Chris and Ava decided to stay in and recovery after our gluten induced exorcism, so Kelly and I took Li on the excursion. We were surprised how uncomfortable Li became without Chris and Ava. He didn't even want to leave the hotel, and during the excursion he insisted on me holding him the entire time. He also clammed up. If I would say "Where's dad" he would perk up and say "yeah!". So even though he isn't cuddling with Chris, he is bonding.
Our excursion was to the park- which, just like everything else, is bigger and stranger than we expected. My favorite part was the senior citizen Chinese opera karaoke! I'll spare you the video.
The park had a lake with boats and coy fish.
And an amusement park! Roller coasters and everything! Li got the ride the kiddie train and the carosel. He loved the train but was over the carosel fairly quickly.
The park was just fun to walk and take in. It also had its fair share of historical buildings, but those photos are on Kelly's camera.
Man was it hot there!! Like Tennessee in late July!! And Li got tons of complements! Everyone thinks he is handsome!!
After getting back to the hotel, Li definitely perked up! But I think the combo of everything got to him cause he was a huge SH*T for a remainder of the day. And it seemed like every battle he chose to fight was one that mom and dad couldn't budge on. For example, at the pool he took off his swim shorts and thought he could run around naked. When I tried to put the shorts back on... Major fit.
But, we cuddled before bed and slept early. Today we have the medical exam and shopping. Kelly is so excited about shopping! And Ava thinks Kelly is going to buy her something... So the only ones dreading today are Li and Chris :)
Thank you for all the email messages of support! There are no words to describe how helpful they are!!! We are counting the minutes till we return!!
Also- a shout out to Marion and Hal (our neighbors) who seem to be dealing with our home contractors way too much this week. Thank you for the help!!!!
