44 D St Vallejo

Where the Rodney Ricks family first lived.

Brandon and Michele were the cutest.

Posed outside the D St house.

Brandon working on weight training.

Looks like Michele had a Cootie problem.Brandon was always a cool dresser.

Misc Photos #1

Just photos I have scanned in.

How did a Blanchard photo get in here?

Time has not been good to some of us. Oh how things have changed.

We took mom and dad on a SF Bay ferry ride.

Some of the Wades came for a visit at Easter Time.

Halloween with the Ricks kids

There were several years of Halloween Costumes in the pictures I scanned. I thought the kids would appreciate me sharing the pictures with as wide an audience as possible.

Tonya as a witch.

Guess who.

You got to love what kids will do for Halloween.

Oh so cute.

Why take the picture in the hall?

Checking for Sharks

Our backyard pool was so "large" that I would have Brandon don his dive gear and check it for sharks.

But all he ever found was a dolphin for two.

After he had made sure the pool was save I could enter and enjoy.

Later I would use his shark finding skills in the big ocean. I would send Brandon out first to clear the way of sharks or any other undesirable sea creatures.

So it turns out that kids can be useful for somethings.
As you may have noticed I am scanning a different set of photo albums.

The best looking kids in the world.

Their mother has always known how to get the best pose from the kids when taking pictures. I think they have all be very patient in putting up with their mothers posing methods. I think / hope they have had fun doing it.

After this they did some fun shots.

Mary Anne's Pictures

Mary Anne commented that there were not many pictures of her. Well when I was scanning mother pictures I found an envelope full of pictures of just Mary Anne. It looks like the folks made up for the lack of Mary Anne pictures later. I think the younger kids were just spoiled by dad and mother.

Lots of Mary Anne pictures.

Lots more Mary Anne pictures.

And even more Mary Anne pictures.

There was a Shark attach

It seems that everyone likes to get thier picture taken with the shark.

Tonya and Michele.

Tonya and Brandon.

And Mother.

The changing family

The family has change through the years.

1958

1960

1966

1974

1992

Fashion Show #3

More new dresses for the girls. What is Deanna doing?

Even Lady Dog got in on the action.

As time goes on the grand kids get in on the action. ( and a little white dog)

More new dresses in front of the house.

Fashion Show #2

There so many new dresses for the girl and no pictures of new clothes for the boys.

Fashion Show #1

Funny Mary Anne should mention Mary Anne in the pictures, there she is. The girls seemed to get lots of new clothes. Because there are lots of pictures of them in their new clothes. The boys must not have gotten any new clothes because there are no picture of them at the side of the house with their new clothes on.

Decorating the Christmas tree, 1957

Putting up the Christmas tree was a family affair.

And there was always someone ready to posse to make a good picture a great picture.

Mother had this picture labeled as Deanna but that looks like Susan to me.

Playful side of mother and dad

This is a side of mother and dad's relationship I did not see too often. I to looks like they were just goofing around and thoroughly enjoying each other.

They were some very special parents.

1995 Embassey Hotel

Dad and Mother took the grand kids to Salt Lake City and now Randy and Susan are taking their grand kids to Salt Lake City. A tradition is continued.

The pool and hot tub are always an attraction for the grand kids.

It looks like fun then and it's still fun now.

Places the Family ate when traveling

When eating on a family trips we only ate at the best locations. We stopped where the action was with the best possible views. And the service was great, no waiting in lines.
Camping in the wide open spaces.

Sometimes it was a little crowded.

Other times the only thing you hear was the sound of passing cars.

Then there was the option of eating in the car on the go.

It was all part of the Dean Ricks trip experience.