Thursday, October 18, 2012

Hawaii 2012, Disney Aulani Resort

Oahu 2012!!  Woot Woot!
We had sooo much fun!
I can't believe how amazingly well my daughter has adjusted to flying and traveling.  She did great.
We had a few hiccups like a cold, and an ear ache, but she recovered and had a good time.
We got to go on a beautiful Hike in Oahu.  I was sooo happy to do this hike.  It was raining like crazy the entire hike but was sooo worth it.


























We stayed in Waikiki 3 nights at the Marriott.  Robert and I had stayed there once before when the Tsunami came to town.  This time, we had perfect weather!




Then we traveled over to North Shore one day and had some yummy shrimp.
These waves were huge!  These pictures dont do it justice.  We were up on a ledge but these were the biggest waves I had ever seen.  They wouldn't let you in the water unless you had fins and were experienced.  They said they had broken backs and necks already. We were very nervous to let Dalyla near the water.  We didn't stay too long at the beach because it got hot and no swimming.  





After North Shore we went to Aulani Resort.  It was beautiful!  At check in they gave us bead and shell necklaces and gave us lounge access to hang out in until our room was ready.  
We had a great time here.  They had all kinds of activities, characters and swimming pools.  We took a few strolls down the lazy river, played at the beach for a few days, and played in the pool.  By the end of the trip Dalyla was a pretty good swimmer with her life jacket on.  She can now hold her breath and swim under water now too.
We went to a Luau and that was fun.  Dalyla really liked the show.  It was a beautiful sunset and evening.  Robert and I danced with Dalyla too.  It was awesome.
This is looking out off our balcony over the resort.  Did I mention they had water slides?  Dalyla did them both by herself!

Dalyla had a few bad moments.  This is one of her finer moments.


These were the best pictures we got.  Robert used the night setting but didn't hold still.
It was beautiful!



Goofy was our first character visit.

Dalyla got all dressed up to go to the Character Breakfast.  It was super fun.  



She got to dance with Minnie and clap coconut shells together.














Chocolate face cheezer.  This was our expensive dinner buffet.  It would have been nicer if we didn't have flies everywhere!

All I can say is, this was one of my favorite vacations with my little family.  We had an awesome time and I can't say how thankful I am to have been able to go.  
ALOHA!