Halloween

Halloween was a big day. It started off with making cupcakes, because we didn't feel like leftover birthday cake from the night before was enough. Cole coaches Estelle and Heather on cleaning the beaters.

Then, before going out trick or treating, Julie made and early supper of "hotdog mummies." Cute aren't they? Yummy mummies.

After their early supper, the gang headed out. We stopped at Elaine and Bernard's house first. Cole is Spiderman, Wayne is Batman, Heather is a pumpkin (costume made by Lisa years ago for her girls), Wes shows some Halloween spirit with a spooky tie, Julie is a graduate, Thomas is a Frenchman, and Estelle is a bumble bee.

Elaine had baked a cake! We visited for a bit and then she sent us off with Trick or treat candy, raspberries, and popcorn.

Next we stopped at Joanie's house.

Here's the gang on her porch. Can't seem to get a decent picture of Cole anymore.

After Joanie's house, we headed up and down Perron Hill. Halloween is not really celebrated in France, so this was Thomas and Estelle's first time trick or treating. They really enjoyed it. We were home by 8:00, but it took a while for the kids to wind down. They had to inventory their loot, and sample one piece each and finally we managed to get them into pj's and off to bed. It was a fun night.