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Oregon day 3 – Believe It Or Not

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Joe Cummings

It’s almost impossible to do things on a vacation that everyone’s excited about. It’s the nature of families. Not everyone’s keen on spending 4 hours in a plane museum, going to get your toes painted all pretty-like, looking for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Oregon, Parenting, Travel, Traveling with kids | Tagged fish and chips, freaks, horror show, humor, humour, mummy, newport, oregon, parenting, ripley, ripley's, ripley's believe it or not, sea lions, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, the youngest, Traveling with children | Leave a comment

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

Step-dad Adventures – The Easter Pig

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Most houses have an Easter Bunny. For some reason, we have an Easter Pig. The Easter Bunny is fluffy and cute and puts of lots of chocolates (or Easter eggs) for good little boys and girls. Our Easter Pig is taller, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing | Tagged chocolates, easter, easter egg hunt, easter hunt, easter pig, hershey kisses, humor, humour, the flash, the kitchen sink, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world | 2 Comments

Step-dad Adventures – The Magic Bus Ride

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Arrival The weather for our three days was forecast as sunny, partially sunny, partially rainy, and rain. I read that as fun, sort of fun and oh holy hell, OMG not fun. It wasn’t the best of weather predictions, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, Travel, writing | Tagged bieber, humor, humour, it's a trap, parenting, school camping trip, school trip, simpson's bus, simpsons, step-dad, stepdad, stepdaddy, stepdaddying, the oldest, the prettiest-girl-in-the-world, Traveling with children | 1 Comment