We finally arrived home Saturday morning at roughly 7am after just over 24 hours of travel (12 hour flight from Guangzhou to LAX, 5 hour layover and then a 4 hour flight home)-probably wouldn't have been so bad except we didn't leave until 9pm China time-needless to say this did not bode well for the girls sleeping. Thankfully Avery slept nearly the entire trip from China to LA, while Chloe struggled to get comfortable and looked more like a gymnast on the uneven bars trying to get comfy in the airline seats-with Kendall acting as spotter to ensure on several occassions she didn't wind up on the floor. Chloe had a difficult time sleeping, and the crankiness followed suit. We were able to get the girls to fall asleep for a little bit at the airport, Avery on the floor with dad, and Chloe in the stroller) but both were awake the entire trip back from LA to Atlanta. Kendall's mom was nice enough to pick us up from the airport (saw our second "celebrity" at the airport today-Dikembe Mutumbo, the first? Kevin Spacey in China-no kidding"). We arrived home to a stocked fridge with essentials and a few dinners in the freezer waiting thanks tp the kindness of our neighbors, and sum of the yummiest goodies from Flying Biscuit (THE best breakfast place in Atlanta)-I have never had a better muffin (not sure if it was the timing, how good it was, or the combination of both...). As we arrived home, we all wanted to crash but found ourselves chasing chloe and Avery around playing in every room in the house. Chloe ran from the front to the back of the house with the biggest smile, and while I'm not positive, I believe she has played with every toy in the house (she is either trying to make up for lost time, or wants to live the life of a 3 year old all in one day). Dress up, playing witht the stroller, bikes, trikes, baby dolls, etc-she has tried them all. She remains a momma's girl, and while Kendall wanted to take a nap, Chloe would not let it happen without her (Avery fell asleep almost immediately upon being told to hop in bed). We all slept (including grandma Kathy) for a few hours in the middle of the day (6 hour power nap or so) although I woke up earlier to watch Georgia Tech play in the ACC Tourney semifinals they won-Championship tomorrow against Duke tomorrow at 1pm-no one tell Avery, as she is a big Duke fan-don't ask...I'm still working on that one).
I also had time to finally get a chance to read the comments on the blog (remember we were just able to post to the blog, but couldn't actually see it). Thank you to everyone for your wonderful comments and we can't wait for you all to meet Chloe. Anyway, finished up with dinner (enchiladas - thanks to our neighbors), and are trying to get everyone back into bed at a reasonable time-girls are back to playing dress up.
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Hi Kendall & Todd, I'm so glad you're home safely. It is a long trip. We had a 12 hour flight, a 5 or 6 hour layover in LA, a 5 hour flight to Boston, no real time there, then about a 1 hour flight to Presque Isle. Ping-ping was a trooper during most of it, but certainly had her moments of enough is enough. (And I couldn't blame her one bit. If I had it to do again, I might schedule a night at a hotel between the long flight and the next flights.) We are also having a difficult time with Emmalyne adjusting to the new time. We have been up a LOT during the nights. I hope it starts to improve soon. Good luck with everything!!!
ReplyDeleteWe can't wait to see you guys and meet Chloe. We feel your pain right now. I am pretty sure at least one of us was awake and one of us was asleep at all times during our first 72 hours back.
ReplyDeleteI have been working on a photo journal of our trip recently and I am so glad I took a little time after we got back to review our emails & pictures and fill in some details before everything turned into a complete blur.
Get some sleep!