Fall

Well, Thanksgiving is only one week away and I was just thinking about what I'm grateful for. And I'm grateful for a lot of things! I took this picture right outside my house and I just wanted to share it with you. I wanted to show you one of the amazing things god created.

It's the start of my super long list of thing's I'm grateful for. I'm thankful for the sunset, my family, friends and (sometimes) school. I am also thankful for the gospel, our bishop, and banana's! My list goes on and on! Our family has a paper turkey in the kitchen and every morning we put a feather on it with something we're thankful for. You could do this too! Or you could just make a list and put it on your fridge.

Buxton's Annual Halloween Party

On Thursday October 28th we went to Grandpa Darrell's house for a Halloween party! We watched "It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown" and ate pizza for dinner. This was Grandpa's first time watching Charlie brown and he loved every second of it!

Our family had grown quite a bit, My aunt and uncle, Todd and Lisa, might be adopting two little girls into their family. Katie (6) and Nicole (8) Katie is very friendly and warmed up to the family the minute she got there. Nicole took a minute but still warmed up to our family after a few minutes. They're both very cute and friendly. Welcome to the family!

Uncle Mason's Haunted House!

Tuesday night October 12th, My mom, Andrew, Riley, and I went to my uncle Mason's house. Mason said that before we could come in he had to set up. So we were outside in the cold waiting for him to set up his house. At first we didn't think it was worth it. Boy were we wrong!

When you first walk in there's a man standing there holding a tray of candy. He laughs and looks at you. Super creepy!

Mason had a graveyard with a huge skeleton head in his living room! Andrew and Mason are playing dead in the graveyard.

My aunt, Gina, was there too, and she was standing in the doorway holding a candle like this. It's super creepy with all the lights off. Mason also had thunder and lightning. Strobe lights and his ipod. He gets super excited about Halloween. It's like walking through a haunted house. I don't understand how he can live there with all that creepy stuff. I took a video because no matter how hard I try, I will not be able to show how cool his house looked. I know the video is sort of long, but trust me, it's worth it. Andrew was visibly terrified. We love our uncle Mason, and how creative he is.

My Saturday!

Saturday, 9/11, I had a fun filled day. My two brothers and my dad were gone, so my mom and I had lunch with my uncle.
We met at the Old Spaghetti Factory. I got the traditional spaghetti of course. My mom and uncle Mason both got the managers favorite.

After the filling meal at the Old Spaghetti Factory, we went to the D.I. Where as you can see my mom and Mason spent literally hours finding treasures for Halloween. Guess who got dragged all across the store? Me, of course! Well that was an exaggeration, I found a few things myself.

We had a very productive day, and at the end we were all smiles.
Sometimes it's fun treasure hunting.

Linda Ann Buxton

This is my Dad's Mom, my Nanny. She died today. She was only 62 years old.
Both my Grandma Barton and my Nanny have the middle name of Ann.
So.....they named me Amanda Ann after them. She loved it when I would rub her back.
She loved to make and eat lasagna, everyone else loved it when she made lasagna too!
I will miss her. I will miss laughing and joking with her.
I love you Nanny!

The First Day of School!

Monday, August 23rd, 2010! Also known as the first day of school! It was my little brother Andrew's first day of 1st grade, Riley's first day of 6th grade, and My first day of 8th grade! Well
I don't know much about the boys day except that it was "Great" and "Awesome".

Well my day was BORING! We went over the rules and disclosures in each class, except Math and Science where we took tests! In Science my teacher wanted us to write five questions each for Physics, Ecology, and Chemistry. Here's what I put for all of them "How are we supposed to know what Physics, Ecology, and Chemistry are?" Not really, I just put random questions. Then he gave us a quiz to determine which home we would be in. Did I mention he is obsessed with Harry Potter? In Math my teacher gave us a sheet with about fifty times tables to do in the last three minutes of class time!

During the day we usually go to first through fifth period then lunch. But today was different. We went to all seven classes, then lunch, then advisory. Lunch had about eight hundred kids talking, and shoving for a place in line. Can you imagine? I'm deaf now! We usually have two lunches so there isn't so much confusion. I don't understand why the first day can't be like any other. Anyway things usually calm down after the first day and we can learn in peace.

The latest on.....ME!

Well, I had surgery a few weeks ago where the dentist cut open my mouth and connected a chain to a perminant tooth that isn't coming down. Yesterday the chain came undone from the tooth! My mom and I went to the dentist to ask what needs to be done to fix it. Well, I need to do the surgery all over again. Bummer, huh?



On top of that my grandma is in the hospital with colon cancer, and her liver is failing. On the bright side I have a great family who has supported us.



My grandma is a great lady! When I was little she would take me to the Nutcracker. And once a year I would spend a week with her and help her clean her house, after that she would take me to a movie and dinner. I loved to go to her house and swim with my cousins. She taught me how to make baked beans you know! I'll miss her but I know that she's up in heaven watching over me and my family. Now I have more reasons to be good and be able to get where she is.

Sleeping Over At Uncle Mason's!

The other day my little brothers Andrew, Riley, and I slept over at our uncle Mason's house. We first went to the Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner. Yum! Then we went to his house and our Aunt Gina was there! We went inside and played bongos and ate Twix that Gina had brought. After that we went downstairs to watch Anastasia.

