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100 Days Of Summer, Part II | madison photographer

We endured that brutal winter, and I promised myself I would celebrate each glorious day of summer if it ever arrived!

I recently heard someone frame their kids’ years in summers….as in I have 8 more summers left with Jack before he leaves for college. Only eight more?  That feels like an impossibly small number.  They all do–even just fifteen for Ben.  Out of a lifetime of summers, these are the ones we’ll be together.  Let’s get to it.

Part II | Please see Part I here!

Day 51

Girlfriend Brunch.

Colorful image of brunch table.

Day 52

Just a little morning chaos….dishes on the counter, shirtless, bedheaded.  You do not like to be photographed, yet, fascinatingly, you ask me everyday if I have my shot for this project.  I’m amazed how you can just reach right into the cabinet and self-serve your drink.  In both height and independence you have had such measurable growth since I last blinked. xo

Black and white. Boy reaches up into the kitchen cabinet to grab a cup.

Day 53

Why, yes.  You are walking in the summer rain with your pants on backwards.  xo

Young boy walking down the sidewalk in the rain with pants on backwards.

Day 54

It’s sixty degrees today.  In July! We’re all wearing pants and long sleeves and socks.  We snuggle on the couch, read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (even though we’re having a lovely day), and you break up the melcholocolic story by making an impromptu sock pocket who says, “Hello!” in 4 different voices.  xo

Black and white. Young boy sitting on the couch smiling.

Day 55

I do believe this will be remembered as The Summer of Pokemon.

Four boys sitting on the front porch of a blue house playing Pokemon.

Day 56

Another perfect evening walk to the lake.  Bellies full, we stretch our legs on a 1-block and 1-grassy field stroll to the dock’s edge.  The boathouse is busily sending out paddle boarders and boaters onto the calm water.  You take off your mismatched boots, dip your toes and decide you must be on the move.  xo

Young boy sitting on the dock over a lake taking off his mismatched rain boots.

Day 57

Post-swim hair, watermelon for lunch.  xo

Boy standing in the kitchen with wet hair grabs a piece of watermelon.

Day 58

Your brothers are in Chicago and we got to explore a new park.  You absolutely love the longer-than-ever leash and the freedom of being The Cheif Decider for the weekend.  xo

Young boy walks outside down a path with green bushes and wildflowers.

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