Inside, he's still our little boy . . .

So skateboarding is now a thing. Our neighbor, Hanna, let Cody borrow her skateboard and he's now enjoying cruising up and down the driveway. But only with the help of his sister, whose job is to wait for him, and then stop the skateboard for him so he doesn't go careening into danger. You would not believe how thrilled she was to be assigned this job. She's grateful for anytime he includes her. Even as a backstop:

Such a big guy, right? Next stop: BMX bikes and America Ninja Warrior.

But this morning, after everyone was up, I went upstairs to drop something off in his room and peaked up in Cody's bed. And here's how he had left it:

Yup. When he woke up at 6:00 5:30 God-knows-when, he took the time to carefully arrange all of his small stuffies, before rousting himself out of bed.

I've never loved him more.