Big Boy?

At least once a week, Lehr drives Eli to school instead of him taking the bus. It allows for 30-40 extra minutes of sleep in the morning, and some days, that boy just needs it. Lehr informs me that since the holidays, Eli has started hopping out of the car just before the stoplight in front of the school. There is currently a police officer and a traffic guard there to help the kids cross the street, so it's not a matter of safety that is causing Lehr and I to pause. It's the whole 'I'm-big-enough-to-do-this-myself' feeling that Eli obviously has. As great as that is, it makes us both a little sad.