Legos

Well, actually they are Mega Blocks, but we still refer to them as Legos!  I love this picture because the kids are working together to use all the pieces.  I cherish these moments!  There was a small handful of building blocks at our place on vacation and Grant was infatuated with them so I decided to bring them out one night after dinner.  Grant's shirt was a mess from dinner, so once again he is only partially dressed for a picture.  I promise my son does wear full outfits (most days!).

At first they were building separately. Elizabeth took all of the small single pieces and tried to build a tower bigger than her.  It was over four feet tall but it wouldn't stand without being held, because it was tall and skinny.  I look over at Grant and he is patiently putting together different sizes to build his tower.  Even when he is building straight up he wasn't using all of the same size pieces.  He would put a double on top of two singles to make it stronger.  Is his ingenious building a coincidence? Maybe?  My mom and mother in law have been telling me that his fine motor skills are really good.  Watching the kids build was like watching Brandon and I's personalities on stage.  Elizabeth is let's build it tall and fast, even though it might fall, look at how grand it is (so mommy!). Grant, takes his time and does it right to get a perfect result (so daddy!).  I was hoping we would see more of a blend of our strengths in our children!