Happy Halloween

Happy Belated Halloween! Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year! This is Alex’s eighth Halloween. Importantly, it was Alex’s first Halloween without her beloved fur sister, Victory, by her side. We all miss Victory dearly. Life is not the same without her physically with us; we continue to carry Victory in our hearts, and we talk about her daily, while finding ways to honor her. This year Alex was an avocado for Halloween, and Victory had planned to be an avocado with Alex, as they always coordinated their costumes; Alex is holding her costume, below. Last year, Alex and Victory were llamas; a dinosaur two years ago; a rainbow three years ago; a peacock four years ago; a Crayola red crayon five years ago; Super Woman six years ago; and a unicorn seven years ago. Additionally, Victory was Wonder Woman eight years ago; a fifties girl nine years ago; a lioness ten years ago; a butterfly eleven years ago; and a ladybug for her first Halloween, twelve years ago. Alex had a wonderful Halloween celebration, trunk-or-treat, and parade at school on Halloween, along with trick-or-treating with her little friend from school, and a visit from my parents and Finn!

Here is Doug and Alex’s pumpkin, which they worked diligently on this year, shown below! They picked the silhouette of a sheltie in a heart to honor Victory.

Additionally, here are links to other pumpkins carved by Doug: last year; two years ago; three years ago; four years ago; five years ago; six years ago; seven years ago; eight years ago; nine years ago; ten years ago; eleven years ago; twelve years ago; and thirteen years ago!

Here is a short video of the lit pumpkin that Doug carved for us this year, with some assistance from Alex! He did a great job, as always!

Further, here is a look back at Victory and Alex over the years on Halloween. We all were devastated Victory was not physically here on Halloween to celebrate, as she was ensconced in every aspect of our lives, and we know she loved celebrating Halloween.