There is an idea that has hardly been touched upon - a more realistic flight plan would be to go for a pair of business class or coach (whatever you prefer) award seats for you and your hubby and buy the kid's seats. It's beating a dead horse in this thread to say you'll have little to no luck getting five award seats on the same flight, but it's just plain true. A couple of awards is quite easy, though, if you pay attention. I was able to get two award seats to Hawaii in under a year of accruing miles and I don't fly too often and had no cc affiliation. It can be done.