Making Butter!!

This boy.....

cranked this butter churn for 3 hours and 16 minutes....

and made this butter!!

making memories with great-aunt Ruth :-)

7.29.09 --- Sonny's Turns 74!

We celebrated Sonny's b-day with home made ice cream and german chocolate cake (sonny's fav)! Chic and Jan, Judy and her boys, Calvins and Ernie, Jeremy and I were there..the rest of the kids had plans!! We started talking about how Sonny plays the fiddle..so Jeremy got it out and Sonny played us a few tunes to our surprise!! Kendrick and Katelyn danced for us!! I think Sonny enjoyed the evening :-) The kids were watching..even Kyann

Now there dancing!!

The musician!! He could still make the fiddle sing!! He said that he got his first fiddle when he was about 13 yrs old. Happy birthday Sonny!!

Linda

Bring The Heat 7.25.09

Jeremy ran in the B-R fundraiser "Bring The Heat" 3k x-country meet Sat. morning. When I had woke up earlier that morning I heard it was raining - so this mom was thinking maybe we could sleep in instead of being at the Gasthof at 7:15 am - but I thought I better wake Jeremy up just in case - well he said they will ran the race even if it was raining - so we got ready and went on down. When we got down there this is what the sky looked like - it brighten up and was actually sunny while they were running, but that didn't last long and it rained off and on again most of they day. At least they got the 3k in without it raining - but it was very wet, you could see the water slash up behind them as they ran!!

Here they are getting there instructions and waiting for gun shot to start the meet...

Jeremy running hard...

His time was 12 mins and 36 seconds, not bad for the first run of the year..this is his second year on the team.

He was wore out, he placed 7th out of 87 runners!! Out of the top 7 runners - 5 of them were from the B-R Jr. High team.. Good Job Guys!!

Linda

A DAY AT RUTH'S 7.23.09

Jan and I have been helping Ruth with her "spring cleaning" - today we worked in her kitchen, dining room and laundry room. Always fun to work together..when we were younger it didn't always go so well..I will let Jan tell you who wasn't too interested in doing it right back then..hee hee!! Maybe I have grown up since then :-) Now we seem to work together pretty good!! Thanks Jan for always being willing to help clean the times when Ruth was in the hospital and not able, and helping with the spring cleaning last summer and now.

Kendell and Claire giving Ruth some love!

Sonny - the boss :-)

Jan - after the work was done!

Kendell enjoying his Popsicle!

Claire and her baby Adrienna!

Jeremy and Kendell

Claire and Kayla..she was babysitting while Dannielle was working

Kendell and Josh taking a ride

Being silly!

....Linda

B-DAY CAKE AT THE PARK 7.17.2009

We went to the park friday night and had Fat Boys pizza and ice cream cake. I wanted Jord to invite friends over for a party, but he didn't want to - I guess he is getting to old for that :-) So we just called the Kemp family and this is all we could gather up!! Jeremy and Eric were at SuperHoops, Katilynn had a softball game, Keiths had a cook-out, dad went to dinkys and Ethan was sick!!! When dad and mom get back from flordia, hopefully we can get everyone together and grandma can make the traditional birthday cake.

Emily, Josh, Kayla and Jordan

Chic and Jan

Grandma and Ernie

Super Hoops Camp 7.17-19.2009

The incoming 7th grade basketball team went to DePauw University for Super Hoops Basketball Camp last week-end. They went up on Friday and came back on Sunday. They played 11 games in that time!! Needless to say that by Sunday they all were limping and moaning from aches and pains!!

They went undefeated all week-end and also the won the sudden death tournament!!

I drove the 7th and 8th grade teams up on Friday and then Judy, Ernie and I drove up on Saturday and Sunday to watch. We were all glad to be home after the long weekend.

playing hard!

Coach DeCoursey giving the team instuctions

front row - Matt Stoll, Joshua Graber, Eric Wagler, Drew Fields, Wyatt Helms, Ethan Duncheon

back row - Coach DeCoursey, Luke Graber, Addison Wagler, Connor Swartzentruber,

Jeff Harrwood, Jeremy Graber, Seth Swartzentruber

2009 B-R Viking Minor League and Play Off Champs

GRABER POST TEAM

front row - Alex Taake, Eric Wagler, Luke Graber, Brian Graber, Daleen Knepp

back row -Ernie Graber, Norm Graber, Hunter Letterman, Logan James, Logan Tedrow, Jeremy Graber, Matt Stoll, Mike James, Jared Miller

Their season record was 8-2

Father and Son

playing catcher position

running home

Luke and Jeremy

Up to bat..had 1 grand slam this season :-)

played center field most of the time

Jordan Turns 18 Today!

Prom Picture - April 2009

One Year Old!!

It is hard to believe that 18yrs ago we headed to the hospital to get our firstborn! Where does the time go?

Everyone was so excited - you were the 1st grandchild on the Kemp side and were quite spoiled. Aunt Janice loved and kissed on you sometimes until you cried! Karen and Keith were your little babysitters :-) And with Grandma Kemp and Great Aunt Ruth you were very loved!!

On the Graber side you were 1 of 6 born in 1991 - 5 boys and 1 girl!! Shawn, you, Ryan, Jolene, Derrick and Brandon. You had a lot of great time playing at "Gramps" on Sunday nights and still enjoy getting together with your Graber cousins.

Now you will be a senior this year, you are taking senior pictures this month sometime - it is so hard to believe :-)

You have turned into such a nice, good looking, responsible young man!!

This summer you worked on a carpenter crew, getting up early and putting in 10 hr days - finding out what it means to put in a days work. I'm so proud of you!!

As you are at a time when that you will be making some major life decisions - just know that dad and I are here for you and will support whatever your dreams are...SO DREAM BIG!!

And as the song goes,

I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams

And that faith gives you the courage to dare to do great things

I'm here for you whatever your life brings

So let my love give you roots and help you find your wings

Love, Mom

Hi,
The goal for this blog, is to record our day to day memories that seem to slip away and the pictures that are taken, put away and forgotten - something that hopefully can be put in a book for my 3 boys Jordan, Joshua and Jeremy. I love you guys!! Mom