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Are you and your family ready for more antics with the Heffley family? Stay tuned for more info about the newest Wimpy Kid movie, in theaters May 19, and a giveaway, sponsored by 20th Century Fox.
Whether it’s a quick long weekend trip to a nearby city, a weeklong getaway, or an extended visit with family in another state, a definite item on our Summer agenda is always some kind of trip. While I enjoy hopping on a plane and traveling far away, there’s something incomparable about a road trip. There’s so much time to connect, but to be honest — something always goes wrong, right? Whether it’s getting lost, getting sick (yes — in the backseat of the car as my son did years ago), getting grumpy, or getting stranded on the side of the road, there’s always something.
Buckle up for a wild summer. Diary of a #WimpyKid: The Long Haul opens in theaters May 19!
In DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL, based on the record-breaking book series, a family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course–thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to (finally!) become famous.
Starring Jason Ian Drucker, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos, Tom Everett Scott, Alicia Silverstone
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Movie Fun: Wimp Yourself
I tried out the WimpYourself.com site. It was fun picking out clothes and expressions to personify myself and my two kids. But the REALLY funny part is that no matter what I did, Amanda was sort of cropped out, which is exactly what happened in a picture that I posted on instagram of our family having some Mother’s Day fun. She was in the picture, but when it posted, she just barely made it. We had some laughs over that.
We are taking a beach trip this summer, so I picked that background for our long haul. It will be on the plane, not a car, so hopefully it will be smooth sailing — I do know for sure that Amanda will be front and center in all our fun!
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One of you can enter to win a copy of the book, in hardcover, plus a $50 Visa to see the movie, in theaters May 19.
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No vacation plans unfortunately, I hope to one day be able to take a road trip to the Pacific Northwest though!
hopefully somewhere fun
No summer plans, yet! Maybe the beach or maybe our own Meemaw’s birthday!
My husband and I are planning a trip to Hampton Beach NH for a week later this month
We are going to be on vacation for 3 weeks or so in August and September.
We may take a few day trips to the amusement park or pool but no major road trip this summer 🙂
I love to go to the beach and enjoy an afternoon to make my summer day the perfect one.
Saving money this year and doing day trips so we can go to Universal Orlando for our youngest sons graduation present.
We don’t really have any plans at the moment. I’d like to do something though.
I’m going to Yellowstone this summer.
No fun adventures this year, just going t spend a lot of time at the beach.
No summer vacation plans this year.
Our summer Long Haul: several road trips between AZ & San Diego for long weekends @ beach during the month of July….yikes !
We’re going to London
I can’t afford to take any extended amount of time off for a vacation, or the vacation itself. Instead I have several day trips planned to go on with my son on my days off. I like that better anyway because it gives us something to look forward to every week of the summer instead of just once and done.
We would love to take vacations but end up just working mostly.
We don’t take vacations… we will spend a few weekends at the lake, but probably no more than 2-3 nights at a time.
My daughter and I want to go to the beach and also we are going to Ohio twice, once for a concert and once for the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. We will be stocked with drinks and snacks and stops along the way to fun sights.
I am backpacking through New Hampshire and Maine.
We are headed to Disneyland in just over a month for our summer family vacation!
We’re going to visit the museums in Chicago.
The destination is a sandy beach!
Glaciers National Park to end off summer 🙂
We are going to go to Orlando!
I don’t think I will be going any where .. but hopefully I will be able to go to the theater to see some good movies!
We are going on a road trip to Ocean City
heading to a beach house for several days! Thanks so much for the chances to win.
we are planning to drive to Tn from Ma this August.
Haven’t finally decided, but might go to a family reunion this summer.
It is a staycation this year to save some money for a bigger road trip next year. We have not settled on a destination yet, but have narrowed it down to a theme park vacation or a fishing vacation.
Hoping to get back to Connecticut to visit family and friends!
We are planning a trip to see our new grandson who lives across country in NW USA.
