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The new Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie is here: The Long Haul #Giveaway

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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!

Enter to win

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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264 Comments

  2. No vacation plans unfortunately, I hope to one day be able to take a road trip to the Pacific Northwest though!

  4. No summer plans, yet! Maybe the beach or maybe our own Meemaw’s birthday!

  5. My husband and I are planning a trip to Hampton Beach NH for a week later this month

  6. We are going to be on vacation for 3 weeks or so in August and September.

  7. We may take a few day trips to the amusement park or pool but no major road trip this summer 🙂

  8. I love to go to the beach and enjoy an afternoon to make my summer day the perfect one.

  9. Saving money this year and doing day trips so we can go to Universal Orlando for our youngest sons graduation present.

  10. We don’t really have any plans at the moment. I’d like to do something though.

  12. No fun adventures this year, just going t spend a lot of time at the beach.

  14. Our summer Long Haul: several road trips between AZ & San Diego for long weekends @ beach during the month of July….yikes !

  16. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  21. We are headed to Disneyland in just over a month for our summer family vacation!

  26. 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!

  28. heading to a beach house for several days! Thanks so much for the chances to win.

  31. 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.

  33. We are planning a trip to see our new grandson who lives across country in NW USA.

  34. Son, DIL, and grands are moving across country to San Francisco. Next Summer I will be making that long trip! Can’t wait!

  35. We will be doing staycations this year. One in college, so all funds are paying for that.

  37. We are flying to Kansas for my oldest son’s wedding, from there we will rent a car and see my sister in Arkansas.

  41. Don’t really have any summer plans so it’ll most likely be a staycation haul.

  43. We are awful about making plans, but we usually go on a spontaneous road trip every summer!

  48. We don’t have any plans yet, but I’m wanting to go see my children this summer.

  51. 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.

  53. 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.

  54. 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.

  55. For now it’s just summer camps for the kids and not sure when we’ll hang out as yet.

  57. 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 !!!!!!!

  67. 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.

  73. My family has no Summer travel plans. We have seasonal jobs and the Summer months are the busiest for us.

  77. My summer plan is keeping cool somehow. In the shade, at the pool, beach in the evening. That’s about it.

  79. We will be going to Ocean City MD this year to celebrate my nephews upcoming wedding this June.

  80. 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.

  82. 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.

  84. 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.

  86. Staying home this summer just little getaways to the beach and mountains.

  87. 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.

  89. 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

    babydjs_mom@yahoo.com

  90. We are planning on doing some camping this summer. Our kids really love camping and fishing!

  92. I don’t really have one, because we never really get a chance to take one.

  93. we are hoping to get to an indoor outdoor waterpark!!! for more than one night

  99. We took our long haul trip to Florida over spring break:) no more long haul for awhile lol:)

  103. NO plans this year…but I am looking forward to everyone else taking vaca, so the Hubby and I can have a peaceful staycation

  104. I do not have any summer plans to-date as I am busy dealing with some medical issues.

  109. 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!

  110. 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.

  114. We don’t have any summer plans, we are going to Patagonia, Chile in October.

  115. 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!

  121. 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.

  123. I don’t have any long haul plans, but i’m going for a long weekend with friends to Montreal

  125. No long haul for us! Just going to stay close to home. Camp, the local zoo, and our local amusement park!

  126. We always drive thru the night when we take our summer trip to SC!

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

  129. 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!

  130. 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.

  131. 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.

  133. My plans for the summer…..is just to take it easy at home and spend as much time outside as possible!

  135. We plan on going to the beach this summer and hopefully visit the Dunes.

  136. I think we will long haul it down to Orlando to enjoy some of the parks.

  137. We aren’t going anywhere this summer as we plan on fixing up the house to sell it next year.

  142. Our long summer haul will be Fort Morgan, Alabama this summer! Thanks for a great giveaway!

  143. We haven’t made travel plans for summer, but there will sure be some road trips.

  144. 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.

  147. No summer plans at the moment, suppose I need to get on the ball and decide what we are going to do.

  149. We are taking a road trip this year. Also this Summer we will be camping and visiting the beach.

  154. ill be driving from TN to VT for most of the summer to finish moving and downsizing gonna be a busy summer

  157. We just took a very long road trip. Not sure if we are planning another one this summer.

  158. 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)
    😀
    thanks!

  164. Our long haul vacation will be a staycation this year because we are moving.

  165. 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!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  171. We haven’t had a summer vacation in quite some time. But, it would be fun to go on a cruise with everyone!

  176. I don’t have any plans for the summer yet. I would love to go up north to a cabin for a week.

  178. We are going to a family reunion on a whirlwind one night jaunt to Galveston, Texas.

  181. My summer long haul plan is to enjoy my kids while they are still young.

  182. We plan on doing a lot of family get togethers and grilling. Thanks for the chance to win.

  183. We are headed to Disney which is a 14 hour trip for us. This will be our longest trip

  184. we dont have any vacations planned for this year, just chilling locally

  186. We don’t have a solid plan yet, just talks. Mainly want to go to mall of america

  189. Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, we’ll be having a staycation this year.

  191. 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.

  193. Since my due date is approaching soon, I don’t really have any major summer travel plans right now. 🙂

  195. We have no plans yet, I have a new job so I think we won’t have any summer vacation this year

  196. 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

  197. We hope to take a road trip to the mountains of NC and a beach trip in NC!

  201. Unfortunately, we don’t have a long haul plan this year, but hopefully next year we can take a trip somewhere in the west.

  202. 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!

  205. 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.

  209. I’ve got a trip planned to Northern California – lots of hiking and exploring. I’m very much looking forward to it!

  211. i would love to go to the beach for a week at least and just relax and enjoy the ocean.

  212. We are staying close to home this summer. We will probably travel to see family.

  217. We don’t have any summer road trip plans. I’m hoping to go to the beach a few times.
    Thank you!

  220. My summer vacation this year will be going to the shore for a couple of days and a couple of day trips.

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  228. Our Long Haul plan is to visit some friends in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I’ll be taking my six kids. Thanks.

  230. Our vacation this summer will be going to the cabin a few times.
    thank you

  231. 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.

  232. We will be taking a few weekend road trips to Branson, MO throughout the year, but no huge vacation plans this summer for us.

  234. We are hoping to take a trip to see the Grand Canyon and Tombstone, Arizona in June. So excited for a road trip again!

  235. We don’t have any vacation plans this summer. Hopefully we’ll get to spend a lot of time outside though!

  240. 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.

  241. Up north into the woods for camping and fishing. That’s what summer is all about.

  242. No big vacation plans this year….but planning lots of days by the pool.

  243. A kinda short trip with the family to GA. Having a baby in 3 weeks kinda kills vacation time this year, lol

  246. We are going to Tennessee this summer. We did our long haul for Spring break when we drove 16 hours to Texas.

  247. 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! 🙂

  248. 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!

  251. We have already hit Galveston Island. The rest of the summer will be summer reading programs

  255. 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!

  259. No summer vacation travel plans for us this summer. We will just go to our local beaches!

  260. I am a coast to coast long haul Trucker. My vacation will be a week at home!

  262. 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.

  264. We are going to Universal Studios Orlando – we’re staying at the Portofino hotel and are super excited about it!