When we are not swimming

When we are not swimming we are coming up with creative and crazy things to do to beat the Texas Summer heat.  One of the boys favorite actvities is to play with shaving cream!! They make great designs, Will practices his handwriting and then they, well, you can see what they do next....

CRAZY BOYS! It is fun, because after shaving cream time, we follow up with BATH TIME!!  Now, that makes for a GREAT few activites to beat the heat.

We have spent some time at Cosmic Jump too....such a blast!!

These videos shows the boys just LOVING it and Ryan HANGIN' with the BIG kids!!

And of course, one of RYAN's favorite things to do is READ!!! It makes the teacher in me, SO HAPPY!!!

Swim Lessons

Most of our summer days consist of swimming at home.  We took a week to brush up on Will's strokes and he is proven once again to be a stronger swimmer each time he is in the pool.  Ms. Susan was super sweet and Will LOVED his time with her. 

Ryan snacked and watched his brother until his lesson was over and then we all swam.  It is always fun to swim in a new pool!

These boys sure LOVE the water (and boy that is a good thing, considering we are in it EVERYDAY).

Will was swimming the length of the pool with no problem. 

Super proud of this big guy!!

Fireworks!!

We celebratd the 4th in our favorite fashion....away from crowds, long lines and traffic!! Ryan missed out on the firework fun because he went to sleep (he did get to take part in some noise makers before he went to bed), but Will LOVED his 2nd year of sparklers and fireworks!!

My sweet friend Michelle, owner of LaFon's fireworks (Now Dugger's) on Lake Lavon and a few of our other sweet teacher friends that were helping her out, hooked us up with the best "backyard" fireworks!! We had a ball!

Remembering Mom

We had a wonderful Memorial Service for my Mom on Jun 15, 2012.  I know she was smiling from heaven.  We were able to ceelbrate the amazing woman that she was.  It was heart warming to hear the countless, and I mean countless, people that considered her "Mom".  She was the strength many needed, the listening ear most craved, the faithful servent leader and compassionate advocate for all who came in her path.  Her dear friend Harryette shared at the service that there were many she loved, others she acceppted and a few others she tolerated,  but everyonoe was blessed and a better person for knowing her.

I am more than honored to have called her my Mom and to have the remarkable relationship that I had with her. 

She is missed every day and I see her in the simple things that I never even saw before.  Mom's are truly a blessing, but my mom was and is the most remarkable woman I have ever known and probably will ever meet.  Heaven grew a bit sweeter, and stronger when she joined the heavenly host. 

As she would have insisted upon, our family gathered for the entire day after her service and spent time loving each other and enjoying the family that she was so proud of.  She was the matriarch of the family and her legacy will live on forever!!

ROOTS are the Reasons the Braches stay so STONG!

Her grandkids....all but Ryan (he was sleeping)

The oldest Boh grandkids & Mom's adopted son, Mason(16), Ferry(OLD) and Mitchell(18) - hammin' it up for the camera...watch out girls

My sister, brother their spouses and a most of all of our first cousins were able to come and visit.

Jeannie, Rick, Dad, Nancy, Don (front row) Monte and Connie (back)

The out of town family met at Crossroad's Diner in Dallas on Saturday for brunch. 

Mom would have been so happy to have us all gathered at one of her favorite Restruants.  Monte's friend, the chef and owner of Crossroads treated us to an AMAZING meal!

More cousin time at Harryette's home Saturday evening.

My sister and sister-in-law (the best sisters a girl could ask for)

We are SO BLESSED!!

Mom, I miss you every day and rest in the peace of the LORD knowing you are dancing with the Angels and watching us from above.  Thank you Jesus!