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Madison Family Documentary Photography | First Day of Kindergarten Story

The Night Before
Fish tank with two orange and white fish. Mom puts daughter's hair in a pony tail. View of sister's bedroom. 5 year old changes doll's clothes in her bedroom. Reflection of 7 year old girl in mirror that she wrote her name on. First tooth is out! Black and white. 5 year old girl shows off where she lost her bottom center tooth. Smiling 5 year old girl wearing gray hat; girl concentrating on something. Serious. I’m utterly charmed that the girls are as enamored with Cabbage Patch Kids as we were growing up.5 and 7 year old girls changes doll's clothes in her bedroom. 5 and 7 year old girls changes doll's clothes in her bedroom. Geometric 80s Cabbage Patch Kid clothes, FTW!Cabbage Patch Kid on the floor. Brandy starts dinner prep while the girls bring their huge doll collection to the back patio.Strawberries on the counter. Family's Chicago Cubs sign over the grill.Brandy collects huge zucchini from their home garden for salad.Mom finds and cuts large zucchini from garden. Girls watch Mom hunt for garden zucchinis Late summer sun casts long fence shadows on freshly picked cucumbers. Three cucumbers on a blue kitchen towel on the grass.

Sophie feeds her baby.Sisters bring dolls outside to play. They pretend feed them and change their clothes. 5 year old has serious face while pretend feeding her doll a pretend bottle

Katie jumps on the backyard trampoline.

7 year old jumps on the trampoline in low light. 5 year old sister watches her 7 year old jump/fall on the backyard trampoline Girls climb onto backyard trampoline Camera aware smiling girl jumping on trampoline Camera aware smiling pic of girl on trampoline 5 year old girl is jumping on trampoline while waiting for her 7 year old sister to join Big smile on girl riding on backyard swing Two sister play on play structure in backyard Girl looks out over backyard from swing set perchUpside down girl, just feet and hands. Feet dirty. Time to set the table.Table supplies are ready to go outside for al fresco dining; daughter brings out strawberry to outside dining table.

Brandy assembles everything to take to the patio for dinner. Sophie begins to put babies to nap for the meal.Mom sets down plates while daughter in the background is cleaning up. 5 year old lays out five cabbage patch kids outside Sophie requested Orange Chicken as her Night Before Kindergarten Dinner. Dinner table filled with bowls of food and utensils.Mom feeds 5 year old dinner, while 7 year old in foreground serves herself orange chickenMom and 5 year old daughter talk joyfully to each other. 5 year old hugs dad. Dad is laughing and looking at 7 year old telling a joke to him.5 year old hugs dad. Dad is laughing and looking at 7 year old telling a joke to him.After dinner playtime with Keith.Focus is on Dad and 5yo on swing set, foreground is 7yo doing a cartwheel on trampoline 5 year old carries all her toys back inside from the porch Brandy and Sophie start prepping for bedtime.Focus on fish in tank while mother helps daughter in dark bedroom.Mom helps daughter step out of shower in a towel. Mom brushes daughter's wet hair as she blow dries it with hair dyer. Jammies on and First Day of clothes laid out.
Girl walks by clothes that are laid out for next day.

Brandy dries Katie’s hair too. Mom smiles at daughter while brushing her hair after a shower.Choosing bedtime books.5 yo picks out bedtime book. Between two twin beds.5 year old brushes teeth and watches self in mirror mom kisses 7 year old daughter good nightmom kisses 5 year old girl good night. Sophie’s teacher sent a sweet note that included good sleep charms that work best if you put under your pillow on the night before school. 5 year old girl's teacher sent a sweet note that included good sleep charms that work best if you put under your pillow on the night before school. 

 

The Next Morning

5 year old daughter wakes up in her bed.madison-wi-family-photographer_00557 year old bushes own hair as she gets ready for school Sophie has some First Day jitters.
mom comforts young girl who is feeling nervous family gets ready for hte day wiht breakfast and backpacks Girls eat breakfast before school 5 year old eats breakfast before school

7 year old gets food out of refrigerator to make her lunch Daughter makes her lunch and mom packs lunchboxes Mom comforts daughter who is anxious about the first day of school 7 year old buttons rain coat Mom helps daughter get backpack on as she buttons her raincoat 5 year old sits at breakfast table wiht coat and backpack on, nervous expression on her face. Black and white. Mom uses iPhone to take picture of her daughter standing at the door waiting to leave for school Dad holds out umbrella for daughter madison-wi-family-photographer_0074Family walks to school in the rain. Family crosses neighborhood street in the rain. Everyone has umbrellas. Girls walk to school in the rain.

Dad holds all the backpacks and lunchboxes, Keith holds everything. Dad holds all the backpacks and lunchboxes and umbrellasBig sister takes little sister's hand in crowded school path. Because of the rain, the school needs to meet in the gym. Katie, second grade, guides Sophie to her teacher’s sign.Big sister guides little sister through crowded school space Switching out rain boots for new school shoes.
mom helps daughter change out of boots and into shoes 5 year old buckles backpack madison-wi-family-photographer_0085mom adjusts 5yo daughter's headband

Jitters gone! Kids line up and go with their teacher Happy portrait of 5 year oldAwww, teary moms are the best!moms cry over kids going to kindergarten Mom helps daughter put on new shoes in a crowded gymmadison-wi-family-photographer_0094madison-wi-family-photographer_0093

xo, Jen

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