cabin time.

well, i'm still having trouble uploading pictures. so sorry - you'll miss some of my gems that should be on this post.

a couple weekends ago we were able to go to the hubber's family's cabin. it was AWESOME! we had the whole place to ourselves and it was so nice and quiet and relaxing. it rained a few times while we were there and the mountains and everything around us just looked so peaceful and refreshing.

the picture below should really be picture #2 for this post. for the first picture - which wouldn't upload - imagine the hubbers holding our second son, standing in a pasture next to a bunch of horses with the sun setting in the background. it's a great picture. the second son has the big 'ol smile on his face and so does the hubbers. it's a great picture.


so - this is picture #2. this is after our walk to the pasture. the second son fell asleep in the backpack and we didn't want to disturb him. so we left him in the backpack and propped him up on the couch with some pillows. don't worry - he only stayed like this for like 3 minutes. pretty funny though.


the chubbers and the dog loved the big 'ol fireplace. the chubbers didn't want to take off his sweatshirt even though it was nice and warm inside. he didn't even want to take off his hood. he's a funny kid.


and this picture shows how the hubbers entertains his children. see how captivated they are watching a movie???? but the best part is that the chubbers can still function enough to pick his nose. priceless.

when it was time to come home, we drove the whole way in the rain. it was magical. a nice way for fall to come ushering in.

the house builder -

remember our sweet dog that we have now? well, he needed a house.


so the hubbers and the chubbers set out to build him one. i should have been worried when i looked out and saw this at the beginning of the project. see the chubbers - he's small. and that frame for the dog house is not small.


here is the finished product. it took 4 grown men to move it into place. but i do have to say - it is an amazing piece of work. the hubbers really, really far exceeded my expectations on this project. i mean, i knew he had it in him - but i was just so impressed as i watched him build it and see it all come together. he did such a great job and i am seriously so impressed with him. i loved watching him build this and am so proud to have him and his mad building skills in my world. and don't worry - the term "you're in the dog house" does not scare either one of us now - cause that just means we get to go hang out in this awesome thing.
and yes - the dog does have cable and a hot tub out back. :)


and just to show how fast time goes by -

this picture was taken with my oldest friend Katie Sue last October - almost 1 year ago.


and this picture of us was taken just last week. isn't that crazy????? we both have baby boys who are a few months old now. it absolutely blows my mind how fast time goes - and how awesome it is to be a mom. i loved being pregant at the same time Katie was - who would have ever guessed that would have happened? and it was so awesome to (finally!) meet her little J man - he is so sweet and has the most adorable face! i can tell he is going to accomplish great things in his life. and who wouldn't with a mom as awesome as Katie? i sure wish they lived closer - but i can understand how living right next to the ocean might want to make them stay where they are. :)