Babymoon in Hawaii - Days 4 and 5

OCTOBER 22ND, 2014 - RELAXATION

Wednesday was our last full day in Hawaii, so all Ralph and I wanted to do was just relax. In the morning, we had reservations to have breakfast at 'AMA 'AMA, which is an open-air restaurant right beside Ko Olina Beach. 

Our view!

Ralph ordered the Two-Eggs Entree with Chicken Sausages.

I ordered the Traditional Loco Moco Breakfast.

After breakfast, we went back to the hotel room to "digest" and check-in for our flight home...perfect time, too, because it rained a little. And then...it was beach/pool time for as long as we could stand it! I didn't take too many pictures because I didn't want to take my phone in the pools/ocean; and sometimes, it's just nice to savor the moment without having to take pictures all the time. :) And besides...I think I took enough pool/beach pictures!

Every day, we got a wrist band that signified we were guests at Aulani.

Ralph's favorite thing to do was go snorkeling in Ko Olina Beach.

We spent a couple of hours on the beach, and then off we went to the pools within Aulani - mostly the Infinity Pool and the Lazy River. 

Our favorite place to get a quick bite to eat.

Coconut-Battered Shrimp for me, and the usual Chicken Tenders for Ralph.

We stayed at the pools until it was dark, and we took our sad selves back to the hotel.

Ralph and I stopped by the Kalepa's Store to purchase some souvenirs for ourselves - a picture frame, a Menehune photo stand, an Aulani postcard, and Duffy the Bear (for our baby boy!).

Our collection of wrist bands - it's a different color every day.

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OCTOBER 23RD, 2014 - LAST DAY

Of course, on our last day, we finally managed to wake up at a decent hour and not before 6:00am. Ralph went for his final run on the beach while I stayed in to pack and make sure everything was set for our journey home.

Since the cleaning lady put our leis in the shape of hearts, I returned the favor...don't worry, we left more than $2.50 LOL!

Leaving the hotel was hard...Ali'inui Dr. and Olani St. - Aulani's location.

Aulani in the distance. :(

Our "But we don't wanna go!" faces before take-off.

Our flight took off at 12:30pm from Honolulu, and we arrived safely in Los Angeles at 9:05pm. LAX was busy as usual, and we took a shuttle back to my parents' home in Irvine so we could pick up our dog Wendy. We didn't get there until 11:30pm, and we didn't actually get home to our apartment until midnight.

Needless to say, I feel incredibly blessed that Ralph and I were able to take this trip. It was our first REAL vacation in the 8 years we have been together, and it was the perfect place for a couple of Disney enthusiasts to go to. This trip was our honeymoon/babymoon/1st anniversary combined...so it was all worth it, and we would do it all over again! Thank you, Hawaii and Aulani! We had a blast!