Playgroup Buddies

We've been part of a playgroup here since Hunter was about 10 months old... a lot of  moms and kids have come and gone (transient ex-pats, you know) - but we're thankful for these opportunities to make new friends, try new things and frankly, get out of the house!

Before they moved, we met at Lily's house where the boys practiced the fine art of sharing...

and resourceful ways of play...

while the moms "rummaged" through out-grown clothes and toys we'd brought to share. It was a fun afternoon and we even got to pray together. What a blessing to have friends who share their homes, hearts and stuff.

One week we even joined up with another Playgroup with some familiar faces... Hugh found this elderly man to be quite sympathetic to his love of transportation, but I think Helena may have tested his patience.

As a rainy day zoo alternative, a bunch of us met at the Taipei Puppetry Center... it was the first time for all of us (probably the last for most of us until our kids get older or better at Chinese) - but the kids seemed to enjoy it.

Hunter and Hilo were putting on a shadow-puppet show... that poor little puppet made the rounds through all the kids and I think broke it's arm... yikes!

There were a few other things to play with...

well, enough to inspire the boys to their own puppet show... which turned out more like peek-a-boo!!!

Thankfully we've got another few meetings to get in some last month playtime with our buddies!