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Arcade Alley

Jul 26, 2019 | By: Zendejas Photography

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My son is about to turn 7.  I wanted to do something fun with his birthday portrait session.  Sometimes I think it's easier to find cute things to do with girls and struggle to think of cute sessions for my son now that he's not a baby anymore.  But about a month ago while we were having ice cream at Poppy's in downtown Lee's Summit we noticed a new place across the street, Arcade Alley.  It occurred to me that this might be a really fun photo session for Eli who LOVES video games and arcades.  So I contacted Arcade Alley to see if they would allow us to do his birthday pictures there, they gave us the go ahead and I was so excited.  I went to Target, found a cute Mario t-shirt for him to wear, got my gear together, discussed with Eli that when we would get there we will first take some pictures, then he can play a bit, then do some more pictures, then he can play lots of games.  He was in!

 . . . So we arrive and he was literally like a kid in a candy shop.  He was so excited about what Arcade Alley had to offer: Frogger, Mortal Combat, Skee Ball, Q Bert, Pinball, Air Hockey, Basketball, Tapper, Mario Cart, Pac Man and more.  This is where the struggle began.  Eli was so interested in the games I could barely get him to look at me, much less smile at me.  He was frustrated I wouldn't let him play and I was frustrated he was getting irritated with me for trying to take his pictures.  So after several attempts and discussions (yes arguments lol) about it I finally let him be and hoped that there were a handful of images that would make Mom happy.  (so much harder to take pictures of your own kids)  I think we got some good ones though.  Check them out below.  

 

And a HUGE Thank you to Arcade Alley for being so hospital and allowing us to take his birthday portraits there!!!!  It is a really fun place, you get a wrist band and can play all the games you want, there are kid hours and adult hours, so it's a win win for everyone!  Go check them out!!

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2 Comments

Jul 27, 2019, 9:31:48 AM

Adrianne O'Kane - Thanks!

Jul 26, 2019, 11:00:00 PM

Trudy Zendejas - I think you got some great shots of Eli. It looks like he had a fantastic time!

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