54"

Jared came downstairs on Wednesday morning wearing about 7 pair of socks.
I was in no mood for games.  He was supposed to be upstairs brushing his teeth and hair.
And he still hadn't even touched the piano keys for his practice or picked up the broom to finish up his kitchen work.
Instead he was trying on socks.
This is a normal scenario in our home.
Something is always distracting him.
Today it was socks.
Or trying to make himself taller.

I'm disappointed in myself, though that I didn't stop to see the humor in the moment.
I would love to have a photo of  his feet about right now.  They were so huge and fat, covered in all those socks...different sizes and various colors.
Instead, I sent him upstairs to put on only ONE pair of socks and to hurry up because we were going to Kings Dominion and needed to leave.

I'm happy to report that Jared did not need all of those socks.
He just needed to forget to brush his hair (again, he was distracted!).
For the first (and probably only) time this season, he received the coveted orange 54" bracelet.
Which is pretty much the golden ticket to ride EVERYTHING at Kings Dominion.
Including...

The Volcano

 The Dominator

The Crypt

And the ever so frightening Intimidator 305!

Jared thinks that his life is now complete...
except that he still has not been to Cedar Point!

We've been gone

We just got back from a 2 1/2 week repos in UT.  Some time was spent in the Salt Lake area.  We had a few adventures in Southern UT and we relaxed in Utah County.

I can't believe all of the adventures and fun that we squeezed into this short amount of time.  We visited one National Park (Arches), 2 State Parks (Goblin Valley and Valley of Fire), hiked one mountain, visited 2 temple visitor centers, hit a waterpark, swam 5 times, tasted cupcakes from 4 shops, made our own cupcakes, ate delicious food, picnicked in the mountains, splurged at 2 farmer's markets, shopped and shopped, toured BYU and went bowling, went tubing, dug for trilobites...and spent loads of time with cousins, family and friends!!

I think it's going to take just as long to recover!