#HowTosAndAdventures

It’s been a while since we’ve hit the open road for a long trip. Today’s the day!

Whew, we are exhausted! This weekend we hosted and entertained out of town guests. We had a blast but wow, it’s going to take all week to recover! Our Aunt Lori & Grandpa came to town to run in the Arizona Rock N Roll Half Marathon. (We think they’re crazy weird!) They brought Grandma with them, and together we all explored, played, ate, drank and got crazy!

It’s adventure time! We’re off to explore the world…okay, maybe not the world, maybe just the area within driving distance.

We know a lot of you are currently covered in snow, so we thought it would be appropriate to share one of our snow adventures with you. This was almost four years ago when we lived in Kansas City, and got hit with at least a foot of snow!

Of course, we had to get in one last adventure before this long weekend comes to an end. We piled in the car and drove across town to Saguaro Lake.

Mommy, Daddy & I participated in the 4 Peak Challenge this year. We hiked to the top of four different mountain peaks in our area. If you add up all the steps we took from the minute we got to the start line to the minute we crossed the finish line and received our medals, we hiked over 13 miles. Okay, so I didn’t technically make every step, but I was along for every step that Mommy & Daddy took, and I took some of my own.

Bruiser was invited to the Ultimate Air Games national competition at Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri. He qualified to compete in both the Novice division and the Featherweight division. Bruiser & Pebbles made the 24 hour drive half way across the country to give it their all!

Bruiser, and all of his dock diving buddies, spent the day dock diving to raise money for some of our dock diving friends who are currently battling breast cancer. Wonderful gifts were donated, lots of money was raised, personal bests were hit and fun was had by all!

Phoenix hosted its first ever Best Friends Animal Society Strut Your Mutt walk to raise money towards saving shelter animals. Every day more than 9,000 dogs and cats are killed in shelters. Our dream and wish is to make that number Zero! Through the help of our friends, we were able to raise money and help support this cause.

Although the dock diving season is coming to an end, there’s always room for another competition! This time it was a NADD Qualifier...meaning Bruiser had the opportunity to earn himself a ticket to the National Competition in Orlando, Florida.

Pebbles got a special surprise, when her BFF came all the way from Kansas City to visit her! Pebs had a wonderful time getting spoiled rotten!

We are seasoned travelers, quite proficient at the road trip! Twice a year, we travel along the Old Route 66 from Phoenix to Kansas City. It’s a 20+ hour, 2 day trip through multiple states, varied landscapes and all sorts of scenery.

Although we are originally from Kansas City, we have never really done the tourist-y thing. So, while visiting family and friends in September, we also took the opportunity to explore and take in some Kansas City sights!