He Associates Friends With Toys or Events

It's funny how my son remembers his friends by associating them with things or events. Everytime we go out to attend playdates or Gymboree sessions, I always prepare him by telling him what's going to happen. I usually talk to him in the car, like I ask him 'Where are we going Michael? We're going to see Jake." Then he will reply, "See Jake, choo-choo Thomas Twain." Even if we've been to Jake's house only once before, he remembered that Jake has got lots of train toys. And he remembers Baba and says "Baba, waters", because they played in the beach. Then he knows Sidney and Daniel from Gymboree and he'd say "Si-nee, Danewl Gymbo." And he likes to say Kristen's name all the time, since we visit her in her house often. So whenever we get out he always thinks we're going to Kristen's and he'd say "Kis-ten, Kis-ten haws."