Everyone has their space!

Everyone has their space that they call their own. Well this is my little space at Westside (it is little!!!). But, I actually have my own desk (cubby) to call my own! We have some great kids (ninth and tenth graders) we are working with this year. Most of them are very responsible and don't need any help-a big difference compared to last year. I have come to love working with teenagers. I think that we adults don't give most of them as much credit as we should. Alot of them are basically good kids trying to muddle through all the junk from today's society. It's been fun to see the growth and changes in the kids I have worked with as 9th graders three years ago to the seniors they are this year! Not all have changed for the better but it makes it worthwhile when you see those that are achieving and moving forward.

Looking at our little corner.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Kaiden

Today, September 15th, is Kaiden's birthday. It's hard to believe that he is already three. He was only nine months old when Jason and Lacey moved here. What a fun and cute grandson he is! We love his little cheers of "Grandpa, Grandpa" when he sees Rick. He sure reminds us of Jason as a little boy. We want to wish him Happy Birthday. We love you!

Happy 1st Birthday, Cooper

Today, September 14th is Cooper's first Birthday! Cooper is a busy, active little one year old with a twinkle in his eyes and the cutest little smile. Grandpa and Grandma Boggess hope he has a great first birthday with lots of cake and fun presents. We love you!

Carter and Keegan's Blessing

Last weekend, we were able to go to Colorado Springs for Carter and Keegan's blessing. It has been wonderful to see the happiness that these two little guys have brought into the life of Matthew and Katie. We are grateful for the opportunity that we had to share the day with them.

Rick meeting Carter (top) and Keegan (bottom) right after we arrived.

Matthew, Katie and Boys

Carter and Keegan

The Hoiland family

The Boggess side

Happy 1st Birthday, Maddison!!!

Today, Sept. 3rd, is our granddaughter, Maddison's 1st Birthday! She is the cutest little girl with beautiful eyes and the sweetest smile! We hope that she has a fun birthday!

We love you very much,

Grandpa and Grandma

Happy Anniversary, Matthew and Katie

Matthew and Katie's 5th anniversary was Friday. We want them to know how happy we are for them that they were able to start their family this year. They have truely been blessed this year and we know they will make great parents.
Hope you had a great day! We love you guys!

33 Great Ones!!!

An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow. ~Author Unknown
On this day, August 21st, thirty-three years ago, I married my best friend. We have shared many things in life: dreams and hopes, happiness and joy, grief and sadness, milestones and stepping stones. Through it all we have continued to grow closer and stronger together. Thank you, Rick, for the wonderful years. I Love You!

A Wonderful Event!

About a month ago, Rick received a call from a friend of ours in the ward. He has been coming to church with his wife, (Debbie) for many years although he was not a member. He even has sang with the ward choir. In his call, he asked Rick to say the prayer at his baptism. We were so excited for him. Well tonight, we attended his baptism. It was a beautiful baptism. His stepson baptised him and his son-in-law confirmed him. It was mentioned in the talks that he had gone through five bishops whom were all there tonight and everyone chuckled. The whole middle section of the chapel was full with many friends from our ward and from the other ward they lived in twenty years ago. Then the speaker said that he knew that the angels in heaven were shouting with joy. What marvelous blessings he has in store for him in this life with the gift of the Holy Ghost and the opportunity to take his wife to the temple and be sealed to her for eternity and then those blessings which will be given to him in the next life. We are thankful for the opportunity that we had of sharing this great and wonderful event.

A couple of cute pics!

I love hearing from Stephanie and Brett about Noah and Cooper and what they are doing! It was so fun having them here this summer. I thought I would put up a couple of my favorite pictures of them from our time together. I have to admit that we think they are two cute little guys!

Happy Birthday, Joy!

Today, August 11th, was Joy's birthday. We enjoyed an evening out with her, Eric, her parents and some of her family at Brother Sebastians Restaurant (best Prime Rib in Omaha). Afterwards, we went to the Keiser's for Gelato from Gelato Joes (if you have never tasted Gelato Joes, you need to-best Italian Ice Cream around) and played Speed Scrabble. It was an enjoyable and fun evening.


We love you, Joy! Hope you had a great Birthday! Thanks for letting us share your day with you. We miss you guys already!

New Pics!

We thought we would post on a few new pictures of Carter and Keegan! We are excited to be able to go to Colorado Springs sometime in the near future to see them but till then we love the fact that Matthew and Katie keep pictures posted. All are doing well (Mom and Dad, also) and are cute as can be! We are so happy for Matthew and Katie to be able to be parents and start their little family. Love you guys!

I love you's!

We had a fun visit at Jason and Lacey's house on Tuesday night with our grandkids (Kaitlyn, MacKenzie, Kaiden and Maddison). They are such cute grandchildren and continue to amaze Grandma and Grandpa Boggess. We love the "I love yous" from Kaitlyn, the cute smiles from MacKenzie, the "Grandpa and Grandma!" welcomes from Kaiden and the shy little smile from Maddison (she let us hold her a little longer this time-what a cutie!). Jason and Lacey have a great little family and are wonderful parents. We love them and are grateful for them and their kids.

Eric and Joy

Eric and Joy arrived on Thursday night from Idaho to attend her sister's wedding. (Congratulations to Allison and Mick on their wedding! They look so happy together.)
It's been fun having Eric and Joy home for a few days although it has been pretty busy for them with the wedding, a blessing and a baptism in the Keiser family. It was fun seeing all the Keiser family tonight at the reception and seeing their new babies. We are glad for the opportunity that we have had to see Eric and Joy about every two to three months lately.

Eric and Joy in Destin, Florida at her family's reunion.

We love you both!

Happy Anniversary Stephanie and Brett

We want to wish Stephanie and Brett Happy Anniversary! It's hard to believe it has been four years already. We have loved watching your marriage grow. One of the richest blessings in life is that of a parent seeing their son or daughter married to a good person and see them grow together as husband and wife beginning their own family. You two are doing great! Keep up the good work! We love you!

Two "new" grandsons!

Tuesday night around 9:45, Matthew called to say that their twin boys had arrived. Carter William (William after Katie's side of the family), 6 lbs. 8 ounces, and Keegan Matthew, 4 lbs 13 ounces. They are small but everyone is doing good. They took them home from the hospital today. We are so excited to be grandparents again and for Matthew and Katie to have children in their home. We love all our grandchildren (3 girls and 5 boys now) and the opportunity to be grandparents. It's amazing and hard to explain the feeling a parent gets watching your grown children as they become parents themselves and to see their families grow. (I know that those of you with married children know that special feeling that comes to you.) We are looking forward to being able to meet and hold Carter and Keegan in several weeks.