Tag Archives: the youngest

Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Fisgard Lighthouse

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Fort Rodd Hill – The Lighthouse Who knows where kids will have the most fun? I do my best to guess. I mean, cannons, hey, they should be fun to touch, to climb on, to pretend to shoot… But who … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Fort Rodd Hill

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Fort Rodd Hill – The Fort Is there a measuring tape for how far you should let children go? I mean, I get that maybe letting them juggle with piranhas might be a bit much, but not letting them  out … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Joe Cummings

The First Day Before I get to the three valuable lessons I learned on the first day, let me bring you up-to -date. On Friday, all we had to do was take a ferry, drive to Victoria, check-in to our … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – BC Ferry Crossing

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Joe Cummings

It’s All New Again Sticking with the plan – a proper balance for the visit to Victoria – Friday consisted of catching the ferry and getting to the island. Nothing more. Nothing grand. A simple trip I’ve done a hundred … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Victoria Trip Every trip has its exciting adventures and possible challenges. Sort of like landing a person on Mars. This time, we’re off to Victoria. The garden city. My home town. A quiet oasis of gourmet restaurants, hanging flower baskets … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting – Swimming Lessons

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Pool Party A week has passed. It’s time to see if the boys can swim, if they’ve passed their tests. The youngest, as always, is pretty sure he passed, but he’s also pretty sure he should be teaching swimming to … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting – Swimming Lessons

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Sink or Swim Literally. After the pool experience in San Diego, where the youngest claimed he could swim and basically dog paddled his way to the bottom of the pool, it was clear that proper training would be required. So … Continue reading →

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Adventures In Parenting – Let’s Get Ready To Rrrrrrrumble!

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Let’s Get Ready to Rrrrrrumble!! The boys’ first lesson in Jujitsu was about to begin. Would it be a complete disaster, the type that gets a billion hits on youtube? Or would they find it fun, would they learn something, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Parenting – Them’s Fighting Words

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Them’s Fighting Words With no vacations or hockey schools or lumber work- camps available to us, we had to choose something different for the boys to do. Maybe even chose something where they learned a thing or two. After all, … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – San Diego 2014 – Tips

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Joe Cummings

10 Things to Make a Vacation With Kids Successful 1)      Have a place to call home. I can’t imagine how much harder it would be if we had to pack up every morning and move to a new hotel, a … Continue reading →

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