Today started out as a little bit of a bummer. It was a free day so we were supposed to go to the Great Wall but with it being so hot and Barrett being a little sick, Wednesday we decided to stay around the hotel. We had to get out of the hotel for a bit so we called our guide, Helen, and she told us about Glory mall. We walked down after breakfast. The bottom floor had a huge kids play area (you pay for the area you want to play in). We went over to the sandbox (it was huge) and it had tons of balls and trucks and Barrett loves balls. At first he was hesitant to stand in it. I started to question if this would be a sensory overload. He did great though! He sat in one spot the ENTIRE time and put sand in and out of the truck. He would watch other kids but never wanted to move from his spot. It was a sweet moment to see him enjoy a whole new world! After 1 1/2 hrs we went up to the food court to eat at KFC. Barrett LOVED it!! In fact he loved it so much he volunteered to give me two kisses. That's a moment I will always remember. After lunch went back to our hotel to put Barrett down for nap. That afternoon we thought we would take a walk in the park across the street. However, when we got half way there a wind storm came through. When you see locals running, you run as well. So we ran back to the hotel quickly and little guy never batted an eye. After that crazy wind and dark clouds, we decided to order in for dinner and stick Barrett in the bath. He has now gotten used to the tub and loves splashing. Of course he tried digging in the water like he did the sand:) and once again he went down for bed great. We had some very special bonding moments so it turned out to be a great day.
Talk to ya tomorrow from Guangzhou!
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