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Read about Day Six here. After spending most of the last two days at the pool, we declared this day a beach day! The beach at Aulani is exactly what you image a Hawaiian Disney beach would be like. Plenty of chairs, beautiful water, free sand toys, free boogie boards, and tropical drinks brought to you by happy cast members.  The early bird gets the front row beach chairs!  Ok, if they could heat the water a bit, that would be nice.  Noon, getting crowded.  This little one is truly living her best life. We ate lunch beach side and then noticed Ryan's lips were turning blue. Reluctantly we left the beach and took a dip in the family hot tub. Then we heard a commotion in the big pool. It was time for the Shake a Shaka Pool Party with Mickey and Friends! Normally I stay far away from such "forced fun." My kids didn't inherit that gene and they headed straight for the party. There was singing and dancing with the characters followed by a few pool races. Even though I'm not a fan of these types of events, I got a little teary watching Anne and Ryan. They looooved it and participated whole heartedly, even in the cross pool kick board relay. Something about that made me realize how big they actually are. Oh man, is someone cutting an onion in here? What's wrong with my eyes?  Ryan creeping on Minnie.  Ready to shake a shaka and par-tay! Our original plan for this evening was to walk down the road a little and attend the Paradise Cove Luau. There is a Luau at Aulani (featuring Disney characters and authentic Hawaiian dances) but for the 4 of us to attend, it would be over $400! The one at Paradise Cove was less expensive to begin with and offered a military discount. As the day went on, it was getting colder and windier and the kids were not acting like they could last until 7pm when it started. Since we were planning to buy tickets at the Luau, it was an easy decision to skip it. One thing to do next time we come to Hawaii! Instead, the kids and I decided to go on the Menehune Trail. To play this game, you borrow an iPad from the community hall and follow clues to activate special things around the resort. Those pesky Menehune sure make for a fun scavenger hunt. This activity is free for guests and worth every penny!  Menehune. Menehune.  Ooooh.  Glowing lava tube! So much fun. After playing the Menehune Trail for about an hour, we were hungry and decided to eat at Off the Hook, which is a quick service place poolside. This was a bad idea because it was windy and FREEZING. Seriously, I thought Hawaii was supposed to be warm.  Local beer. Too cold to drink it. After dinner it was time for bed! All that swimming, sun, and shivering had worn us out.
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