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.