New Friends

Courtney, Colt and their parents came over to play in the pool and have dinner tonight. Courtney is almost 5 so I was not sure if she would be willing to have Collin follow her around. She did great except for the time that he wanted to color in the exact spot she was coloring in. The kids had a great time the the play room before we headed outside to eat dinner. Neither Courtney not Collin could wait to get into the pool. We cleaned up dinner and they got their bathing suits on. After playing in the water for about an hour, Colt was getting tired so it was time to go home. Collin wanted to hold the baby before he had to leave (probably because I was holding him...surprised this did not make Collin jealous) and here is what it looked like:
Tonight, when we read books, Collin took Zeus and Monkey (his currently favorite stuffed animals) and put them out of his room. I asked him why he did that and he said that they cannot listen to the book. I asked if they had been bad but he would not say. After we finished reading the books and were getting ready to get in his bed, he opened his door to get Zeus and Monkey back. He has done this the last several nights. I thought it VERY strange that Monkey would get put out for any reason. Monkey has been by his side since he broke his leg.