Having a Big Kid

My son, Luke, had his last day of elementary school on Friday. Time to sound old, but wasn't it just yesterday that he was heading off to kindergarten, biting his lip as he hauled that too-big backpack up the massive steps of the school bus?

The other night after dinner out with some friends and their kids, my friend's daughter confided that girls who liked surfer boys would think Luke was very cute. I thought it was cute, yet kinda scary. Girls are looking at my little boy like that!?!

He's 11!

Every once in awhile he still puts his head on my shoulder when we're watching TV or grabs my hand when we're walking down the street so my sweet little boy is still hiding in that surfer boy somewhere.