Toddler beds

I knew the transition from cribs to toddler beds would be rough.  They are feeling the freedom of the little beds and taking full advantage of it.  I now am staying in their room for about 15 minutes after our song time to make sure they go to sleep and not stay up playing.  Once Leeza falls asleep I can leave- Sasha will still be awake, but her playmate is out so she is calm and stays in bed.  They get up in the morning and go to the potty before I get up now which will eventauly be nice, but now they run up and down the hall(pants around the ankles of course) giggling and calling for mama to wipe the little behinds.  Normally I get up, let the dog out, get a few things ready in the kitchen, feed the dog and then go get the girls.  Now they are standing there at the gate to the living room waiting for me to come out of my room and want immediate attention.  I miss that 5 minutes of organization time in the morning.
Nap time Saturday was good, but they were so tired from the week and swimming that they went to sleep without a fight.  Sunday they never did sleep!  I finally just let them play in their room as I had things I needed to do without my little shadows.  I found them with all their blankets and all their stuffed animals in the closet.  They had made a little bed in there and  were having a good time.   At bedtime, I put them in bed 20 minutes early and they were out within 5 minutes.  Leeza had purple rings under her eyes - she was sooo tired.  Even Sasha needed her nap today and was yawning at 6:30, but at least bedtime was easy!