Son, DIL, and grands are moving across country to San Francisco. Next Summer I will be making that long trip! Can’t wait!
We will be doing staycations this year. One in college, so all funds are paying for that.
I don’t have any summer vacation plans
We are flying to Kansas for my oldest son’s wedding, from there we will rent a car and see my sister in Arkansas.
no summer vacation plans this year!
Road Trip!! To Canada and the north central US…Can’t wait…Days awat..
We plan to take a summer trip, possibly to Florida!
Don’t really have any summer plans so it’ll most likely be a staycation haul.
no plans not going anywhere
We are awful about making plans, but we usually go on a spontaneous road trip every summer!
I cannot afford a vacation this year ! 🙁
Plan on driving to Michigan for a long weekend!
summer vacation long haul plan is to go to Knotts Berry Farm
We can’t take a vacation this year so I guess it’s a staycation for us.
We don’t have any plans yet, but I’m wanting to go see my children this summer.
Road trips and a trip to Hawaii.
Visit family in Arizona
I think this year we aren’t going to be able to go away but we may take some day trips. Thanks for the chance.
A long weekend at the beach, thanks for the contest.
We are planning on going on our first cruise this year! We live at a summer vacation spot so summer vacations aren’t really our thing, but we are changing tradition this year.
I think our trip will be a short and sweet this year and maybe a trip to the beach to stick our toes in the sand.
For now it’s just summer camps for the kids and not sure when we’ll hang out as yet.
We have no summer vacation plans this year.
We’re actually planning a road trip to Missouri. My wife’s mom lives out there we havent been in years its about a 13 hour drive with two kids !!!!!!!
we have no long haul this summer 🙂
We have no plans right now.
We have no plans. I am in nursing school. My daughters are both going to Texas
We are going to the beach and to the mountains.
We’re planning a few camp trips and some day trips this summer.
See my nephew’s new baby.
Our long haul is taking us to Florida this summer, from Virginia. About 14 hours by car.
no vacation but its texas so we live at the pool til mid october
We might try to take a try to the beach. No real big plans though.
summer vacation long haul plan would be going to the gym really I have gotten really off track this whole year. I just plan to work out at the gym.
Unfortunately, no summer vacation for us this year.
Going to Colorado.
This summer my family and I are going to Colorado for my cousins wedding.
I am meeting my California family in Chicago this summer for a family event! We are all so excited!
Camping and fishing every chance we get! 🙂
My family has no Summer travel plans. We have seasonal jobs and the Summer months are the busiest for us.
Visiting family, festivals, bbs
Thanks for the chance
We’re going on a camping float trip.
My son and I are going to take a road trip to Virginia Beach this year.
My summer plan is keeping cool somehow. In the shade, at the pool, beach in the evening. That’s about it.
This summer it will be just the beach for us
We will be going to Ocean City MD this year to celebrate my nephews upcoming wedding this June.
We are spending time at the beach, and otherwise keeping the teens busy and out of trouble! One is in driver’s ed and the other is doing several weeks of camps and tennis lessons.
My daughter and I are taking a road trip to St. Simon’s GA. We can’t wait!
My 4 youngest children and I are flying to Denver, CO for a week and then we are going to Seattle to visit my Mom for the summer. It’s nice to get away from the NYC heat.
We have some camoing trips planned along the St.Lawrence and
other National Canadian Parks but really nothing super extrordinary.
My husband just started a new job, so we won’t be able to take a vacation. We may do a few weekend day-trips or a couple of days visiting relatives. I’d love to figure out a way to get to the beach for even just a couple of days.
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Staying home this summer just little getaways to the beach and mountains.
Thank you for the giveaway. I graduated from college with an associate degree, two weeks ago. I am going on a trip that is partially a graduation trip to see my family. Our 15 year old daughter is going with me. This will be a trip full of activities. This trip will definitely cover almost 3 weeks of summer. When we come back home, we all plan to spend time doing activities at the local lake, go fishing, enjoy the weather outside, etc.
