Past Pets

This cute little picture frame sits on my desk (which was too messy to photograph it there) and it holds pictures of some of my dearest pets that I had growing up.  The top is a picture of my dog, Sam, when he was a puppy.  Under that I have a picture of my cat, Tigger, who was 15 years old when passed away 4 years ago on Halloween.  Next to Tigger is my cat, Marbles, who only lived to be a couple years old when he got hit by a delivery truck in our driveway.  I miss them all very much!!  Tarcil is sad that he never met any of them.

Toys

Beren is officially at the stage where he is ripping apart the cloth toys, so I bought a bunch of these little cheap plastic ones!  They are perfect for him!  They are kinda annoying to me though because they squeak.  Doesn't Tarcil look so cute in that little group of animals??!  :)

Cubs!

Tarcil wants to show his support for the Cubs!  Go Cubs go!!  :)

Samwise Gamgee

Halloween Costumes Day 14: Samwise Gamgee

Happy Halloween!  I wanted to end this series of costumes with another tribute to Tolkien!  Tarcil was Frodo last year, so he chose to be the Samwise Gamgee this year.  Sam is one of my favorite characters from the Lord of the Rings.  In fact, I named my first dog Samwise Gamgee.  He was a great dog and loyal friend to me, and I miss him so much!  Having my 3 month old puppy, Beren, does help comfort me quite a bit!  Anyways, I was seriously so pleased with Tarcil during this photo session!  He just seemed so incredibly happy!  He looks like he was smiling for the pictures!  I know I say this a lot, but I just want to say how much of a blessing Tarcil is to me!  He is seriously so sweet and it makes me sad that he is so old.  I am trying to cherish the time I have with him all the more since I know he is very old.  I feel so blessed to have had this opportunity to share my little Tarcil with you all!  :)

Gandalf the White

Halloween Costumes Day 13: Gandalf the White

I don't ever post on Sundays, but I decided to make an exception so that I could add in a bonus Halloween Costume this year!  I assumed that last year would be my last time doing costumes with Tarcil, but he has blessed me with another chance, and I definitely wanted to make the most of it!  So I think all of you know that I am obsessed with Tolkien's work and everything related to Middle Earth!  My husband and I have started a tradition of naming our pets after characters found in Middle Earth.  This started with Tarcil, and our dog, Beren, is the continuation of that.  Tarcil LOVES dressing up as various characters from Lord of the Rings!  The first year of Halloween costumes, Tarcil represented Rohan and Gondor.  Last year, Tarcil dressed up as Frodo.  Now, he is Gandalf.  Isn't he just so cute??!?!?  :)

Dr. Strange

Halloween Costumes Day 12: Dr. Strange

I am pretty excited to see Dr. Strange!  I have been enjoying watching the newest season of Agents of SHIELD with Ghost Rider, and I am curious to see how they are going to tie everything together!  I really enjoy the story line that Marvel is making and how they keep adding and expanding the universe of superheros.  Tarcil is just so happy that he has gotten to dress up as so many superheros this year!  He loves being the hero!  :)

Punisher

Halloween Costumes Day 11: Punisher

Tarcil doesn't know who the Punisher is, and he was a little unsure about this costume.  I mean, he is clearly too sweet looking to be a vigilante.  I guess that is just part of the fun of dressing up for Halloween.  You can pretend to be someone you aren't.  :)