OTHERS May 2011

Congratulations to the newest Boggs Family! We are so happy for Peter and Jordan to begin their new life together.

WARD WIDE WEB

Jeremy was determined to have a nice relaxing Spring Break. He kicked it off with a family date night at Red Robin, [took Jackson to the Urgent Care for stitches], took Jennifer to a Community Band Concert @ the Paul Shagoian Theater, took the family camping to Millerton Lake for 3 days, went mountain biking 3 times, did a bunch of pool maintenance in the backyard, fixed the car door handle, planted a garden with Trevor, and played a mean Nerf gun battle with the kids. Relaxing, eh?


Jennifer was BUSY cooking 1600 servings of rice pilaf for Jeremy's school fundraiser. 3 days and countless hours later... somehow it all got done! Just in case you were wondering, here is the recipe for 100 servings of pilaf:

Rice Pilaf
100 servings

40 oz. cut fideo pasta
1 cube butter
8 c. Uncle Ben's Converted Rice
2 c. white rice
36 c. water

Brown pasta in butter. Bring water to a rolling boil. Mix all ingredients in an 18 qt. roaster oven. Cook at 250 degrees for 90 minutes. (Do not lift lid while cooking.)


Trevor (& Logan) spent much of their precious dollars on plants, soil, and gardening supplies. Trevor took the lead role in mixing the soil and planting the plants. Cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, watermelon, peas, and carrots. He took grandma's advice on the proper watering techniques. He got more advice from Grandma Elizabeth on how to keep the snails out of the garden. He's been busy and dedicated to making those plants grow! He's out there every evening making sure they are weeded, watered, and snail free.

Logan had a great time camping at Millerton Lake during Spring Break. He got to hang out with his best buddies (Joel, Carter, and Sammy) building sand castles, hiking, burning stuff, and riding bikes.

Lizzie is growing up so fast. We have the "you-are-not-allowed-to-grow-up-any-more-you-must-stay-7-years-old-forever" talk at least once a week. We came across this sweet little video a couple of weeks ago. We were dying Easter eggs when she was about 3 years old. What a cute little girl! And look at how much she's grown since then. Can you not see the adolescent already starting to come out? We sure can!

Jackson turned 5 years old [photo #1]! And then 2 weeks later he busted his forehead open on the trampoline and had to get stitches [photo #2]! The scar will heal, but will always be in that prominent location. It's looking better already [photo #3].

Daily Duran

Clare was blessed in April and looked so pretty in her outfit. She is lots of fun smiling all the time at everyone. Clare loves to coo and watch everything that is going on especially when Bella is making a big mess.

Bella has fun playing a helping Amy all day long. She is started sleeping in her big bed and has realized she can get up and play instead of taking a nap. Bella is learning to sing her alphabet and will hit a few unorganized letters when you sing with her.

Amy reorganized her primary presidency and has been busy getting them all on the right track. She did a great job putting on the luncheon after Clare’s Blessing. Amy has been a great mom balancing between an infant and a 2 year-old.

Thomas is working and finishing up the semester. He spends most evenings at school in the library or at home doing homework. Can’t wait for summer to get here.

Motschiedler Madness
Well, life in the Motschiedler home is sure exciting these days. Desh is 3 months old and babbling and smiling and holding his head up during tummy time. Its all very exciting. We love having him in our family.

Last weekend he and I flew to Oregon with my mom for Macy Marshall's blessing. Desh got to meet the Oregonites for the first time. We had a lot of fun. Check out pictures at madmott.blogspot.com.

I've gone back to work parttime at the preschool and Desh gets to come with me. He's very popular! The kids love to visit him and the teachers love to hold him. We're busy getting ready for Mother's Day and Graduation and summer school. FIve weeks left of this school year!!

Ken got to stay home this weekend and get lots of sleep for the first time in 3 months. He missed us but was able to keep busy by visiting Costco and making our yard beautiful.

That about sums up this month. See ya next month!

OTHRES March 2011

MARSHALL NOOSE

We have a new grandson! Desh Edward Motschiedler. Born Feb 9, 2011. 7lbs 8oz. 21 inches.

John and Suzanne

DAILY DURAN

Clare has been a nice little trooper. She has been eating very well and is gaining good weight. She sleeps quite a bit though never at the most desirable times. She still has her beautiful dark hair that is so thick. Sometimes she will smile in her sleep or after much coaxing from mom and dad.

In February Bella had her birthday and turned 2 years old. We went to a park and had a party for her and some of her little friends. They played on the equipment, ate little goodies, got to smack a Spiderman piñata around (thanks for the Spiderman, Mica). Bella got a little tricycle for her birthday for 2 yr olds, but her legs are still too short for the pedals or to touch the ground so she needs someone to push her around.

