Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth.Photo: Chris Hemsworth/instagram

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky

Chris Hemsworth is giving credit to his wife Elsa Pataky.

On Sunday, theThor: Love and Thunderstar, 37, shared a throwback photo of the actress, 44, holding their three kids, along with a black-and-white selfie with his own mom Leonie,for a sweet Mother’s Day tributeto the women in his life.

“Happy Mother’s Day to all the brilliant, hardworking, kid carrying, bar raising, husband-putting-up-with-ing woman out there!!” Hemsworth wrote in the caption. “We salute you.”

Hemsworth and Pataky, who wed in December 2010,share daughterIndia Rose, 8, and 7-year-oldtwin sonsSasha and Tristan. They reside in his native Byron Bay, Australia.

Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky

TheExtractionactorcelebrated his 10th wedding anniversarywith his Spanish model/actress wife back in December. “10 years together!” Hemsworth wrote on Instagram. “Looking forward to the advancements of modern medicine and science and enjoying a couple hundred more!”

Pataky previouslyopened up about their marriageto the Australian magazinebody+soullast August. “It’s funny that people think of us as a perfect couple,” she said. “No way. It’s been ups and downs, and we still keep working at the relationship.”

source: people.com