Favorite Halloween

My favorite Halloween experience is when I got one and a half pillowcases full of candy. On Halloween last year I went with Matt Baker trick-or-treating. For Halloween I was really nothing. All I wore was a half way down Florida Street I saw a bag full of candy. Knowing it was bad to black robe with a hood. Matt was also wearing a black robe and hood. We went all throughout the neighborhood. About take it I waited a couple of minutes to see if any body would claim it. After a while I just took it. A lot of houses gave me big candy bars, and also a lot of houses gave me a lot of suckers and small candy. I think Matt and I walked a mile.

On the way home we stopped at every house and took our costumes of to get double the candy. At one house I got caught ad the guy started to yell at me. While he was yelling Matt and I snuck off. When I got home I emptied all my candy onto the floor. While I was checking it I was eating it. After I checked it all I asked Matt if he wanted to sleep over. He said yes. That night we stayed up till 3 and played video games, watched a scary movie, and watched television.

The next morning we pretty much had candy for breakfast. After breakfast we went outside to play we got a couple of kids from the neighbor hood and played a two on two football tournament, for a big pile of candy (everybody brought some). There were four teams, Matt and I, Tyler and Daren, Ryan and Zach, and David and Eric. Matt and I were in the final game against Ryan and Zach. Matt and I ended up winning by a close margin. We split the candy and then Matt had to go home. I will never forget getting and winning two pillowcases of candy.

My favorite activity in the fall is carving pumpkins and cooking the seeds. I like carving pumpkins because I like getting my hands dirty in the pumpkin guts. I also like creating a design and cutting it out. I enjoy this mostly because I get to spend time with my family. Carving pumpkins makes me feel many different ways. It makes me feel loved when my mom and dad help me, I feel anxious when I am about to cut the pumpkin, and I also feel joyful when I am done. I also enjoy the pumpkin seeds. They taste good and they are easy to make.

There are many things I do while carving my pumpkin. First I go and pick a pumpkin from a store. Then my dad and I lay newspaper on a table in the garage. Third I place the pumpkins on the newspaper and get the carving tools and supplies. After that I think of a design, gut the pumpkin, then carve the pumpkin with the design that I chose. Then my mom puts a candle in it and turns the lights off, then takes a picture. Finally I put it outside on Halloween with a candle in it so all the trick-or-treaters can enjoy it.

After carving the pumpkins, my dad, my mom, my sister, and I rinse the pumpkin seeds. Then we also soak the pumpkin seeds in slat water and put them in the refrigerator over night. The next day my dad puts the seeds on a pan and put salt on them. Then he fries the seeds for about fifteen minutes, then takes them out and adds a little more salt. After that he puts them into a bowl or bag. Then my family eats the pumpkin seeds.

I have a great time doing all this stuff with my family.