Perks of marrying an HR guy

There are plenty, but one of my favorites is that recruiting services who want Greg to use them, offer awesome things like 6th row Jazz tickets!  Yes, please!  What an experience sitting that close was.  The pictures aren't really zoomed in at all; that was our view.  So cool!

Former Jazz star, Hornacek, is currently the Suns coach.  That was an extra special treat.

What a fun night!  I love extra perks!

Tate is 2 months!

He's getting big!  12 lbs 4.5oz,  22.3 inches long, and 39 cm head.  He's just under the fiftieth percentile for length and head size, but is at about 75th for weight.  He started smiling at us about a week before his 2 month check up.  He's getting good at holding his head up.  Still doesn't like tummy time for very long, but with that acid reflux, I don't blame him.  He loves to snuggle.  And he's started cooing as well.  He loves attention!  He's also loosing his hair a bit on top of his head.  He's still super sweet, hardly cries, and sleeps great at night (granted its only for 3-4 hours, but I'll take that and asleep over awake!)

Halloween!

I had big plans for Halloween.  I asked Collin in August what he wanted to be for Halloween, and he said Mario.  So then I started planning.  I started planning before Tate came.  I even started shopping for pieces for the costumes before he came.  But then he came early, and all my Halloween plans went out the window!  Well, mostly because we couldn't stay well, did they go out the window.  I started on Collin's costume first, because if anyone needed a costume it was him. It took me 6 weeks to get his OVERALLS done!  6 weeks!  In years past, I've been able to complete multiple costumes in 2 weeks.  I'm so glad I got started when I did.  Even though it still resulted in a frenzied finish.  A crazy, last-minute, day-of-Halloween scramble, but worth it.  They turned out super cute!  I put the "M" on the hat as well. 

Just after I finished.  He was sick, but LOVED them!  And didn't take them off the rest of the night.

With a smile :)

I threw some Hawaiian garb on, and put our skeleton onesie on Tate so we were dressed up as well.

 

When Greg saw Collin, he busted out his Mario costume from a few years back.

Mario, and Mario after a red mushroom!

Collin, even though he was sick, really wanted to go trick-or-treating.

He remembered how it goes :)

Some Sept and Oct adventures

 We went to the State Fair with Grandma & Grandpa in September before Tate was born.  We checked out all the animals, got yummy treats and dinner, and rode some rides.  It was super fun!

Collin and Grandpa meeting an owl.

Firefighter!

Not the greatest picture, but this was Collin's favorite ride.  He went on it 4 times!

Then Tate arrived...

Since Tate has been here (almost 2 months now) we have been having all kinds of illnesses.  It started the day after Tate was born.  I got the stomach flu.  It lasted about 5 days, and Collin picked it up as well.  His only lasted 2, thankfully!  Then I got a breast infection.  Then Collin got a cold.  Then I got another breast infection.  Then Tate got Collin's cold.  THEN I got Collin's cold.  Collin got an ear infection after his cold.  Finally Tate and I were just feeling good again, and Tuesday Collin came home with another cold!  (At least I'm hoping that's what it is, and not the flu!)  Greg must have an iron immune system, because he only had maybe two days of feeling crappy through all of this.  

Best buddies!  I can't believe how different their coloring is.

 On one of our feeling ok days, we went to Gardner Village to do the Witch Hunt.

We also went to the pumpkin patch to pick our pumpkins.  We forgot the camera, but Greg snapped one picture with his phone of Collin on top of a hay tower.  Just after he took it, Collin fell off, and hit his head pretty good. But, as he normally does, after hugs he calmed right down and was ready for the next adventure.  We found our pumpkins, visited the petting zoo, did the corn maze, and played in the corn pit.  Collin LOVED the corn pit!

King of the hay tower!

The only other thing we did besides Halloween and preschool a few days, was take lots of pictures of our boys.  So here's a few of them:

I'd tried a few times to get a picture of the both of them.

Sleeping... so peaceful!

The size difference!  Tate's catching up, but he looks SO tiny here!

Sleep smiles.  He hasn't smiled awake yet, but I bet its soon!

Collin has been fighting naps lately.  He plays in his room, and keeps coming out to check if nap time is over yet.  This day, I went up to get him from his room and he'd fallen asleep under his clothes basket.  Silly boy!