it started with the cups...

oh MY gosh...you cannot IMAGINE (okay, maybe you can) how many cups a day i was washing because no one could remember whose cup was whose.

i swear, they were driving me C.R.A.Z.Y.

so i decided to color code the children's cups...

austin - green
jordan - pink
carson - yellow
hudson - blue

and while i was at it, i thought i might as well do the same for plates and bowls too.

this was LIFE CHANGING (really!) as i could now know IMMEDIATELY who didn't put their dishes away...or who didn't finish their lunch, etc.

and so one day, while picking up the 3,923rd wet towel of the week, i realized i should do the same with the towels.

you know, i have my ditzy airheaded moments...but these...these were moments of PURE GENIUS. (that rarely happens, so i'm going to claim them and not feel bad about it LOL).

this has probably been the most helpful thing i have EVER done in my 15+ years of motherhood.

and sooooooo, imagine my DELIGHT when, tonight as i was picking up some groceries i stumbled across THESE:

i don't even normally GET the kids chocolate for easter (gasp!) but i just HAD to get these! i think that my excitement over the color coded bunnies will probably exceed theirs. and so i'm giving you a preview instead. humor me :)

oh and lexi and hannah: if you are reading this...SHHHHHH! ;)