PIC Waterpark and Circus 2023

We used one of our PHR hotel passes for the PIC for the weekend of May 5.  We saw the circus in the evening and then spent the next day at the pool. Milton and Owen discovered the mini golf course that they loved to do.  They also did great with the saltwater snorkeling pool. 

It was just later in May when Typhoon Mawar hit.  PIC was closed for a while clearing up the damage and the saltwater snorkeling pool was closed.  Many trees came down.  But overall they did a great job getting the pool back up and running.  We returned for another night's stay on August 12. Damon tried out the windsurfing lessons.  The boys and I took out a kayak to do a couple laps around the roped-off area that the PIC lifeguards cover.  They don't want people going out of the buoys.

Another visit on September 3rd and we saw the circus again.  It was slightly different, but still really super duper.  The boys got to try the trampoline event and then also the archery lessons.  Milton wasn't too thrilled about going high on the trampoline, but he did like the archery.  Some of the 4x4 posts for the mini golf got totally snapped off during the typhoon.  They were repairing the roofing on the restaurant by the pool while we were there. 

September 2023

Our first full month of school.  The boys are continuing to do awesome with school.  They go to morning and afternoon SAC where they have lots of friends to play with.  Owen has his weekly spelling tests which take a lot of studying.  Milton has a folder of work for the week and wants to finish it all in one night.  Most importantly, they are happy going to school.  Milton has started piano lessons with the same teacher as Owen and they are having fun with their lessons.  It can be difficult to find a reliable teacher.  The boys' teacher is at an excellent location for Owen and Milton to just ride their bikes over.  I participated in the Guam Coastal Cleanup with my other science teachers and our students.  I arrived a bit late and then there was apparently a cleanup at the same location the weekend prior so there wasn't all that much trash to pick up anyway.  I got to see some of my students from last year too which was fun. The boys selected and then their Halloween costumes arrived.  Both love sporting round in their costumes so might as well some use out of the costumes instead of just wearing for one day. MWR put on a fun Labor Day event at Clipper Landing.  We rode over on our bikes.  A fun ride down, but then a steep hill to ride back up.  The boys do really well biking around.  We had another earthquake that Damon and I both felt! It was during dinnertime so we were sitting still.