How Tall are You Today?

We met our friends at the pumpkin patch and had such a great time. We actually closed the place down. Who would have thought you could spend 3 hours in a patch of pumpkins? Madelyn and Clay are both 4. They are measuring themselves here with the scarecrow's stick. They both come in just under 3 1/2 feet. Clay's height dramatically changes with his hair-do. Usually he is much taller. At the top of the measuring stick there is a sign that reads, "How tall are you this year?" For Clay it should be,"How tall are you today?" We go to the pumpkin patch as often as we can in October. Clay measures himself each time we visit.

These were from the week before. Emmie only let us measure her this once. Here, Clay is a bit taller with his jaunty lifeguard hat. The hat is from when he was not even one yet so the only way he can wear it is jauntily.

This is from 2007. The kids only reach 3 and 1/4 feet here.

This is from 2006 at the same patch but the kids had refused to stand near the measuring scarecrow, too scary. Weren't they cute? We'll have to remember to do this every year to watch them grow.