Flight and first day in Guanzhou

 Saturday we spent the day packing and flying to Guangzhou. Nathan did great at the airport. This was even his first time to venture away from me and say hi and clap hands with a Chinese lady. Then we got on the plane and his happy sweet demeanor that he has showed us all week changed. He cried and did the limp noodle act almost the complete 2 hours we were on the plane. We went through every snack and drink we had packed. We then used our two free drinks, water and apple juice to add to his bottle. He finished the bottle off just minutes before we landed and finally fell asleep.

 

This is one of the few moments of calm sitting on the floor at daddy's feet playing.

 Once on the ground, he woke up and was happy as long as he was allowed to walk on his own around the airport waiting for our baggage. Then back on the bus for a 40 minute drive to the hotel he screamed the whole way. One of our guides Raymond sweetly held him the last few minutes and spoke Chinese to him. He seemed to calm down a little after that. Once in our room he became the energizer bunny. He was running, speed crawling and laughing. I'm really scared for our 24 hours of flights coming up this Friday. If you think about us say a little prayer. We are hoping he will do better this next time. We are going to be stocking up on lots of snacks.

 Dressed and ready to go. He woke up in a good mood, but shortly started loosing it at breakfast. I thought we may have to skip the touring. We decided he felt a little warm and gave him some ibuprofen. That made him happy, and off we went. He did pretty well, but still fought the bus transport. I tried to keep him occupied with lots of patty cake.

 

 The 6 Banyan Temple

It's a Buddhist temple and was so sad seeing people presenting their offerings hoping they will have a better life in the future by doing great works.

 Past Present and Future Buddhas

 The Chen House

This house was built in only 5 years. It is amazing to think that such great art could be created in such a short amount of time. Everywhere you looked there were amazing carvings. We bought the boys some scrolls and had them write their name in Chinese on them.

 The Doctor