GRAPEVINE, Texas — When 12-year-old Jacoby visited Bubble Planet in Grapevine, his eyes lit up and so did the room.

"I saw this room. It looks massive!" Jacoby said, beaming as he explored the colorful, glowing exhibit filled with giant bubble pits, dazzling L.E.D. lights and a "magical, bubbly planet" that brought his imagination to life.

"I feel like I have a lot of adrenaline," Jacoby exclaimed, bouncing from one room to the next.

But it's not just energy that fills Jacoby — it's heart.

"I have love, happiness, joy, excitement," he said proudly.

Jacoby has been in foster care for four years, and in that time, he's grown into a thoughtful, polite young man who's wise beyond his years. He's thinking about what he can do for a family instead of what they can do for him.

"I really hav

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