Transitioning....

As we were headed back from back to school shoe shopping in College Station yesterday, I was hit with the fact that we are transitioning into a whole new phase with the kids.  Gone are the days of "Wheels on the Bus" and "Old McDonald" in the car, now the requests are "Who Says" (Selena Gomez) and "Honey Bee" (Blake Shelton).  Gone are the racks of adorable clothes ending in "T", now we are in the big kid section looking at a whole new selection.  My cartoon watcher, Austin, no longer wants to watch Mickey Mouse Club House, now it's Transformers or Batman.  Gone are my worries about how to keep the kids entertained, now we are enrolled in soccer, gymanstics and can't wait for tball and my worries are how will we do it all.  Gone are the days of teaching them how to act in church and out in public, now we expect them to know how to act and their age is no longer an excuse.  Gone are the days where I could tell them something hoping they'd forget it, nope these days they remember everything and are sure to hold us to everything we promise.
We no longer have "toddlers", we have "kids" - little, big kids.  Their conversations sometimes amaze us and leave us speechless.  Their energy keeps us on our toes.  Their love for each other is like none other.  I can only hope and pray it stays that way for this next phase of their life and for all phases yet to come....