We have no plans for the summer here in Kissimmee.
We live 7 hours away from all of our family, so this summer we will take 3 road trips to Wisconsin to see everybody! Our 7 year old gets car sickness really bad, and all 3 of our kids bicker constantly. They are 14, and 4… it’s always a crazy ride, but a good crazy:) lol
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We are planning on doing some camping this summer. Our kids really love camping and fishing!
Driving across the country to see family!
I don’t really have one, because we never really get a chance to take one.
we are hoping to get to an indoor outdoor waterpark!!! for more than one night
Our family is heading to Niagara Falls on a road trip.
Going to Philly to eat cheese steaks.
Northern Wisconsin for our first camping trip!! Cannot wait!
We are taking a train to Minnesota from Michigan.
Begging my husband to take time off so we can go to the beach. Any beach!
We took our long haul trip to Florida over spring break:) no more long haul for awhile lol:)
We are planning on a road trip across country.
No plans this year, we are saving up for a new car.
We plan on driving to Orlando. This should be a trip and a half LOL
NO plans this year…but I am looking forward to everyone else taking vaca, so the Hubby and I can have a peaceful staycation
I do not have any summer plans to-date as I am busy dealing with some medical issues.
Going to Branson and Silver Dollar City!
We don’t have any plans. We will be staying home.
No big plans. A few trips to the lake and spray park.
no summer vacation for us this year.
We don’t really have a plan seeing my husband will be re-enlisting into the military! I will probably visit family a lot while he is gone!
We are going to go pick up our grandsons in another state and bring them back home with us for a week and then take them back home. Should be a lot of fun.
We plan on camping in our nearby state park.
We are road tripping it to Colorado which will be a fun family vacation. I have never been.
We don’t have travel plans for the summer. We usually stay pretty close to home in the summer 🙂
We don’t have any summer plans, we are going to Patagonia, Chile in October.
We are planning 2 trips, one is a camping trip in our state to the Lake Erie/Sandusky area. The other is a family vacation to Myrtle Beach in August. I’m so excited for both!
I don’t have any long haul Summer plans. Just a family reunion in June.
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My only summer plan is finding work!
Staycation — swimming
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We are planning a trip to Cape Cod this summer. My plans for the long haul include snacks, music and laughter with plenty of pit stops.
To go on a road trip to the beach
I don’t have any long haul plans, but i’m going for a long weekend with friends to Montreal
There’s definately a lot to find out about this topic.
I love all the points you’ve made.
No long haul for us! Just going to stay close to home. Camp, the local zoo, and our local amusement park!
We always drive thru the night when we take our summer trip to SC!
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We’re planning a trip to the beach for a few days
My girlfriends and I will be going to take a roadtrip to Florida.
We don’t have any summer plans just yet. We don’t take vacations really because of our dog. We don’t have anywhere to leave her while we are gone. Thank you!
Our summer long haul plan is a bunch of day trips. We plan to go to 6 flags, hershey park, and the beach. We will also be having a lot of summer sleepovers.
We won’t be taking a major trip this summer but we will be spending lots of time at the beach which is about 45 minutes away.
I do not have any plans for a summer vacation this year.
My plans for the summer…..is just to take it easy at home and spend as much time outside as possible!
No vacation this summer, so I guess it’s work for the long haul.
We plan on going to the beach this summer and hopefully visit the Dunes.
I think we will long haul it down to Orlando to enjoy some of the parks.
We aren’t going anywhere this summer as we plan on fixing up the house to sell it next year.
We have a 10 hour drive! Lots of snacks and activities!
We will be taking our camper along the Oregon Coast
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Just a staycation and lots of home reno!
Our long summer haul will be Fort Morgan, Alabama this summer! Thanks for a great giveaway!
We haven’t made travel plans for summer, but there will sure be some road trips.
We aren’t going anywhere this summer because I’m finishing school and starting a new job. We will probably take small road trips on the weekends but they’ll be close to home.
