Make it a Match (or Pink!)

"The Battle of the Cups" is becoming a daily occurence around our house. It started a while ago when Hayley would always request the pink cup for breakfast. (We have a set of kid's plastic cups -- 6 different colors.) Courtney took notice of this and also started requesting the pink cup every day. This would usually result in grabbing, crying, etc. as these two fought and argued over who got the pink cup. Then Mom has to take away the pink cup so nobody gets it -- you get the idea. Every day.

We tried taking turns, but inevitably we couldn't remember whose turn it was and so we continued to have daily struggles over the pink cup. Finally, somebody (I can't remember who) had the idea that it was just as good -- if not better -- to have a "match" between your plate and your cup. If you have the purple plate, you need the purple cup, etc. Believe me, the girls do not let Mom forget and get away with not matching!

Here's today's lunch, for example (sorry the picture is kind of dark):

(You can tell the girls were playing dance dress-up just before lunch!)

I've even noticed that if the girls fight about the pink cup initially and then the other decides instead to go for a "match" that the first one gives up the pink cup and takes a match instead.

Hayley has been my big helper setting the table recently and she always makes sure that the girl's cups and plates match. If a matching cup happens to be dirty, we have to wash it!

I'm really trying to work on "It doesn't matter WHAT color your cup is," but that lesson seems to be a little slow in coming. I guess the color of your cup does matter sometimes when you're a little kid.