Weekend playgroup fun

Quite a nice day so far.
Right now, i'm super free idling in my mum's room as Marco sleeps.
How peaceful. And quiet. Serene. Awww, sooo nice.

Had a great playgroup session today.
It's Saturday and almost every kid came with BOTH parents.
Only me and another japanese mum came alone.
Not that we minded.
I'm in the camp that believes in playgroups, we should leave our kids alone as much as possible.
They already face us 24/7 at home; why not give them a chance to mingle with strangers and other kids in class?

Marco was quite the 'star' today.
He did everything the teachers instructed, and was often the first to do it.
And also the most independent kid there.
I basically had nothing much to do except hover in the distance and make sure he's fine.
He just played along with the rest, did what the teachers wanted and/or entertained himself with the toys/structures all around.
Such a breeze.
All the other parents were looking at his independent ways, i felt so proud.

I wish i can tell the other mums "give your kid some breathing space!"
That's all they need sometime.
We are not the only ones they can learn from.
They can learn equally as much from strangers or other kids, through play.
In fact, they may learn more this way.

After that, we went home, had lunch together and now, are at my folks' place.
i'm loving the good happy vibes of 2009 alreadi.
Just don't read the papers....