May 12 of 12

May 12 of 12



#1 Hub in his killer apron cookin up our weekend tradition of dutch pancakes.  A perfect start to my Mother's Day!

#2 One reason I LOVE dutch pancakes is because it is the one meal that there is no battle.  We get no objections from Mr. Picky pants himself because this is the meal where he stockpiles for the entire week.  He eats like three pancakes on average.  And this is him putting on the powdered sugar all by himself saying over and over, "I do this!  I do this myself!" 

#3 The surprised look on my face when I opened my Mother's Day gift. 

#4 And now I am showing off my Mother's Day gift of a cotton candy machine.  Oh how well Eli knows me.  I absolutely love cotton candy and he knows that whenever he surprises me with it, it is worth more than a bouquet of flowers....so imagine what kind of "Velvet Bonus Bucks" an entire machine got him.  It was seriously the best gift ever!

#5 Yeah, the boys love my gift as much as I do.

#6 And there's all the boys in my life in their nice suits.  They make a handsome crew.

#7 I chose to have a stress-free Mother's Day dinner, hence Axel eating cereal.  No fights tonight babe!

#8 We are definitely steak and potatoes people!  I wanted steak, loaded sweet potatoes and a killer chef salad...Texas Roadhouse style.  Oh how we miss you Texas Roadhouse!

#9 Can you see my love of cotton candy in my eyes?

#10 Grades loves to stand while he eats and loves watermelon.  You can tell by his cheesy grin.

#11 Na na na na na na...BIG GUNS!

#12 Captain America taking a bath.  Axel was hilarious to listen to as he was giving Captain America a bath slash drowning him.  Bytheway the figurine is really a dollar store special but to Axel it has played whatever role he wants him to be so he has been Captain Kirk, Iron Man, and now Captain America. 



Here's to the boys that make me a Mom.  I love every minute of being a Mom.  I know that God knew that motherhood was the fastest way and most ideal and perfect setting for me to develop the qualities I will need for eternity.  Those quatlities like patience and humility.  Thank you for teaching me so so many things Axel and Grady. 

Celebrating Spring

Spring brings with it a celebration of sorts.  Winter and the feeling of being couped up in the house leaves and the sun finally comes out beckoning you to come out and about.  When I put that into words I all of a sudden have the image in my mind of scenes from movies where people have been underground for so long and finally get to immerge into the sunlight and outside world.  You can see them slowly coming out and shading their eyes and they are so happy to finally get a breath of fresh air.  Yeah, that is how I would describe Spring. I love all the seasons and the changes and feelings they all bring, all different and all good.  Okay enough "insightfulness" if some would call it that. 

Our celebration was a wienee roast.  Oh how simple are the things that entertain us Hubbards.  It is the simplest things that are the most fun as depicted in the pictures below.





All the boys off searching for firewood.  Eli was probably wishing that I would put away the blasted camera so I could do my part in gathering dry wood too.  But they were handling it quite well and it was so cute to see them following in Dad's footsteps.  They are good ones to follow my boys!



Playing in the weeds, Axel is begging me to take his picture while Grady is enraged because his hands are sticky from marshmallow.  You pay the price for eating roasted marshmallows...and the price is worth it!



Oh what fun to be had in nature!  Opportunities are endless.



My boys are a bunch of pyros...especially Eli.

Grady is fascinated with the whole process too.

The water was too cloudy for fishing...but it was still worth a try.  It was perfect for throwing rocks into though which is always loads of fun!



Who doesn't love a good roasted marshmellow?  And the goo that remains if you don't have the best aim to your mouth.  Grady for instance is sporting the handlebar marshmallow mustache..and might I say it looks good on you buddy!  Mine, on the other hand, would not be coined as adorable but rather just plain sad. :)



Fishing at a duck pond right by the mall in Bozeman..isn't that cool that this little set up is right by the mall?  Yeah, it is a well kept secret.  I love the look on Axel's face here. Some guy was there throwing a tennis ball in the water for his big black lab to fetch so needless to say we didn't catch anything.  And Axel kept yelling at me to tell me the guys name.  When I say, "I don't know" that is just unexceptable to him, so he resorts to his whiney voice which immediately gets a response from me, "Bob!  Axel his name is Bob!" And finally Axel is content.



Look at that stud!





Axel ran in his first ever fun run.  It was probably more of a fun gallop in Axel's case since that is what he did was gallop.  He attached himself to one of the teachers and kept nagging her to run with him.  Good work Axe. 

He did fourteen little laps and ran the entire time.

Us, cheering him on.  Grady finally wiggled free and ran straight for the play ground, and was inseparable with the slide.



Mid gallop.



Afterwards, Axel ate his entire bodyweight in bananas, which proved what a little trooper he was.