PCC...Take 2

We came prepared with a copy of our orders this time! We didn't get there until later in the day, but it was still enough time to see what we wanted to see. First stop...Samoa! We watched the show and the cooking demonstration. Then the boys and David took a stab at starting fire with two pieces of wood. David got a lot of smoke, and if he had some coconut fiber, I'm sure he would have got a good flame going. Next...fire knives! Of course, there was no fire, or knives. Rather it was giant q-tips! Not really, but as you can see, it's what they look like. Haha!

Across the lawn was the place to try to climb a tree. Porter was up first. The Samoan "helped" him up. It was scary for him, so he didn't stay there long.

Now it was Kyron's turn. He didn't get much higher than this, but he was doing it on his own.

Next, Dad! Nope, not much further that Kyron!!

After Samoa, we headed over to New Zealand. We learned the stick tossing game, and Kyron and I got pretty good at it! Porter kept getting hit in the head, so he quit. Poor guy! After that the boys got their arms tattooed and then learned another stick game. Donovan just decided to use the big stick to draw in the dirt.

Oh, the boys were excited! We were getting into a canoe. We parked the stroller and took Jocelyn with us as well. She and I were in the front, so I too a picture over my shoulder. Then I took one of me and Jocelyn up front.

I don't remember where we are here, but this is the spear throwing game. You're supposed to toss the spear up in the air and then have it land in a circle in the mud. After all the boys and Dad got a chance to try a few times, I decided to try it. Of course, I have no picture of that. And it's such a shame. Because I made a bullseye on my first attempt!!! No one else even got close. Go Me!!

Over in Hawaii, there was a place to attempt to fish. They each got three chances. Lookee here! Kyron caught a fish! The hooks were basically paper clips, so after we took the picture, the helper threw it back in the water. He was so proud of himself! Donovan was so sad, though. He so badly wanted to catch a fish, but they just kept eating his bait and swimming away.

After fishing, we searched for the village that had the poi to try. I was very excited to see how the kids would react. I still can picture in my mind how Ginger reacted when she was 3! Imagine my surprise when we found out they all liked it! Well, Porter didn't like it, but he didn't think it was disgusting. And Jocelyn?, she loved it!! And I didn't think it was bad, either. Not something I would eat really, but if it was served to me for some reason, I would eat it.

Through these pictures, have you noticed the funny thing Donovan is wearing? Initially, he was in the stroller, but wanted to participate, so he wouldn't stay there. I was wearing Jocelyn in a Mai Tei. So, they switched. We put Jocelyn in the stroller and I took the Mai Tei and tied it onto Donovan and turned it into a leash. David and I used to swear that we would never use one of those things. But it was a lifesaver! Haha! Oh well. I'm always telling my kids not to say never, guess I should take my own advice!

David decided that we needed to go to the luau, so that's what we did. We sat around waiting for a few minutes for it to open, and I took these pictures of the boys playing on some rocks. The luau was okay. Not the best. Because we had two unpaid guests (Donovan and Jocelyn), they weren't allowed to have an actual seat. Which means we had to be put in the very back where they had high chairs set up at the end of the tables. Our table was right in front of a post. Lame. So when they walked away, we got up and moved over one table. Haha! So, it was a bit better, and we could see the stage at least. However, it took a long time to be able to eat. So the kids were quite hungry by then. They had purple rolls on the table, made from taro, that we all loved. They were so yummy! The rest of the meal...eh. It was okay. I wasn't overly impressed. The show wasn't all that great either. I don't know if I was just expecting too much or what. However, it was an experience I wanted to have here for myself and the kids. So I'm glad we went. I think David and I might try another one by ourselves for a date night sometime.