Luau

The pig >o<

Pre-luau

Today, we got up relatively early to hurry to a hotel for Father and Mother to attend owners timeshare update meeting.  Since we got lost, we got there late and had to go to a meeting at a different time.  While they were in the meeting, all the children (including me) went to a kids club.  In the club, we painted paper weights, made things with perler beads (which was a favorite), and watched a movie.  The Baby began to cry for Mother and Father towards the end and Brother #2 and I had to change his diapers, which was not fun.  Luckily, before the movie ended, Mother and Father picked us up and we made our way to the Royal Lahaina Luau. The parents chose this Luau because of the relative intimate feel of the Luau compared to the big productions of the other ones offered.  

This is how much he cares...

View of the Sunset

We checked in early at the Luau, hoping to get decent seats. Mother was reading reviews that said it was first come first seated bases but this is not so.  We didn't get good seats despite being one of the earlier crowds.  When we were finally seated, we were offered fruit juices and mai tais for the 21 and over crowd.  It was also a great backdrop for some awesome pictures since the Luau is right near the beach.  Lunch was just a quick snack and we were all hungry.  After a little bit of performing and seeing the pig get pulled up from the ground oven, we went to the food which was set up buffet style and was surprisingly good.  We piled up our plates and ate.  After we were done, there were more performances and I went back for seconds and dessert.

The Food

Hula Dancer

After that, they put on a string of performances which were all very cool.  There were some Polynesian, Somoan, New Zealand and of course Hawaiian dances with interesting stories that went along with them.  I noticed the people next to me left right after dinner but before these performances, and they really missed out!

After that, it was time to go.  We got a quick photo with the cast-members before driving back to the room where we packed for Kauai.

Pic with  a cast-member