Spread some Fall fun with these adorable crafts!

Milk Carton Houses

Use any size carton, from an individual sized lunch carton to a half gallon. Cut out a door and some windows and cover entirely with black (or another favorite color) construction paper. Add some cute Halloween stickers and glitter, maybe some candy corn and pumpkins, and you have an adorable decoration that your kids can help create. For an extra fun touch, add an LED tea light. Create one house, or an entire village!

Printable Pumpkin Carving Stencils

My favorite ones are the goofy faces!
http://www.paperpumpkins.com/

Tie Dye Halloween

Create a fun tee shirt, onesie, pajamas or a trick or treat bag with this adorable craft.
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/pumpkin-shirt-674600/

Alleyway Photography Model Search!

MODEL SEARCH! Do you or someone you know have a cute child 0-4 years old or a baby on the way? I have some new props and ideas I'd like to try. Your child will get a free 30-60 minute session and a $30 portrait credit. Please send me a FB message or email lori@alleywayphotography.com if you're interested. I will finalize the details as soon as I know how many children are interested in participating. Parents must sign a portrait release allowing me to use their child's image in advertising, brochures, Facebook or other types of print or web media that I deem appropriate and tasteful.

10 minutes with Madilynn

I was at my daughter's T ball game and noticed that Madilynn was sitting by her mom's feet in a way that framed her.  So I started talking to her and clicking away.  As you can see, she started out pretending to be shy and ended up laying on the ground in front of her mom and posing.  ALL of this was ALL her!  I was laughing so hard that I'm surprised anything was in focus.  Here are my favs from that 10 mins.  Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Stories - 6

Well, you KNEW I would have to include my very own princess, right? I made this collage of my daughter Kerissa last spring. Grandma Mary gave her this beautiful princess dress and she dances every time she's in it. It was one of those things I wanted to remember forever, so we went out in the front yard and I just started shooting while she danced. I love this collage because it is exactly who she was at that point in her life...and, for the record, it hasn't changed much yet. The dancing has just gotten more intricate. lol

Aren't these kids cute?!

I've been photographing these kids for three years. One of the main things I love about being a photographer is the opportunity to watch families grow and be a part of providing great memories for them. I can't believe Henry turned one already! It seems like just last week that I was taking mom's maternity portraits and his newborn session portraits. He is such a cute little guy! It was really fun to go out to their new house for his 1st birthday session and to include his big sisters, too. Here is a sneak peek for mom.