Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet

This year, Halloween was on a Saturday and we had the time to carve out the pumpkin. (with the pumpkin seeds, I roasted them in the oven and they were delicious! First boiled them in salted water for about 10 minutes, drain and dry them with a towel, In the meantime, lay a layer of olive oil on a cookie sheet and I sprinkled a layer of coarse salt on it, then lay the seeds on them, sprinkle with more salt and a pat of butter… roast in the oven and oh be careful not to burn yourself when trying to eat them too early). (oh and with the flesh of the pumpkin the next day, I made some yummy pumpkin soup made with beer).

Unfortunately, Bibou had been really ill late that week. We were hoping she’d be feeling better on Saturday, but unfortunately, she was really ill, with a high temperature and was quite lethargic. She didn’t want to do anything all day but sleep. She needed it. Poor girly. So she missed out the treat or tricking our neighborhood organizes every year. I stayed home with Bibou, keep her company and ensure she was alright. She was a really good patient though… not a peep because all she wanted to do was sleep. At around 6.00 pm the door bell rang! They came round to us to see if we were ready to go! I dressed Seraphine up in a little pumpkin witch outfit, with a witch hat. Really cute. Unlike Bibou was at that age, she wasn’t afraid of the scary witches, ghosts etc. Everyone one of the kids were dressed up as something scary! They descended upon the houses screaming “les bon bon”, rushing into the houses to grab the candies! Though Seraphine was the youngest one there, she wasn’t lacking in the candies. She caught the eyes of a couple of the teenager girls and they were taking good care of her! Once they got their candy (well, of course they would), they would run back to get her, carry her through the crowd of screaming, grabbing kids and ensure that her bag had candy in it! And as they made the second trip, they didn’t ask for seconds! They’re good kids. I think we were one of the last houses that they visited. It took a while before they came, but boy did they come. I had a huge bowl of candies and it was gone in a minute. I couldn’t see Seraphine in the sea of black and white, then suddenly near the end, a little orange pipsqueak got pushed through. I don’t know if she realized that it was me, she seemed a bit lost until I called out to her. Even then, I had to grab her bag and stuff the candy into her bag.

After everyone had left, I peeked into her bag, it was FULL. She did have a good run. And ever the precious one, she knew Bibou didn’t have any as she didn’t go, so she first asked if she could have a bon bon, and when we said, yes, she immediately asked if Bibou could have one from her bag too. Aww. Sweetness.