Amy has been continuing to run the primary for the ward from home. She takes care of her girls all day and tries to get what sleep Clare lets her have at night. She got cleared to start working out again from her doctor so she is recovering from her first time out for a run still.

Thomas is busy with school and work. He has been catching up on all the school work neglected from when Clare was born at the beginning of the semester. This will be his last semester in the MPH program so he is getting ready for his comprehensive exams in March and can not wait for the exams to be over so he can get back to his regular schoolwork again.


WARD WIDE WEB
Jeremy had a great victory last month as he enjoyed a first place win coaching Logan's Destination Imagination team! They will move on to compete at State Finals in April.


Jennifer got creative and made the most awesome cake of all time to show at Logan's Blue and Gold Cub Scout Fundraiser. It was a Mexican Fiesta theme. And since we'd just watched Nacho Libre the week before for our family movie night, it seemed only appropriate to make a Nacho Libre cake. The boys loved it!


Trevor & Logan have begun a new hobby. Making movies of their outdoor adventures! Check out their first episode:



Lizzie learned to ski! Check out her first experience here:



Jackson has a funny story... He likes to cook his own chicken nuggets. Even when an adult offers help, he refuses. Jackson likes to be independent and press those microwave buttons on his own. Here's how he does it:
1. place 10 chicken dinosaurs on a plate.
2. climb up on the counter
3. place plate inside microwave
4. SLAM the micro door
5. press "1, 2, 3, 0, start" (That's 12 minutes and 30 seconds on the microwave)
6. get tired of waiting after only about a minute for them to cook (thank heavens for a short attention span!)
7. then scarf the nuggets!

OTHERS February 2011

Waddells

We are back! We're in Clovis again to stay for a long-long time now... Hopefully. Caralee is enrolled in community college currently and is hoping to be at Fresno State next year sometime to work on her Business/Accounting degree. Lucas and Violet are blessed to be at home in their own beds and are loving being watched by their cousin Chelsy twice a week. Lucas is talking and learning more and more everyday as he prepares for preschool in the fall. Violet is taking just a few steps at a time this week and will hopefully be walking unassisted before we all know it. NO MORE DIRTY HANDS from crawling around on the church carpet! Yuck!

See you all around town. :)

Daily Duran

Our big January news is the birth of Clare Elizabeth Duran on January 20. She came in to the world nice and early in the morning weighing 8 lbs. It was quite a day and night of labor for Amy. She ended up not dropping so we chose to do cesarean after all that labor. This would allow Amy to be awake rather than under full sedation which might have happened in the event it went to an emergency cesarean. Bella is loving her new sister and tries to hold her, kiss her, and love her all the time. Amy’s parents have been at our house for the last two weeks helping us with everything. It has been a lot of fun and very tiresome at the same time. Clare is eating well and we can’t wait for her to start sleeping through the night.


WARD WIDE WEB
Jackson has had a great January. He kicked off the year right by participating in our annual Polar Bear Plunge! New Year's Day is the day to find several crazy kids jumping in the pool in our backyard. Jackson decided to join them, but only up to his shins. He's not that crazy. :)

Jackson also got to spend some good quality time with his cousin Bella in January. Bella got a new baby sister this month! Welcome baby Clare to Thomas and Amy's family!! Bella stayed with us for a few days while the new parents were busy at the hospital. Jackson got a taste of what life might be like with a younger sibling.


Lizzie turned the ripe old age of 7! She celebrated with a spa party with some of her girl cousins.
It was all about the Squinkies this year. These teeny tiny toys are all the rage right now. Lizzie scored a bunch of Squinkies to start her collection. She is definitely 7 going on 13! Check out her sassy pose after opening gifts!


Logan is a busy busy boy these days. He is a champion wrestler, participates in Destination Imagination, skis, and goes to cub scouts once a week. This week they got to visit the only Flat Track Racing Museum in the world (it's right here in our city!). Logan had a great time checking out over 100 racing bikes.

Trevor is also a busy boy. He played basketball last season, is on the Destination Imagination team again this year, sings in choir (in the picture below, he's singing at the groundbreaking for a new elementary school - 2nd row from the top, far right), goes to 11 year old scouts, and balances his schoolwork beautifully. He got straight A's for the first time ever! He was so proud of himself - and so was his teacher. Trevor was also honored with the Student of the Quarter Award because of his outstanding performance and progress in his class.


Jennifer had a blast planning Lizzie's spa party. The girls were pampered with chocolate masks, foot massages, and made their own bath salts. Our bathroom was transformed into a relaxing spa with music and candles and stacks and stacks of white towels! Jennifer also just finished pulling off her first Relief Society Meeting (formerly known as "Enrichment"). The ladies were treated to a Mexican Cruise complete with hand massages and a fun salsa bar for refreshments.


