Don't tread on me

One morning at 6am when I was thinking of how to entertain Ian while fighting off exhaustion for being woken up so early....I decided to print coloring pages for Ian of Batman and Spiderman.
We did some coloring that morning but after only working on a few pages, Ian stops the coloring and gets all possessive as I try to bring a red crayon to a picture of Spiderman.
"Mommy don't" Ian scolds.
Next thing I know he is picking up his pictures to keep me away from them.
Later that day Ian spreads the pictures around him and when he wants to get away to play with other toys, he gingerly wants around them as not to disturb them. He also keeps the pile together and bring it with him when we go anyway. He takes it to the grocerie store, the pool, when visiting friends or school. Once he arrives anywhere, he likes to spread them out around him or line then up to admire them. In the car while he holds them if I take a sharp turn ans the pics get shoveled, he will yell, "Stop it Mommy....my pictures!"