"I have your permission in my back pocket"

Caleb did the cutest thing earlier this evening. Ariel had woken up from her late afternoon nap and I was busy in the kitchen. Caleb came in the kitchen and said "Mommy, Ariel is awake." One of his things I let him do is go and see Ariel as soon as she wakes up by himself, but I told him that he had to have my permission in order to go and see her. I told him to go and see her and before he walked up the stairs he said "I have your permission in my back pocket!" I laughed and then he stuck his hand in his back pocket and then pulled it out and said "See, it's right here," his hand was empty but I thought it was so cute! Then I went upstairs to see both of them in Ariel's room and as I was changing Ariel, Caleb stuck his hand out and said, "Do you want your permission back?" Oh the things that sweet boy says!