Jeremy got to play the butler for Lizzie's spa party. He hammed it up real good - "Leland" was his butler name. The girls loved having their own personal servant who delivered goodies, facial supplies, and warm towels.
Jeremy's big project at work this month was planning and carrying out the annual awards ceremony at his school. His school is full of over-achieving students. And to award all the kids that made the honor roll was to essentially throw a party for the ENTIRE school. 600 kids + parents and grandparents = 1500 chairs, a slide show, several big-whig speakers, decorations, and refreshments. It was a set-up and take-down process that spanned several days to complete. The ceremony was a success and Jeremy slept very well when it was all over.

OTHERS January 2011

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OTHERS December 2010

The Fresno B's

Hey Family!!

So... november was interesting-ish. Marching season is over except for the christmas day parade, concert season is started, and my trumpet is freezing whenever i play it. i'm glad more trees are finally getting the memo about it being December and that their leaves are supposed to be falling off. we went to utah over thanksgiving, and had a good time at a family dinner but i missed turkey bowl. *sad face* ...and the cinimon rolls... my grandma on my mom's side was sealed on black friday to her brother-in-law (dont worry, her sister died about 7-10 years ago) so now all of my mom's cousins from that line are now her siblings... i feel sorry for the family history people working on that part of the family... :) our stake choir festival is on the 12th at 6:00 or 6:30 at the fresno stake center on cedar between bullard and barstow. feel free to come and bring a friend. :) i can't wait to see all of you peoples at the Boggs Christmas Breakfast. i hope yo are preparing lots of good food :) i have been hungry all the time lately. i blame it on the way im growing in hight... anyway, the food is alwys good :) See you all soon!

Happy Holidays! I hope you all get your christmas wishes as i wish to get mine.

From fresno,

~David Boggs


Snow Flurry
Elodey (19 months) is the sweetest child ever! She is mostly calm and content and happy with whatever is going on. She is at that age where she gets into everything. She likes to get the cereal out of the cupboard and sit behind the couch and eat it. Then she dumps it out on the floor. After we clean that up she likes to get the pans out of the cupboard and leave them everywhere in the kitchen. Then she enjoys getting games out of the game closet and playing with them ALL at the same time! She also gets a kick out of pulling all the pillows of the couches, taking the CD's out of our 50 disk CD player, writing all over her hands with markers (better than the walls), and trowing all the clothes out of the laundry baskets onto the floor. Since all the Christmas stuff is up now her new favorite is to un-decorate the tree. But she is just so cuddly and cute. Right now she is sitting next to me on the couch, sucking her thumb, and watching what everyone is doing. I think I have to watch out for her.

Charly (3) is LOVING preschool. She is learning to read. She can read a few words, just by sight, like "I", "am", "not", "this", "is", "the", etc. She is the most girly girl ever! When I was pregnant with her I was insistent on NOT having EVERYTHING be pink. She is totally opposite. She LOVES pink, princesses and puppies. She always has to wear something pink. She is always wearing a pink flower in her hair, and if she can, she wears a dress. She loves to play with her sister and is a great helper by re-decorating the tree.

Quinten (5) also loves preschool. He is reading now and thinks it's the most awesome thing. He loves his sisters and just think they are wonderful. He does get jealous that they get to do things like share a room and have a bunk bed. He keeps telling me that I need to have another baby and it needs to be a boy so he can have someone to share a room with. He is taking a kind of music class that he is really enjoying. They learn things like what a major scale looks like, how to hear the different instruments in music, and different cords all by playing and singing. It's really fun. He is really a good helper and will usually jump up and do anything I ask him to. I love his positive attitude.

I am loving taking care of my kidos. My days consist of cleaning up Elodey's messes, taking kids to and from preschool, and the usual cooking and house chores. Now that Christmas is getting close I have several other projects that I would like to complete such as sewing festive pillow covers for the couch pillows, finishing the Christmas Tree Skirt I started making last year, and making and afghan for a special someone for Christmas. And then there is the usually holiday baking and gifts for teachers and neighbors. Any ideas? I am a nursery leader in my ward. We have just started taking the kids to Primary so they can get used to sitting there when the new year rolls around.

Mike is working for Sara Lee. He is a bread vendor. So he gets up early in the morning to deliver all the bread to the stores and restaurants. He really likes his job. He is also the Sunday School president in our ward. He is currently focused on getting the teachers and the classes figured out for next year. He has also started a teacher development class that ALL the teachers in the ward take turns going to. He turned 29 this year and is doing all he can to enjoy "the last year of his youth".

OTHERS November 2010

The Fresno B's
I think that the judges at band competitions are paid. Edison has gotten last in everything except the Selma parade in which we got first in our division. Its kinda frustrating especially when the difference in scores is about twenty points 55.95 to 75.75...

