Aulani!

We've had the Disney Aulani resort in Hawaii on our dream vacation list for awhile.  But this vacation exceeded all expectations.  It really was a once in a lifetime trip.  Not only were we staying at Aulani, with the whole family.  But we were in a 3 bedroom ocean view villa!!  It was amazing and perfect since we all had our own rooms and space, but were all together.  So when the kids woke up way too early (which they did every day) they could play while the remainder of us slept.  Plus we had a full kitchen and washer/ dryer which was awesome.  Thank you mom and dad SO much for such a amazing trip and all the special memories.  We all really appreciate it and can never repay you.  Here are some pictures from the room and around the resort. . .

Mom and Dad's room.

Scott and Linda's Room

Our room -- which I didn't get pictures of while it was nice and clean.

Our bathroom

 

Our incredible view.

The balcony which was the length of the villa.  

Rough life for these two!

The kids would run down the hall to our room every single time. 

The resort has two pools (plus two adult only pools), the lazy river, two waterslides, a splash water playground, a splash pad, the beach and "rainbow reef" which is like a huge pool/aquarium with tropical fish that you can snorkel in.

The lobby

The snack shacks by the pool

The quick service restaurant.  They also had two nice restaurants, one oceanside and a buffet.