Mensa Candidates

Caroline and Ellie have a set of stacking cups and blocks that they love to do over and over again.  

I'm pretty sure they are future Mensa candidates.  I'm not just saying that as a proud Mom…just calling it like I see it with perfect objectivity!  :)

They both have a specific way that they like to stack….they bring them over to me and ask me with hand motions and a lot of "uh uhs" to help them set up by putting the smaller ones inside the bigger ones.  Then, they take it from me, turn it over and begin to stack.  This is especially Caroline's routine.  Ellie seems to like to do it this way, because her sister does it this way.

They do it the same way every time.  Right now, this is almost the first toy that Caroline goes to every morning when we come downstairs.

Sometimes, they'll work on a single stack together, but lets be honest, its usually a fight and a crying match if one sister touches the stack that the other sister works on.  Most often, one of the girls (usually Caroline) is working on her masterpiece and Ellie runs over, knocks it down with a single arm swipe, cups or blocks go flying, and Caroline yells.

Either way, its great fun to see them focus on one thing and really work at it, for at least a minute or two.