Sweet and Petite

We have a growth chart taped to our basement door, and every once in awhile the kids will ask me to 'weigh' them!

"You mean measure you." I say.
"Oh, yeah, measure us! Will you measure us?"

Yesterday was one of those days and I was surprised that they had each grown another half inch since November! Wow! That may not be much, but it always amazes me that they are literally growing up before my eyes. Alex has reached 46" and Emily is 39"! I keep wondering when Alex will reach 4ft and 40 pounds! He has finally made the 40 pound mark, but just shy of 4 feet! And then there's little Emily. She may always be our little 'sweet and petite' one! It makes me laugh when people are surprised when I tell them she's almost five! The other day when we dropped Alex off at school for basketball camp, Emily had to go to the bathroom, and one of the moms said, "She can go to the bathroom all my herself?" She thought Emily was only 3! I can't believe I will be registering her for Kindergarten on Monday! Her personality, though, is not as small as she is! She's not afraid to tell people what she's thinking and I know she won't have any trouble standing out!

It won't be long before both of them will be as tall as me!