Our family is doing a west coast road trip this summer!
We are hoping to take a trip to Disney this Summer!
No summer plans at the moment, suppose I need to get on the ball and decide what we are going to do.
I want to take a road trip with friends to a wonderful camping spot.
We are taking a road trip this year. Also this Summer we will be camping and visiting the beach.
We will take a trip to VA beach.
A 4 day trip to Santa Fe for the opera.
Thanks for the contest.
We will be taking a short road trip to the beach this summer.
We are driving to see grandma in Tuscon this summer.
ill be driving from TN to VT for most of the summer to finish moving and downsizing gonna be a busy summer
We are taking a long haul trip to the beach this Summer.
We are planning a road trip to Florida to visit the beaches.
We just took a very long road trip. Not sure if we are planning another one this summer.
We still haven’t committed to any firm plan but it’s looking like taking a trip to the east coast, to wander all up down to see the lighthouses. 🙂
I’m sure the kids will find that delightful.
(sarcasm)
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thanks!
We are going to Memphis.
I’m hoping to take a road trip to Colorado.
We’re going to Myrtle Beach
We plan a road trip to Wisconsin
I would love to go to the beach this summer.
Our long haul vacation will be a staycation this year because we are moving.
We are looking forward to spending some lazy days at our pool, and perhaps a couple of road trips to VA Beach!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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A trip to Vegas is on our list to vacation places this summer.
Week long canoe trip in the Boundary Waters!
We are going hiking in Yellowstone!
we will be traveling to visit some relatives this summer! road trip!!!
We don’t have any summer vacation plans so far
We haven’t had a summer vacation in quite some time. But, it would be fun to go on a cruise with everyone!
No plans for a vacation this summer yet!
My plan is to visit my sister this summer and meet my new nephew!
Go to Florida to the beach and visit relatives
Planning a beach trip with family!
I don’t have any plans for the summer yet. I would love to go up north to a cabin for a week.
No summer vacation travel plans for us this year.
We are going to a family reunion on a whirlwind one night jaunt to Galveston, Texas.
Hoping to go to San Francisco a few times!
we’re off to costa rica
My summer long haul plan is to enjoy my kids while they are still young.
We plan on doing a lot of family get togethers and grilling. Thanks for the chance to win.
We are headed to Disney which is a 14 hour trip for us. This will be our longest trip
we dont have any vacations planned for this year, just chilling locally
possibly a vacay to california
We don’t have a solid plan yet, just talks. Mainly want to go to mall of america
We have no plans now.
We are planning a road trip to Rockland Maine this summer.
Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, we’ll be having a staycation this year.
No plans. Too busy settling in to my new house
My summer has already been mapped out- as one of the youngest members of Grand Marais MI Historical society, I’ll be volunteering two days a week for the museums in town.
Currently have no plans, want to get a pool up and hang out with the family.
Since my due date is approaching soon, I don’t really have any major summer travel plans right now. 🙂
We are going up to Alaska this summer to visit family.
We have no plans yet, I have a new job so I think we won’t have any summer vacation this year
What is your summer vacation Long Haul plan??
if i could? i would head to miami beach for a few day,but at this point?..thats a long shot
We hope to take a road trip to the mountains of NC and a beach trip in NC!
We are going to the NY beaches!
We have some trips to South Padre Island planned!
we are hoping to so see family in a different state
Unfortunately, we don’t have a long haul plan this year, but hopefully next year we can take a trip somewhere in the west.
We are hoping to do a couple of short weekend trips and a couple of day trips. Nothing too crazy but just some fun things to make sure we don’t get too bored!
No long haul vacation this summer for us, just a few weekend camping getaways
this year we are going to disneyland
My six year old grandson races quarter midget cars. We are all going to Indianapolis in July for him to race at the Indy Speedway.
Heading to the beach.
Going to be camping a lot and hoping for the best there.
We’re planning on going to So. Carolina to visit family.
