The Wednesday before I leave UTB throws me a mumu

This is an all day adventure with friends hanging out at the Lutz’s house

Digging the hole for mumu kaukau and bananas

Heating up the stones

Joe gathers wood

In the cooker

They also kill and cook 14 (!) chickens for this party

It’s a big group effort

Cooking in the haus It’s a big group effort win

So many fun people

In the evening the foods about ready, so we’re gathered in the kitchen

Waiting for food with Mecklyn and Wendy

Big smiles

Josephine doing her funny face :-)

Anton showing off the incense burner he’s making for Liz

Pretty cool. Now it just needs a body

Matilda, Anna and Me

Me and Mama Cathy

Before dinner we gather for a few speeches (which inevitably will make me cry)

Solo and Joe

The boys

Time to eat

It all looks so good.

It’s a full house.

Liz’s looks pretty hungry ;-)

Delicious kaukau

The girls waiting their turn

Little Solo always makes me laugh

Out on the porch the kids are chowing down.

I am always amazed at how much they can eat.

As people finish, we gather again

Time for a few presents

I got some gorgeous bilums

And a drinking gord from Nilim

Then Anton plugs in a movie

The crew enjoying the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean”

When all have gone, who’s still there…Josef

And Nilim :-) Cleaning up a bit after a great party.