Letting go

I thought my son would NEVER let go of his old toys. He's almost 8 and we still have many of his baby toys. I used to have a large play room for him in our last house that and his bedroom were over flowing with toys. Now we've moved to a house where his room is smaller and so is the space in our basement so he has a corner down there, most of the three season porch and his bedroom all filled with toys. Now who can play with that many toys? Recently I asked him if he would give up a crate full of toys. I expected extreme resistance as I've gotten many times in the past. I expected to hear the oft heard cry "but I love those toys mom!" Instead he nonchalant said, "Okay." What? Who are you and what have you done with my child? So I gave it a bit and I came back and asked him to put the toys in a bag to give away. He did it with out any protest. Is my little boy growing up? Perhaps this is just a ploy to get something he really wants. Time to pull out the boxes and see how much I can get him to give away.