I have 2 8 year olds and a 10 year old.

They are great but they are no mugs, can hold there own in a conversation and or a wind up.
Part of me is dead pleased, they are smart and funny and a pleasure to spend time with and im sure they will do very well in whatever they chose to be.
But part of me misses the bit when they were proper little kids and showing them a coin trick kept them enthralled for ages and chucking them up in the air was the height of entertainment.

I know they have to grow up quick these days but I wish they didn't have to sometimes.