Monday, March 18, 2024
Today we celebrated Jacob's 12th Birthday quietly. We'll do it up right next weekend when there is more time for the proper, joyous festivities.
Newborn Jacob with Michael and
with each other again at his recent
CYBA Championship Game
Laurie/Gigi with Jacob in the
hospital soon after his birth
I was coaching in Switzerland when
Jacob was born, this was my first
visit with him three months later
It would not be our last visit by any stretch.
Jacob loves going to Disneyland and
pondering the universe's mysteries
Being a bat boy for his Dad's
1880s rules baseball games . . .
. . . led to the signing of a contract with
the Cincinnati Reds Little League affiliate
based in Camarillo
He can grow a mustache almost as quickly as his father.
For a time, he dabbled at
becoming a superhero
He has enjoyed playing soccer
and is currently playing for his
Las Colinas Middle School team
During Covid, he continued to be a
good, protective big brother to Mary
Even with all of his sports, Jacob
has continued to shine in the classroom
This is much more important to all of us than his success on the athletic fields and gyms.
Track has become a real passion
for our budding young athlete
We are super happy that he still
finds the time to simply enjoy
being a kid
Of course, American football is big
with him for some unknown reason
We have fun visiting colleges . . .
Army-Boston College game last Fall
Standing together at attention
during the National Anthem outside
the gates of an El Camino Real H.S.
State Playoff Game in 2021
Good times at UCLA
Happy Birthday, Jacob!
During a typically busy day, we picked Jacob up at 4:30 p.m. after his Las Colinas Middle School soccer practice to take him to his 5:30 Camarillo Cosmos track practice at Camarillo H.S.
We had enough time to spoil him in between the two practices with a usually strictly VERBOTEN treat, a special birthday ice cream at Mr. Softee in Old Town Camarillo.
I think he enjoyed it.
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