Disneyland In Photos

Wow, Simon looks so grownup in these pictures. That always happens in this 9-11 year old bracket. Suddenly it seems to me anyway. Looks like a great time all around and I'm glad you got away to make some new memories!

LOVE Disney! We just did Disney World & my 9 year old did Jedi training too! So much fun! Isn't it cool to watch them?...could just sit and watch & listen :)

what a fun time! looking forward to reading how you pulled this surprise off!!

We were at Disneyland last week too! My son considered himself too old for Jedi training, but we still loved watching all the younger kids have a great time while we were eating lunch one afternoon. Its easier with older kids. My two are teenagers now and this was our best Disney trip ever.

I plan to take my son there I know if there is one place good for Autistic little boys is Disney they really care.
I don't know why I got so surprised to see this pictures of Simon, he is so grown up in this pictures, time really flies and I see in the reflection of your blog Ali for so long I read it.
This pictures makes me want to go to Disney even though with my son I always think would be hard. But I will wait for more details.
Thanks for sharing this.

Can I just say you amaze me?! Disney land, amidst everything. I love your keep-moving-forward spirit.

So fun! Disneyland is one of my favorite places and my kids love it too. Great photos. Glad you were able to enjoy it with family. What a great surprise!!

My mom used to take photos of children crying and people arguing at "the happiest place on Earth"!!

What great photos - love the fireworks and Simon drinking from the star wars cup especially. I have so many terrific memories of disneyland. And the grumpy parts fade from memory in the long run.
Rinda

We were there just two weeks before you for spring break too--such fun! My kids are teens so it is a whole different trip (no meltdowns & many, many rides on California Screaming), but one of our favorite hilarious (now, not at the time!) family stories concerns my now-15yo daughter having a meltdown at age 2 outside of Indiana Jones. So glad you got to do this--great memories for all of you!

Thank you for sharing. We all know how magical these holidays are but always how difficult they can be at times. All so worth the adventure!!

So many happy memories! My favorite is the driving with Anna picture...reminds me of the same ride with my kids at the same ages. We have memories of laughing so hard together that we hurt (or maybe that was the bruises from bumping back and forth from kid drivers...) Either way, truly wonderful. Glad you had a good time--and that you're wise enough to see the good over arching the grumpy moments.

Looks like a wonderfully, magical trip. So happy you and your family got to experience it all. Thanks for sharing your amazing photos (you can truly see the magic in them) and I look forward to hearing all the little details as well.

I have two kids (now adults) with Autism who are Disney obsessed! We were able to take them to Disney World quite a few times. When we went, we took them to guest services and got a "disability" pass. This allowed us to bypass the lines. There was no way my kids would be able to wait in the lines. This usually meant that we would go in the exit and get on the ride right away. I am not sure if they do this anymore. But we couldn't have gone to Disney without it. And we made use of the strollers even though our kids were "bigger." Love Disney!

Love love LOVE Disney :) got married at Disneyworld in September because we think it's pretty magical too :)

What a wonderful adventure for you! Can't wait to go for my first time next summe(2013) after my oldest son's HS graduation.

We were there last week too! My boys are older 15 & 11, but we love to go to DL.Some days we are there from 8 am until midnight. Love the memories that we make there. Glad you had such a fun time.

that photo of Anna with her hands out for her nails to be painted... made me tear up.

I know it was magically awesome. My hubby and I suprised our kids with a trip a year ago and seeing your pictures brought all of those great memories back. We still talk about it frequently. Disneyland is truly the happiest place on earth.

What absolutely adorable photos. So glad you guys had a good time. I also loved the very honest comment about the trip not being all roses, I am so glad to hear that because I sometimes wonder if my kids were the only ones who would be at Disney and have a not so good time. Makes me feel so much better that it really is just kids and not just my kids and that it is perfectly normal behavior. I have girls so the princess photo's of Anna just set my heart a beat, would love to see more of that photo of you next to her with your crown on. I am trying very conciously to be a part of the action and not just the face behind the camera. At my daughters last party I made sure to run around with her for a little while and play, we went on the Shark slide together and even got a photo of us coming down at the bottom to prove it. Looking forward to hearing more about the trip and hopefully seeing a few more photo's.