It’s a great event for pre-teen kids who want to test their skills at running, punting, passing and kicking (and apparently for middle-aged balding men who think they’re pre-teen kids). My son is not into that yet. His favorite part was the $6.00 kettle corn, $6.00 lemonade and the Build-a-Bear store, all of which we could have found at the Glendale mall. I did manage to get him to pose next to Adrian Peterson’s equipment display, but he refused to don a Packer helmet (can’t say I blame him).

Unfortunately, we didn’t get any face time with players. They had a decent lineup that day of announced players, including Steve Smith, Bob Sanders, Takeo Spikes, Reggie Bush and local boy Thomas Tapeh, but you didn’t know who was going to be where. My biggest disappointment was that we could have had Chester Taylor “phone-a-friend” (I would have had him call RandBall if only I knew the number), but 4YO was unwilling to wait in line.

I was prepared to snap shots of obnoxious Giants fans to make fun of, but, unbelievably, none stood out in the crowd. The Patriot contingent was quite a bit larger, and they were well-behaved. Boring, actually.

The biggest news to report is that my son used a port-a-potty for the first time. “Mom, it smells good in here.” Apparently the blue stuff was doing its job. “You don’t flush it, Mom.” If only we could. “I can pee standing up, can you?” He got me there.

Tickets - $30.00. Parking - $10.00. Snacks - $12.00. My son’s graduation to manhood - Priceless.