Finley’s ✨Make-A-Wish✨ was granted and that sweet little girl sent all of us to Hawaii during the deep winter freeze (she truly is the gift that keeps on giving)! We had a wonderful time at Aulani, the Disney Resort on Oahu. We were there for a week in mid-January and packed in as much fun as we possibly could. I’m not saying it was perfect…we did have one night of puke, a poolside bee sting, a 3+ hour delay for our flight home, and a dead car battery when we got back to Seattle at 2am (don’t ask). If we have learned anything from having kids, or life in general, it’s to just roll with it.

The highlights from the trip far outweighed any negative: both kids did amazing on the plane to, and from, Hawaii. Finley found a deep love for the water slides (especially the “vertical drop” which is pitch black and even scared ME) and her love for the ocean continues as she wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up. Tavish thinks “Mickey Waffles & syrup” are their own food group and found that when you eat them every morning you have enough energy to take on the shore pound for hours! We couldn’t get this kid off the beach and back to the pool area!

We came home thoroughly exhausted and full of admiration for one another. It was a trip we won’t soon forget. A HUGE shout out to our Wish Coordinators, Denise & Amy, who truly went the extra mile to make sure we felt like VIPs all week long! ❤️