I made chocolate chip cookies for the first time on Halloween and i think they actually turned out OK. i made them for my teachers and the first three I gave them to said they would make good bribes. (I have also given them donuts...) School is going OK. It is still as boring as ever. The pumpkin/jack-o-lantern I mentioned last month was a pain in the rear end to make but I finally finished it.

Hope everyone has been doing OK and happy November!!

~David Boggs

Hello Family,
As some of you know there has been a mix up in the Boggs Family genealogy and the Scott family Genealogy. I have been working with the missionaries in the genealogy dept. in Salt Lake for the past two weeks. I or we think the problem has been taken care of. If there is a name in the Boggs ancestry that you know does not belong there, please call or e-mail me.

The case number is 1840763, the missionaries number at Family Search Support is toll free 811-406-1830. The Family Search Support is open 24 hr. a day. Nancy and I are doing just fine. Hunting and fishing is real good. In fact the past two times some one went fishing around here just two fish would be over a hundred pounds. If you all could send Thomas this way I think I could show him how to catch fish.

John Scott

Jordan & Steffy
Well, after 5 years of dating Jordan and I finally got married!!! It was such a great day and it was nice to see everyone there just for us. I think we had between 350 and 400 people there so that made us happy.

Since then everybody asked how married life is and all we can say is that there really is no difference from before except that we live together and that isn't even bad yet lol. Also they ask if we went on a honeymoon but we haven't gone yet, we just couldn't take that much time off from work. So we will be going to DISNEY WORLD! from Dec. 5th-12th

As for what were doing now, we moved into the house that we are renting, Jordan loves having a yard to take care of. He still works at Savemart and has been in the Deli for about a year now. it is kind of slow now but the busy season is almost here! And me, well I still work at Cool Hand Lukes Steakhouse I got promoted to Expo (I take food out to the tables) back in July I don't work as many days but I make more money because I make tips now. :-) I also just started a second job at Lithia motors (where my dad works) I help with filing and cashiering. It is just for some extra money for xmas and to save for the future. And if that isn't enough I am in school also, this semester I took it really easy by only taking 7 units but I will have my associates degree at the end of this semester as long as I pass Philosophy :-/. And next semester I am taking 17 units so I can be at Fresno State by next fall. (I know I'm crazy).

Jordan has been so amazing through all of this. He knows that i love to work and just want to help make a better life for us. He has been doing a lot of house work for me while I am gone at work. He even makes me breakfast almost every morning. He knows how tired I get from working and going to school but I won't stop. He is so great I just hope that in the future when he is going after his dream I can repay him.

Well that is what is going on with us for now. We will try to keep you updated more often if we have the time.

Stephanie Kirby



WARD WIDE WEB
Here is our month in pictures & one video:

Trevor turned 11 and had a Nerf Battle Royale Birthday Party!

Logan ran in the Cross Country District Championship race and placed 9th out of 120 runners!

Lizzie competed in an Art Contest and placed 2nd!

Jackson got his first set of stitches ever! 2 inner and 8 outer = 10 stitches!

Jennifer had a birthday and turned the ripe ol' age of 32!

Jeremy carved his annual "FLAMING PUMPKIN!!" that made a great spectacle on Halloween night!

OTHERS October 2010

Motschiedler Madness

We've had a very exciting few months. Our biggest news is that we're having a baby boy due on Valentine's Day. At the last ultrasound he measured at being due on February 9th but they don't change my due date at this point, which means either he's going to come earlier than planned or he's going to be a big guy. I started to feel his little kicks and punches last week and now they're almost nonstop. Ken gets to feel them occasionally too. Its finally fun to be pregnant. I had a hard time enjoying this pregnancy at first!! We're busy decorating the baby's room. As I type this we have painters in finishing up the mess we started.

Ken also received some great news this week. He was offered a job with a local company called Quiring General. They are a construction company building things such as hospitals and office buildings, big stuff. He'll be their Contracts Administrator. One of his previous coworkers and good friends has worked there for about 2 years as their Controller and he only has good things to say about it. We're happy that he was able to join their team and just in time for his birthday. (It was his birthday wish to quit his current place of employment.)

All in all things are really great right now. We're happy, healthy and excited for everything to come.

Love,

Allyson, Ken & Baby

Fresno Boggs News (that I know of)

Since I'm probably going to be the only one writing anything, I guess I'll keep it short. I am attending CART and loving it. I'm in the Multimedia Lab and as a group we are currently working on advertising a "new" product , Ciao String Cheese. Its kinda interesting making up info on a fake product and learning how to use different computer programs to edit and make pictures. Other than that, I'm writing up the paper to get an eagle project approved so i can finally get my eagle. (I'm somewhat of a slacker, i could have had it by the time I was 13, but i got lazy). Everyone else seems to be doing alright and tired. the school year is always the busiest. Any who, Happy Halloween!!!!

Boo,

David Boggs