Gourmet feast

I've heard people talking about how much food their teenagers eat. "It's like he has a hollow leg." "He's eating us out of house and home." "He eats enough to feed an army." "I don't know where he puts it all."

Serious dogs

So ... my son is about to turn 13 in less than two weeks. And the feast has begun. The boy puts down more than his weight in food at every meal. It's truly amazing.

The remains of the meal

This past weekend we grilled out on the patio. My wife and I were not particularly hungry and have been working out in an effort to get into shape, so we didn't eat much. Our son had a different viewpoint—as is evidenced by the accompanying photographs. He's never been a big bread eater, so he tends to leave most of the buns behind, but within about an hour of eating these five hot dogs, he was begging for more food because he was starving.

The upside of all of this is that he'll be a teenager for just seven years. Hopefully his appetite will diminish by the time he hits his 20s.