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Success! We made it to @legolandcalifornia for Sterling's birthday! I wore my rad caped #Batman Tee and was so #stoked on it that I invincibly #dadded for like 45 minutes helping kids get ready and find their own bat-themed gear. #imperialbeachhottie even wore my regular batman t-shirt 😍 yay! So the morning was epic but wore me out! During the van ride i necame overwhelmed by every stimuli and was a skittish mess who couldn't think straight, feeling very insecure and afraid, but I managed it! Once we got there I never left my #ministang #mobility chair and spent a good portion of the day sleeping at different rides while my wife helped the kids ride them 💘. Oh and she found lots of little play areas where the kids could run around and she could sit on my lap and give me hugs and reassurance. That really made my day great despite the challenges. I love having a best friend in all times and things 🤠👰🏻💖. Even when she should be outgunned and outmatched and I can't help or even life at all, she finds a way to get us all through it smiling, and always makes me feel cared for and loved even if I'm acting like a ridiculous toddler because #braintumorlife 🤤. #wifey, i love you so so much!!! (at LEGOLAND California)

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#MINISTANG #BURNOUTS! 🛵🌫 !!! (Offroad) The #torque is good but it's a little tricky living that #limitedslip #diff life 🙄 however... 🤔if turn the front wheel 90% it's sort of like I have a #linelock (note the singular) and I can get it done! I got slowmo video of gravel flying but I'm SUPER BUMMED I accidentally deleted all the videos from this trip 😣 (including me #hooning and rolling the #sidebyside 😭). Sorry I can't share that stuff but happy I have the memories with those that were there 🤠 (at Tucson, Arizona)

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I WON THE RACE TO #ZIPTIEDRAGS!!! Lol, who'd have thought the #ministang would get there first?! BTW, it feels pretty #roadkill to have it parked under a tarp in the weeds at a dragstrip. I love this pic and CANNOT WAIT to cruise this thing all around the event! #roadkillrides (at Tucson Dragway)

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New family whip! Seats all 6 kids and no driver's license required! (Don't worry that's a #stuntbaby of Indi) Funny my progression of daily drivers went from 6 wheel dually, to 4 wheel #punishtang, 3 wheel #ministang, 2 wheel electric scooter, and now this - ha! Finally replaced my derelict #wheelbarrow (whose tub was more aluminum sign patches than plastic tub, and sported an adapted wheel from another utility tool using old pipe as spacers #becauseroadkill) thanks to a super generous @homedepot gift card I received from a fan for being a #choreninja and cleaning other people's alleys and yards on the sly with my endless time at home. #alsopunctuation Thank you so so much awesome member of the #IBDfam - not only did you bless me, but also the neighborhood at large (i can clean further with this!), and thanks to some #daddingdoneright my kids made an awesome memory with their silly dad 🤠😆😄😃😁😀😊 (at Imperial Beach, California)

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New episode of My #braintimorlife just dropped to #youtube! I take the #ministang on a pretty wild adventure to escape #poisonous gas 😷 and find myself on quite an adventure! Give it a 👀 will you? Link is here or in my bio 🔗https://youtu.be/G7baKqbA61E (at Imperial Beach, California)

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Enjoying the new #Beach #Access Mat at Daisy Street in #ImperialBeach on the North Side of @piersouthresort. A #redittor asked a good question trying to understand how a few feet down mat makes a difference compared to a sidewalk. Now I'm new to being #disabled and #blessed that my chair is a mental tool for me, I still have legs that work when needed, but man do I have so much more understanding for the #mobility challenged. I feel like i need longer arms to open most doors, carelessly placed no parking a-frame signs or a long sidewalk that doesn't end in a ramp can send you on lengthy backtracks and detours adding to our already slow rate of travel so when I saw this my heart jumped! So why a beach mat? Most of us can transfer to a #beachchair or blanket but we come with a lot of gear, and we often end up near a parking lots or public restrooms where the sand begins - sometimes (like in parts of coronado) hundreds of yards from the water - and not exactly where my kids want to play .. and you can only get carried so far by your friends and family so... THIS IS A GREAT #BLESSING. Here's a pic of me chatting with Mike of @san_diego_land_paddle at the end of the Daisy Street #accessmat which ends right next to that big rock. My friend sat on the #rock, i was in the #ministang and we weren't in a parking lot or a crowded playground - we were on the beach 🏖🛵😎 that's a big difference! (at Dunes Park Beach)

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FINAL BUILD DAY shennanigans with kids #2 & #5 as we prep the #ministang for @roadkillshow #ziptiedrags in Ohio TOMORROW!!! New vid is here 👉https://youtu.be/FH_gJG5NeR0 (at Imperial Beach, California)

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Yes I was on TV and it's all very exciting, link is in my bio, etc... But the BEST thing about my day is this #knex #sculpture my firstborn son did - "Daddy, it's you riding the #ministang mobility scooter!" MY HEART IS SO FULL IT COULD POP!!! Who knew being disabilities could bring so much joy?! (at Imperial Beach, California)