The trip sounds great.

I want to follow up on something FruityDragons said, i.e. sports as fitness and social tools. I think that is a really important point. Luckily, as kids get old, playing sports as a social tool becomes less important for a large percentage of kids who are not as talented. Video games become more important. Watching and following sports become more important. DS8 just has a few more years to ride out on this.

Meanwhile, I just introduced my 6 year old son to Minecraft. smile Luckily, he is not nearly as bad at sports as I was. But I doubt sports will feature on his college application. Something digital may very well be.