Thanks for all of your suggestions. We have tried many of them. I am an organization freak and have made it super easy for my kids to pick up. Everything has its own box, basket, drawer or bin and my kids know where things go. The little one just doesn't want to pick things up.

As many of you have said, yes, he is the messy one in the family -- doesn't care if he's covered in food, dirt, whatever. He pretty much destroyed his first brithday cake and had a great time doing it. My older DS didn't want anything to do with cake on his face or hands at his first brithday <lol>.

We did take away a bunch of Matchbox cars (DS's favorite toy) this weekend since he refused to pick them up and they were all over the foyer. Since then, he has been a little better about cleaning up. He thinks they went in the trash and he cried today when he saw the trash man come and empty the can. Little does he know, they are in my closet -- where they will stay for a little while until his cleaning up improves and he can 'earn' them back.

Sarah........mom to Jason & 'messy' Devin