego, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | 1 Comment

Oregon Preamble

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Joe Cummings

So, what’s the perfect vacation for an introvert, a writerly introvert at that? Reading a book in the sun? Exploring an underground ruin with a flashlight taped to my head? A week in the basement playing World of Tanks or … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Oregon, Parenting, Stepdad, Travel, Traveling with kids | Tagged family, humor, humour, oregon, oregon coast, prettiest girl in the world, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | Leave a comment

Going Back in Time – Step-dad Adventures

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Joe Cummings

If I had a time machine, I wouldn’t go forward – it would likely depress the hell out of me – but if I could go back, then, oh man, would that be cool. I would love to see things … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad, Travel | Tagged blacksmithing, DC, fort langley, history, humor, humour, lincoln memorial, muskets, red coats, reenactments, stage 3 water restrictions, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the old fort, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, uniforms, washington, waterloo | Leave a comment

Wet and Wild Waterslides

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Think you’re not getting old? Try a day at the waterslides. Or half a day. In an effort to make the summer of 2015, the bestestest summer of all time, we embarked on a day at the water park. Cultus … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, Travel, writing | Tagged chutes, cultus lake, Disney, disney rides, humor, humour, parenting, slides, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, stepmaster, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, water park, waterslides | Leave a comment

Magic Moments While Traveling

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Confession time. I like to organize things. Perhaps too much. If I could, I would even organize the magic moments of life, you know, so I could have a camera ready to capture that moment, or at least not be … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting, Stepdad, Travel | Tagged angels, camping, humor, magic moments, parenting, prettiest girl in the world, sleeping in the car, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids, walmart | Leave a comment

Joe’s 3 Theories of Summer Camping

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Joe Cummings

After 3 days of camping, BBQs and lots of hot sun, I have come up with 3 important theories. There are those who will argue I came up with them after a mild case of heat stroke or after drinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged building a dam, camping, Camping Trip, camping with kids, cheerios, clash of clans, flies, humor, humour, insect repellents, insects, kelowna, kettle river, mosquito, mosquitoes, prettiest girl in the world, saskatoon berries, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, timmies, Traveling with children | 5 Comments

The Great Camping Trip of 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Ok, let’s be clear. It wasn’t really hard-core camping. We weren’t going to have to sleep in tents. We didn’t have to hunt squirrels and cook them on an open fire with sticks. We didn’t have to poop in the woods … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, Travel, writing | Tagged artemus foul, camping, chris pratt, family vacation, humor, humour, johnny depp, prettiest girl in the world, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, tim hortons, Traveling with children, Traveling with kids | 2 Comments

I Have A Dream – Stepdad Adventures

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Joe Cummings

I had a dream last night. A happy, wonderful dream. I dreamed that the boys listened to every word I said like I was Moses preaching from Mt Sinai. Or Spongebob talking about poop. “Joe, Tell us, again, how WW2 started … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged crop circles, history, how to mow the lawn, humor, humour, listening, parenting, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the youngest | 1 Comment

Stepdad Adventures – Destroy it and they will come

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Getting the boys away from their video games and You Tube movies is like yanking a fly off of flypaper after it’s been embedded in amber. So it was, very much to my surprise, that something odd happened on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged BBQ, humor, humour, parenting, the oldest, the youngest, time with boys, video games, you tube | Leave a comment

Adventures in Step-daddying – Cutting It Short

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Joe Cummings

There are rites of passage we all must go through. First walk to school alone. First dance. First job. But somewhere in-between them all is first garden chore. Back in my day, I had a briggs and stratton gas mower, old-fashioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged gardening, humor, humour, kobalt, mowers, mowing, right of passage, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest | 2 Comments