Hello LA, Back in the USA

Checking out our plane in Guangzhou, China

Doing laps around the airport to help tire her out

Krispy Kreme doughnut fan!

Sleeping in the lounge in Hong Kong

Playing on the chair/bed in the airplane

Mom and Meigan sleeping

Enjoying the ride, although I think Jodie would have liked a break, but Meigan wasn't going to Dad if Mom was right next door

Playing Peek-a-boo with dad
Doing laps up and down the aisle
Just getting off the plane in LA
The first American flag that we saw!

Hey We are finally back in the USA. We are in Los Angeles waiting for our next connection. Meigan had a great trip home so far, except for one little moment. Just before our plane left Hong Kong Meigan had a meltdown. Now we should explain it was very hot in the airport and it was very hot in the plane before we taxied out. Just as we started taxing she felt like she was burning up and we couldn't get up to move around at that point as we had to be seat belted in our chairs. Also there was no air on and she just lost it, she started to cry and then scream cry. We stripped off her pajamas and tried to give her a cool bottle but she was beyond trying anything at that point. So she cried for about 5 mins while we took off, Jodie was finally able to lay back and then Meigan settled down. Meigan and Jodie slept for a lot of the flight, played in the chair that turns into a bed and walked up and down the aisles. The flight attendants were so good with her and they were always asking us if we needed anything. We had a 15 inch TV that we turned cartoons on and let her watch them in Cantonese, although she didn't like having the headphones on.

Just a side note, we were able to fly business class as we used Brian's Dad's miles and the only flight out the day we needed only had business seats left. To those who are adopting in the future that may be reading this, Business class is the only way to go if you can. It is quite a bit more expensive, but oh so worth it. The chairs lay down to become beds, there are large TVs, 4 course meals with various choices. Anything you need is brought to you and you get to use the business lounge before the flight which was huge. The biggest thing was having the bed though, both to sleep and also to play on.

The LA airport is such a joke, it is the ugliest, dirtiest and rudest airport ever (well maybe Miami, but it's close). All of the airports we went to in Asia were so nice and clean. There were always lots of people helping us. Here it is a completely different story! There are a few police officers barking at people and everyone is herded into narrow corridors and taken all over the place in long hot lines. Anyway enough complaining. Customs went really easily they just looked at our slip and waived us through. Meigan's immigration papers went well and easy too. Anyway we are just waiting for our next flight so that we can see all of the family (at nearly midnight)