Christmas Pictures

Last year Jeremy and I decided that for our Christmas cards we wanted to send picture cards. Last year we done it with the Super C tractor Jeremy remodeled. This year we decided to take our Christmas picture with of Jeremy and I's bulls, Ace. We went out and bought Ace the biggest Santa hat we could find and it was still way to small. We never could get it to sit on his head straight.

His head was a little dirty because we took the picture right after church and didn't have time to give him a bath, plus it was cold.

The top picture is the one we used for our Christmas cards. Hope everyone enjoyed them.

Our New Toy

About 2 weeks ago Jeremy and I went out for our date night and we wound up getting a new toy. We had been looking at Jeeps for checking cows and driving back and forth to the hay fields and just playing around in. We never could find one just like we wanted until this one. We did not like the color but we could deal with it. So far we have tinkered with it a little bit but there will be more to come. We have put new tires on, painted the finders black, and serviced it out. We have only had it for about 2 weeks and have loved it. All the pictures are kinda muddy. We can't keep it clean. We had it clean and then went in the mud with it so I will have to get pics later with it all clean and shiny.

Halloween

Jeremy's uncle Max brought their little girl Reagan by to trick-or-treat. She was so cute. She was a mouse for lunch and a giraffe to go trick-or-treat in. I don't have a pic of the mouse outfit but she was so cute.

Trip to Paris

Mama and Daddy's house in the Fall!

In October we made the trip back to Paris to see my family and friends. We had so much time while we were there and wished we could have stayed longer and could have seen more of my friends. While we were there I got to see the finished product of the new elevator system dad had put up on the new grain bins. Jeremy and I were gonna climb to the top of the elevator but it was so windy that we got about half way up and it was about to blow us off. But don't worry, next chance we get we will be making it to the top.

It is so tall I couldn't get the very top in the picture. It is way up there!




While we were there, we also got to help with the annual Whiltock lock-in/bonfire. After the kids get to the building and have a devotional and sing a few songs my brothers bring them all on a hay ride over to the house to come to the bonfires. For all of you that know my daddy he always builds a huge fire to roast weanies on, then worries about it going out before everyone gets there. Gotta love him though, his big fires keep me warm.

Building the pile up.

Just started the fire.

Kelli and I in front of the fire.

Amber and I trying to get a picture without the wind blowing our hair all over, didn't work.

Building of our Deer Camp

Ok, everybody get ready, I have been so busy here in the past few months I haven't been able to post so there will be a few different ones posted today!

This fall we finally got around to building our "Deer Camp". We talked about building one last year and decided to just go on a build it a couple of months ago. For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about, it's more of a place to get together and eat than anything. Every year the first week of deer season the Kitchen's get together every night and invite friends over for a meal and just a good time. Every year, they always had a big shop cleaning day so that we could do all the eating in there. But now that we have the deer camp it will stay clean year round and we can do this more than just the first week of deer season. It turned out being a lot nicer than I originally thought it was going to be but it looks great. I posted a couple pictures below of the start and finish product and then of it being used.

Going up!

Almost done.

The finished product

Some of the guys trying out the new smoker.

Sunday night when we had the church over for supper.

Jeremy and I along with his parents went and looked at a herd of Charolais bulls this past Sunday and Jeremy and I picked the one below out. His parents got one as well but I did not post the pictures of them on here. We got all hookep up to the trailer and then I went yesterday and picked Jeremy up from work with the truck and trailer and we left there to get our new charolais bull. He is so gentle and looks really great. I am so excited about him and ready to put him in service this next year so that we can see what kind of calves he is gonna throw.

Tennessee Pigs Living in Arkansas

When we went to visit my family in April, dad sent pigs back home with us. I have always enjoyed working with pigs and don't know what I would do without being able to mess with them. Jeremy already had a hog pen and then daddy gave me supplies to build the boar pen. I have 5 right now: 2 gilts, 2 barrows, and 1 boar. I love messing with them every day and they keep me occupied. They are about 6 months old right now and are steadily growing. I plan to breed them in late January so that I can sell a few of them for fair pigs. I cant wait to breed them and get a litter off of them. It has been over a year since I have had my own pigs farrowing and I miss every minute of it so now hopefully I will be able to do a little of it myself here in Arkansas.