Baby finger painting!

In our quest for a new group of mommies we went to an event for the a group geared towards moms of older babies. It was at a good friend's house who's already a member. The idea was for the babies to finger paint and then use their art to make cards. Riley, my sweet girl looked down at the colorful blobs of paint and back at me in confusion. When I told her it was ok to touch it she took one pointer finger and swirled it around the paper. She's not scared of anything, she's just cautious with new things. She prefers to observe someone else do it first. She's just a look before you leap kind of girl. I encouraged her by flattening her hand into some paint and she smooshed it around and then reached back with her paint hand to make sure I was still there. I had a bruise colored stain on my neck and paint in my hair the rest of the day. This moment made for the best pictures of the day! All the paint stayed on the paper after that and she had a great time. We made two thank you cards with her paintings, because there are alot of people to thank now that we've survived major surgery. The other kids ranged from 11mo-3yrs. They all played and had a good time. I guess any new group is going to have a different dynamic than any other. It's a play group and not a support group like my original. They meet for activities a few times a month. It's all very official they have dues and you have to go to the website and find the group in your zip code. I wouldn't be able to attend events with the group I met because our current house is not in the right zip code. Aside from all that they were just different than my friends from the other mommy group. I guess the glow of new motherhood has worn off. I enjoyed meeting them, but I don't think any of them are my future my best friend. I think I'm just used to a different kind of stay at home mom. Maybe I'm being judgemental and shallow, but they (in general) were on the heavy side and more sedentary than engaged with the kids. I suppose after 2yrs of chasing Riley I might be tired of chasing her too. I don't know. It just wasn't a welcoming vibe maybe just because I was told in no uncertain terms I couldn't be part of their group because of my zip code. The search continues I suppose...