I’ve got a trip planned to Northern California – lots of hiking and exploring. I’m very much looking forward to it!
No summer plans as of yet this year but, who knows?
i would love to go to the beach for a week at least and just relax and enjoy the ocean.
We are staying close to home this summer. We will probably travel to see family.
We are traveling for my sister’s wedding this summer.
My plan is a short three day trip to Colorado Springs.
No summer trips, as we just got back from Disney World.
I will be going on a road trip to Colorado to see my brother this summer.
We don’t have any summer road trip plans. I’m hoping to go to the beach a few times.
Thank you!
I’ll be taking a trip to Canada with some friends.
Not sure yet, so busy at home.
My summer vacation this year will be going to the shore for a couple of days and a couple of day trips.
Lots of books and dvds to keep them entertained during the drive
We will be driving about 750 miles to Myrtle Beach, SC this summer
We are hoping to put in a pool this year.
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We will be doing a road trip across California for a family wedding.
just going to play it day by day
We will go to the NASCAR race in Darlington, SC.
Our Long Haul plan is to visit some friends in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I’ll be taking my six kids. Thanks.
I’m taking my grandson and his friend to the beach in California.
Our vacation this summer will be going to the cabin a few times.
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We took a spring break trip to Illinois to visit family so we won’t be doing summer travel. I’m sure we will be spending most of our days by the pool or at the splash pads.
We will be taking a few weekend road trips to Branson, MO throughout the year, but no huge vacation plans this summer for us.
Our summer vacation Long Haul plan is to stay at home.
We are hoping to take a trip to see the Grand Canyon and Tombstone, Arizona in June. So excited for a road trip again!
We don’t have any vacation plans this summer. Hopefully we’ll get to spend a lot of time outside though!
My summer vacation Long Haul plan is a trip to Savannah, Georgia!
Oh, I’m cat-sitting while the rest of them drive to Colorado.
We are spending lots of time with our grandson this summer.
On want to go on a camping trip.
With an elderly dog who can’t go far from home and needs a lot of tending, this is going to be a stay-at-home summer. I plan to be happy just to be here with him, and glad to be out in the country, away, in a place that looks like many people’s vacation destinations.
Up north into the woods for camping and fishing. That’s what summer is all about.
No big vacation plans this year….but planning lots of days by the pool.
A kinda short trip with the family to GA. Having a baby in 3 weeks kinda kills vacation time this year, lol
We don’t have any summer vacay plans 🙂
We are going to the beach in Florida this summer!
We are going to Tennessee this summer. We did our long haul for Spring break when we drove 16 hours to Texas.
I don’t have any real plans for this summer that are set in stone, and I don’t have any sort of vacation planned. I would, though, like to do some camping! It’s been a few years since I’ve gone camping, and… You know what? I just make a decision. Buy a tent! (My old one got lost somehow– loaned out to a friend, maybe?) …Woo hoo! 🙂
This is going to be such a cute movie. I don’t have any plans at this time since I am in a school right now in college!
We have a road trip planned to visit Wyoming,
We are going to Alaska.
We have already hit Galveston Island. The rest of the summer will be summer reading programs
I am going to the beach this summer
So far we are only planning on a trip to the beach.
I have no Summer plans so far.
We are all going on a road trip in July from Washington State to California. The kids will have a blast and we are going to visit my sister and take in the sites!
We’re going to Myrtle Beach to our usual vacation rental.
We are going camping
We are planning a short road trip this summer.
No summer vacation travel plans for us this summer. We will just go to our local beaches!
I am a coast to coast long haul Trucker. My vacation will be a week at home!
Unfortunately, no summer vacation for us this year.
We are till up in the air about our long haul this summer, either sacramento to see the river cats play or san diego to lego land.
We’d like to go somewhere, but it might be a long haul of a summer with baby #2’s arrival!
We are going to Universal Studios Orlando – we’re staying at the Portofino hotel and are super excited about it!