Visitors!

 Here the Hubbard household is getting all lonely in the Big Sky and we get a double dose of much needed and wanted company from the my big sis and her family and Eli's parents.  Boy for us having visitors is like Christmas for us, so we treat it as such and eat like it's a holiday and play like it's a holiday!  Mariah, Alan, and the girls were the first ones to arrive at the end of June.  We had a blast playing games, watching movies and showing them the sites of Bozeman...including but not limited to hiking the M and swimming with the ducks at Bozeman Pond.

The happy crew at the beginning of the hike...I guess that is why they look so happy! 

Halfway to the top

Aww..a family picture.  Let me tell you Grady was thrilled to be in that back carrier.

I told you he was thrilled!

Aww...Sisters!

Mariah and Axel,her shadow during their visit, he collected a bouquet of wildflowers for her...I guess I am chopped liver.

Another family photo much to Eli's pure joy and satisfaction! But I had to document us actually making it to the M on the mountain. 

Axe and Tess scoping out the view.

A perfect time for me to discover the panoramic feature on the camera.  It gives you a taste of what was waiting for us at the top.  Well worth the hike!  Isn't Bozeman beautiful?

Eli carried the "load" on the way down.  Don't worry he fell asleep with Eli...he bawled with me.  I really am chopped liver.

A day after Murr left was the also much anticipated arrival of Lisa and Neil.  We did a lot of movie watching and a lot of late-night-slap-happy games of Rummy!  We were pretty bummed when it came time for them to go home.

You'll never guess who Grandpa's shadow was the entire week.  Axel went EVERYWHERE with Grandpa, he wore what Grandpa wore, he ate what Grandpa ate and drank what he drank (Coke).  I think he is going through withdrawals without his regular bike rides and his regular Coke fixes.  He was asleep when he left and I knew the minute he was awake because I could hear him wailing from the room..."Graaaammpa"  It was so heartbreaking that I may have shed a few tears myself.

We tried out Music on Main where they close down a couple blocks and a live band plays.  It was pretty good aside from the "edgy" women and boozers.  Can you tell we didn't stay very long?

Grades sporting the tiger visor that Grandma and Grandpa gave him and Axe.

We decided to celebrate Neil's birthday a little early with a banana bars cake and mustard colored frosting.  The decorating was kind of last minute and apparently I am out of every color but yellow.  Good times.

Eli's father's day shirt I made him...For those of you who can't see it it reads, "Team Tyler's Van  because even if Edward doesn't regret saving Bella, We do!"  He loved it!  He also got Sherlock Holmes and swedish fish.  He is such a great dad and deserves a lot more.  I still don't know what I ever did to be lucky enough to be married to him!!  I love you, Hub!