Funny Face — hannah mayo

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I'm Hannah: mother, wife, photographer, writer, artist, wellness enthusiast and lover of the simple and beautiful. I live in South Florida with my husband Manny, our three children (Seth, Isaac, and Eaden), and our golden doodle Lily.
This is my journal of motherhood, homeschooling, health, and living with grace & intention

Jan 21

Jan 21 Funny Face

This child has a truly amazing range of facial expressions. We went outside to play earlier today and it turned into a mini photo session.

Of course to keep him from trying to climb all over me I had to give him something to play with- the closest thing was my lens cap. He liked that.

Love this cheesy toothless smile.

Irresistibly adorable, no?

"High five!"

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When the boys arrived home from school yesterday, we enjoyed a Valentine-themed poetry tea time. I had fun choosing some poems to read, writing them little notes, and preparing some yummy treats. Even in this current season with two of my children not being homeschooled, we can still experience some of the richness and magic that I love so much about homeschooling.
And in the name of keeping it real: Isaac was only there for the treats, and kept asking "is this the last poem yet?" He is the child who never wants to stay in one place for very long, especially for read-alouds—and if I could only tell you how much that made me feel like I'd failed in some way. ("What have I done wrong?! My kids are supposed to LOVE being read to just like all of the other homeschooled kids on Instagram right!?") But I'm learning to see and embrace his unique nature, and figure out how to work WITH it to help him learn in his own way. Comparison is really a thief and a liar, and there is so much joy in just seeing your life and your people with fresh, grateful eyes each day—not with an aim to shape them into some ideal image, but just to love them well and enjoy them just as they are.
#themayoschool #poetryteatime #afterschooling

Preschool with this sweet girl looks like: watercolors, coloring sheets, baking muffins, washing windows, spontaneous dance parties, counting everything, pointing out letters as they appear throughout our day, playdough, water beads, learning through play (thank you, @thehomegrownpreschooler!), so many snuggles and many many books read aloud.
It's simple. It's teaching me to trust more deeply the way children learn naturally from life. It's teaching me to slow down, be present in the moment, and experience joy with my little ones.
In this month's @wildandfree.co bundle, SHELTER, I shared a piece about how we incorporate unstructured art into our homeschool life. ❤️ 🎨🖌️
#eadenkai #themayoschool #homeschoolpreschool #wildandfreechildren #candidchildhood #childhoodunplugged #ayearofplayingskillfully

Our eldest is 10 today. A decade. Double digits. Golden birthday.
When you're a new mom, they tell you it will be fast. You nod and acknowledge that truth, but while looking at that tiny first baby in your arms the tween years feel so very far away. Only through experience do we really come to understand how it feels.
It's such an honor to be his mother—guiding, nurturing, learning along with him, and getting to witness his story unfolding. 💙

When I was pregnant with him, my sister and my best friend were both two months further along than I. Last weekend we celebrated both of those babies' first birthdays, and now the imminent arrival of his has become quite real.
He is changing every day and is so much fun! Crawling, pulling up, cruising, climbing things, and getting himself into all kinds of sticky situations all day long. 😄 Usually incredibly happy and smiley (just not when his teeth hurt). Ezra Elias, you bring so much joy to our family! Happy ten months!
#ohezraelias

This is my view for what seems like cumulative hours each day. It has become the primary means of getting him to sleep. Even with my fourth baby (you would think by now I'd kind of have it down and feel pretty confident, right?), I have often questioned whether I'm doing it "right". Some little nagging snobby voice in my head sometimes tells me that I'm spoiling him by not leaving him to cry himself to sleep instead of rocking and baby wearing. But my instinct has always been to nurture them, and I believe we have those instincts for a reason so I don't try to go against it. I am exhausted, as teething is making nights and days both pretty challenging, but they really are only little for a little while. ❤️ Someday I know how much I'll miss wearing him close like this.
And as for doing it "right", that concept is just fiddlesticks. If I've learned anything from a decade of parenthood it's that there is NO formula—every baby is unique and just when you think you've found the way that works, that idea will get flipped on its head. The freedom is that if there's no perfect "right", then there is so much less fear of doing it "wrong". If we are loving them and meeting their basic needs, then everything else is just a learning process, a practice with so much room for mistakes and trying again. This is good enough mothering—not perfect, but good, and enough.
#goodenoughmothering #ohezraelias

Jan 23 That thing called balance...

Jan 20 My husband rocks.