Tag Archives: Traveling with children

Step-dad Adventures – Hogan’s Heroes 2015

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Understanding How The Germans Felt In Hogan’s Heroes If truth be told, I spent the first day dodging bullets. Metaphorically, not literally. But I knew the success or failure of my mission as a chaperon would largely depend on two … Continue reading →

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Step-dad – The Great Camping March of 2014

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Joe Cummings

Expectations are a tricky thing. You go too far telling it like it is, and all enthusiasm is lost. (Like from my old life, “no, we don’t have any Tickle-me Elmos and will probably never get them so why bother, go … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Step-dad Adventures – Camping Day Approaches

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Joe Cummings

The Challenges The day had almost arrived. D-Day. Day of the Grade 7 camping trip. The Oldest looked like we were about to pluck out his eyes or, worse, ban him from electronics forever. I’d seen pictures of people about … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – A Story In Pictures

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Victoria Done Like It’s Never Been Done The Youngest has a way of doing things. His own way. His own unique style. Below is a pictorial of how he experiences something new. … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – Surviving Coffee Conversations

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Joe Cummings

Coffee With A Friend If the boys have to hear us tell our ‘buying the new house’ story one more time, their eyes may roll completely up into their heads and stay that way. It’s just not something that’s engaging … Continue reading →

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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

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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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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Traveling With Kids – San Diego 2014 – Top 10 list #1

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Joe Cummings

10 things I thought I would never say on this trip This may not come as a shock to anyone who has kids, but you end up saying some of the oddest things. Things you probably wouldn’t say at work, … Continue reading →

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