Then around midnight we went to the store to buy biscuits and gravy for our breakfast the next morning. That's a fun tradition that we do every time we sleep over!

Then when we got home Gina was gone and we all fell right asleep! We don't usually stay up till midnight!

The next morning we went to his pool and played until our mom came to get us! Gina came that morning to swim with us!

We had a ton of fun and are excited to do it again! Soon, I hope!

Braces!

On Tuesday July 13, 2010 I got Braces! Nobody knew I was going to get them, including myself! We went to the Orthodontist to see if I would still need them and the cost. Right before lunchtime The Orthodontist came in and said "We had a cancellation, do you want to put the braces on right now?" So...SURPRISE! I will now respond to Brace face, Metal mouth, or train tracks! NOT!

Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites!

I just finished the tenth book of this series! "The Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites!" I had a lot a fun reading these books. I really got into them. This book was filled with Action, Religion, Fantasy, Romance, and Tragedy. Everything that makes a good book good!

It's about two teenage kids who go exploring in a cave and find themselves right in the middle of the Nephite world! As the books go on so do the generations. The kids have kids, and the kids of the kids have kids! And so on! So many different, exciting, and mysterious things go on! I found that I could NOT put the books down! I hope you will find them as exciting as I did!

Girls camp 2010!

This year for Girls camp 2010, we only saw it fitting to go to bear lake since last year our camp was attacked by a bear! We all had TONS of fun and many spiritual experiences. Well the toilet was nicer than we expected, but it was still NASTY!

Each tent was a tribe (From 'Survivor') My tribe was the Sesomites! We got Sesomites by using Moses backwards, and adding ites. We chose Moses because he had to be really couragous to take the people to cross the red sea!

My tribe had Kayla, Kaylee, Mickel, Alexis, and of course ME!

We loved having camp right on the beach! I tried water skiing for the first time! I did it! Beach day was fun even though we got rained on!

We had to wait almost an hour and a half to get into Minnetonka Cave!

We all had fun chasing the chipmunks around the parking lot!
This was my 3rd time going into Minnetonka cave and everytime I have been amazed at how beautiful it is!

At the end of the cave the tour guide turned out the lights and told us that we had to find our way in the dark to the stairs by holding the rail. She said it was just like Lehi's dream where he had to hold to the rod! Eventually the rail ended and we were stumbling in the dark toward our tour guides flashlight! That was just one of the spiritual experiences!

That last night when the bishop came, he brought pizza! Everyone was excited for take out! Even though our cook was an AMAZING cook! We used the leftover boxes for the fire for our testimony meeting! But earlier my mom had given everyone an oil lamp and said to hold onto it. She told us about the ten virgins, and how 5 didn't have any oil and didn't get to see the bridegroom! Eventually the bishop said "He has come! Bring your oil lamps and come!" Those who had their lamps got to go in and hear one of our leaders Amazing testimonies. Only 5 of the 40 girls that were there were prepared. I was one of them. Some girls's sisters, dad's(preisthood holders"), and friends weren't there. We all got a taste of how it would feel if the the Savior really did come and we weren't all together with our friends and family.

After dinner we got to go and read a letter from our parents. That got me crying.

Testimony meeting was Great as well. Almost everyone bore their testimony. Me included. Everyone who bore theirs got me crying all over again.

The next morning we packed up our stuff and underneath my tent was 2 squished mice with their guts all spilling out, One alive and running around, and a newborn baby. We were pretty sure that the alive one gave birth while we were all asleep! We were all sad and our camp cook told us the baby wouldn't make it.

Every one had fun and was sad it was time to leave. We all left with a stronger testimony and a few GREAT memories!

Our California Adventure!

My family and I went to California with my Dad's side of the family! We started in LasVegas! I was so amazed at the glass flowers lining the ceiling of the Bellagio!
I Thought the Giant, Glass Flowers were super cool!
Anybody like mushrooms?

Outside of the Bellagio was some pretty cool water fountains that danced to music!

After one night in LasVegas we went to San Diego! We went shopping at The Old Town, San Diego!
Random family of ducks!

While Shopping Riley had to Battle off a Shark! As you can see he is EXHAUSTED! Just Kidding, It's a really cool hat!
After shopping we went to the Pier by our hotel! Aw! Cute Brothers!

She's scared of the rickety, old boards! I don't blame her, I was too!

I don't even know what THAT is!

Scary! I was afraid I was going to fall off!

At the Beach we took LOTS of pictures!

Chasing the waves! Ton's of fun!

Jumping in the waves! I remember it as if it were last week!

Random flower that I thought was pretty!

Wow! They had modeling seals!

'Who wants candy!' That's how I got a decent picture!

After a few days in San Diego we packed up and left for Disneyland! The happiest place on earth! Riley is Pondering whether it is the happiest place! He thinks it is!

After a fun filled day we stopped for a treat and a show! Ethan is just too tired!

MM MM, Candy! Random Pictures while waiting for the afternoon Parade!

Awesome outfit! That was a fun parade!

Just another day in Paradise!

Greetings from California!

After a fun filled week, I think everyone was just a little bit ready to get home! Even if they won't admit it! I had fun spending time with my family and creating a closer relationship!