Burnett Family

January 31st was the last day of duck season and thanks to Granddad, we got to go huntin’. There was one duck on each of the three ponds, and we got them all. Thanks to Calli for retrieving them for us. :)

Maggie and I went home with Granny and Granddad for a week. We played games, “pulled” calves, hauled hay for the cows, played games, cleaned house, shot skunks that were getting into the cat food, played games, caught 11 fish between two trips, petted calves, put grease in the windmill, played games, took Calli to the ponds, took pictures, went out to eat for their 58th anniversary, and many more things.
Granddad’s breed of cows are known for having big calves. So we helped a couple cows by putting chains on the calf’s feet and pulling. Sometimes they’re bigger, and we have to use other means to pull. This cow could’ve had the calf by herself but it was getting dark, and we wanted it out, so we pulled it.
Granddad is putting the chains on the feet.

This is about as fresh as you get!

Maggie petting another calf we pulled. (while it was raining) :) The cow probably couldn’t have had this calf by herself. He was big.

Here he is a couple of days old.

Granddad wears striped overalls everyday.
 

Me greasing the windmill.

Calli had lots of fun with their dogs. 

So far there’s seven calves.

As you can tell we had lots of fun!

Special Features

• The Making Of Courageous
• Commentary By The Kendrick Brothers
• Deleted Scenes
• Outrageous: Outtakes & Bloopers
• Courageous In 60 Seconds
• Heart Of Courageous
• The Story Of My Father

Synopsis:

“Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood.

While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they’re quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark.

When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to their children?”

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…12 years old today! Benj already started his morning with fruit loops and chocolate chip pancakes and is looking forward to a GREAT day! :) Enjoy the pictures and imagine what it would be like to be the youngest in a family of ten. =D And don’t forget to check out his “fun facts” at the end!

Playing “the violin” just like his older sisters. :)

Definitely ALL boy.

Benjamin’s Fun Facts:

What is your favorite snack? Donuts

What is one characteristic of God He has most made known to you this year? Comfort

Name five things on your happy list: Food, family, rodeo, Legos, and friends

What is one thing you are really looking forward to the most this next year? My voice changing

If you could vacation anywhere you’ve never been…for a week, where would it be? Africa

Happy 12th birthday, Benjamin!! What a joy it is to see God shaping you into a godly young man. He has great plans in store for you, and we pray that you will seek Him more than ever before this next year of your life! Love you lots, buddy. :)

Nineteen days since our last blog post???? Please kindly ignore that fact. Actually, it doesn’t seem like we have had much of anything to post about – just normal life. :) So enjoy this random conglomeration of an update!

During Christmas and New Year’s, Dad re-did our kitchen floor using vinyl tiles.

Before (can you tell where our chairs have been? :)

After:

I’m so proud of my dad. Almost 15 years ago, he began remodeling this house that wasn’t even live-able. You wouldn’t be able to tell that if you walked in today! He has poured so much time, energy, and money into making it a HOME for us. Matter of fact, our house turned 100 years old in 2011! (We thought about having a celebration, but never got around to it. ;) Sure, there is always something more to fix and lots of “character” to the old place, but hey – that’s the fun of living in an old house, right? ;)

More of Abbie’s delectable delights – homemade strawberry, butter cream, & chocolate donuts…YUM. Strawberry was the best. :)

Uncle Chris and Aunt Janis were at Grandma’s over the weekend, and we really enjoyed spending time with them!

J-C and I competing with the Scrabble expert (aka: Uncle Chris).

Conclusion: I need to study more vocabulary words. :)

Aunt Janis, me, Carinna, Abbie, & Charity waiting a turn for one of our favorite Okie things to do…shoot guns. ;)

Well, that’s all the randomness for now. Lord-willing, it WON’T be 19 days before we post again! :-/ God’s got some things stirring in my heart that I hope to write about soon.

Until then, keep loving Jesus!!

Three deer were harvested this year. Caleb killed two deer, a doe and a 93 pound, eight point buck, and I (Carinna) killed a 95 pound, eight point buck. My first buck! The difference was the size of the rack.: ) Unfortunately we didn’t get a picture of Caleb’s deer. Benjamin got a squirrel at my Grandparents on Thanksgiving. He’s pretty proud of it. We smoked it with the ham, and it was really good!

Although deer season is over, duck season is in full swing.

As you can tell we like to hunt, and it makes for some good eatin’!

Happy New Year!