A photo posted by Charlie Capen (@charliecapen) on Aug 13, 2015 at 4:53pm PDT

How does this happen? I need answers.

I feel like Geppetto and my marionette son is becoming a real boy. But the truth is I’m the dummy. Every day is a process of chipping away my own woodenness as a parent.

You’re turning 7 in just a couple weeks, Finn. I don’t know that I’m ready for it. But the magic you provide makes the misadventures that much more bearable. Keep that hungry heart and open mind.