Today we went to the Guanzhou Zoo. It was another very hot day! We were all dripping with sweat. We saw many animals- lions, tigers, zebras, elephants, crocodiles, bears, rhinos, etc. And of course the famous Panda bears! We were surprised at how large the zoo was. I think we missed a few of the exhibits because we were all exhausted from the heat. Our guide saw how hot and uncomfortable we all looked and she wanted to know if we should leave early and we all agreed that would be a great idea!
A very dusty elephant - he was hot too!
The famous Panda
Sweating Hot!
We came back and went to the pool to cool off a bit and then had lunch! Our travel group decided it was time for Papa John's pizza so we had some delivered for supper tonight. It was wonderfully good! The kids were playing together here in our room and Zeke was throwing a ball with his friend Nicholas. Violet wasn't sure if she wanted to play but then she joined in too!
Much better than that hot zoo! Even though I enjoyed watching those animals this sure feels better!
Another waterfall at the pool!
Pizza Party!!!
We have to meet our guide at 7 am tomorrow for our appt with the US. Consulate. We need to attend the Visa Oath Ceremony and then submit our documents for Zeke's visa. He will become a US citizen once the plane lands in Newark, NJ on Friday.
Zeke is doing really well and I just have to give God all the praise! He has really come around to us! There was one episode this afternoon where he took Bruce's bottle of soda and was shaking it up and so Bruce took it from him and he threw himself on the ground and arched his back and cried for awhile. He didn't want Bruce to hold him but eventually let me hold him and then he calmed down. Otherwise he's been doing really well. He doesn't seem as shy around our travel group any more. He often rubs his eyes when he meets new people - tries to shut them out/closes out the overwhelmingness of it all. But we have seen less of that especially with our travel group. I've been trying to upload a video to show you all but it hasn't worked twice now. Maybe I'll try to upload it to facebook.
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