Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Our 5k! #RunningLikeAGirl

July 15, 2014 1 Comments
Well we did it!  We ran the color me rad 5k and we had a great time!  This year was in a different location and to be honest I loved it!  I thought the scenic route was beautiful to look at and the route itself had some great ups and downs!

As I mentioned in my previous post, we decided this year to run it with our girls (6 and 9).  They enjoyed the colors, the people and being together.


The weather was nice but VERY VERY hot, I think we're very lucky that we chose our start time at 9am because it would have been to hot otherwise.  The kids both had to take a couple of breaks because they were getting so hot.  Thanks to colour me rad though for supplying us with water thought out race!


Great ready, set, go!  We're off!
There are so many people at these races, that I find it very difficult to get right to running at the start, so we took our time and had a little bit of fun with this road block and pretending we were hurdlers.  The photographers loved it and keep asking for more!

 But we always have time for a little fun!
and giggles
 

About to head into the purple colour station.  A favourite colour of most!
I wish there was some way that the colours could be distributed a bit better.  It's hard to get totally coloured up when it's just a few people standing around and throwing it at people as they run by.  It's fun but I think cannons, or something would make it WAY more exciting!



Running hard to the finish!
We're finished!!
It was a great time, the kids were tired!  I was happy to have done it again and I can only image that next year Krystal and I will be able to do it again but this time running the entire thing.  We're going to train and I mean it this time!  We're going to practice and we can only go up from here!

I look forward to next year and can't wait to share that with you too!

Bye!









BarkBox Introduction

July 15, 2014 0 Comments
Hey You!  Whoever "you" might be...

I just wanted to talk about something that's really exciting for me and for these guys too...


This month is our first month getting the latest doggy monthly subscription called BarkBox.  Right, how cool is that a monthly subscription that comes right to your door for your dogs.  Each box is to include 4 or more products, from toys and bones to treats, hygiene products and more.  Treats are all natural and healthy for your pooch and if your dog suffers from any sort of allergy you can also request an allergy friendly box too!  What a great way to include everyone!

Our newest girl, Jane has allergies to chicken and other stuff, and we've been working through it but we opted to just get a regular box because with the two dogs I figure there will be enough for them to share and each get something out of the box.  If we find as we continue that most things don't work for Jane, we will ask for a switch to an allergy box.
The day I brought her home from the Humane society.  She was SO happy!
Another great thing about BarkBox is that each month part of the proceeds (10%) go to help out other doggy friends.  You can read more about it here.

We are super excited to receive our first box (they are shipped out the 15th of each month), and I know both my girls are going to love digging into their box when we get it.  I'll be sure to catch some video of the "unboxing" and will post it here.


If you are interested in a monthly BarkBox subscription (it can be cancelled at any time), check out this link, and receive 10% off your first box!*  You choose the type of subscription you want, the size of the dog (small-large), the plan (1 month, 3 months, 6 months or a year),  any add-ons you might want, fill in your doggy's information and yours too and done!  Next, just wait patiently for your box to arrive!  


Anyway, we're off to stalk the mailman!  Talk soon!  And keep an eye out for our unboxing of our very first BarkBox!  Leave a comment if you've subscribed, have any comments or questions or if you'd just like to chat!  I look forward to hearing from you guys!

-K

*this is a referral link and I do get a bounce back after you sign up using it.