It's Texas ... summertime ... June to be exact.  Now that I think about it, June isn't exactly the APEX of heat that will hit Texas in a matter of a few weeks.

Anyways, to clarify - it's Texas, it's Summer, June to be exact, and it's Jacob's Birthday.  Now, what does an athletic, handsome, turning twelve, pre-pubescent boy want for his birthday?  He wants to run around for hours on end with a bunch of football coaches perfecting his skills at the game of football - the game he loves.  Oh, did I mention that Jacob also like LaDainian Tomlinson?

Put it all together and we have Jacob signed up for the LaDainian Tomlinson Prepatory Academy in Waco, TX in June.  It was pretty AWESOME!  A boy, his father, roadtrip to Waco, TX.  We talked man stuff, and Jacob was a little uncomfortable.  Put he talked man stuff nevertheless.  The night before his camp, while Jacob and I were staying in the hotel, we watched Field of Dreams.  One of the greatest father-son movies EVER.

Back to camp ... below is a picture of all the participants and the coaches-