Mostly about Utah
My guest writer today is Ada, a stay-at-home mother of two rambunctious preschoolers. Ada enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and reading when she’s not playing Mommy and blogging about it at Ada Shot Me. Creativity is used every day, in every aspect of our lives. When we think of creativity, we usually think [...]
How to shop with a quiet child: Place Bryson in shopping cart Give him a Kindle Fire Run Angry Birds Good for 15 to 30 minutes of quiet. Results vary by child. Photo Credit: From the iPhone of Megan
Last week my granddaughters Aurora and Cassandra went to the wedding of their mother’s cousin Alyse. This photograph was taken in the grounds of the Salt Lake Temple while Alyse and Adam were getting their pictures taken. 1 I love to see the temple. I’m going there someday To feel the Holy Spirit, To listen [...]
Father Christmas came to visit
My grandchildren this year.
But when he loudly Ho Ho Hoed
They refused to go near.
So Father Christmas skillfully
Made candy canes appear.
And with this very tasty treat
He overcame their fear.
I set up a train set around my Christmas tree so my grandchildren could play with it when they came to visit. The controller is hidden between two houses near the rear but Bryson soon found it. However, things do not always work out as planned…
Moving Out Jake and Rachel got the keys to their new house yesterday. Today we moved them out of their rented duplex and into their first home. A lot of family members turned out to help them move and I captured the historic moment for Rickety. Moving In Thank you everyone for [...]
Yesterday’s visit to Hogle Zoo with Jill, Adelaide, and my grandchildren found us encountering dinosaurs. Their heads and necks moved and they made noises so as to appear more life-like. The Dilophosaurus even spit water out of its mouth which scared my granddaughter Aurora and quite surprised me just as I was about to take [...]
Family members who have seen this video have requested that I post it. A kind of Grand Canyon addendum to our recent trip. I about fall over laughing every time I watch Jill’s little stumble. .
Today we visited the Ogden Union Station to attend The Hostlers Model Railroad 2011 Festival. There were HO, N, G, O and S scale layouts in several rooms. During the three day show over 8,000 people will visit (it seemed like all of them were there right at the time we arrived). The Hostlers Model [...]
There was snow on the ground so Adelaide, Sarah, the grandchildren, Jill, and I went sledding. We picked a very small hill for the grandchildren and took our cameras. Click on the images to enlarge. The videos are usually not visible in a feed reader. In the screencap below I have circled a girl in [...]
This is for today’s youth that can’t build anything without first looking it up on the Internet.
For Christmas I was given a train set by my wife. I suspect she got the idea from me mentioning that it was time I introduced Bryson to electric trains. On first seeing the train, Bryson was really excited. But first I had to bring in the groceries. So he waited patiently. Later Aurora came [...]
Cassandra is now playing at Ada Shot Me. Cassandra is the youngest of my granddaughters. The movie plays for around four minutes and admission is free. But please pick up your dropped popcorn and candy wrappers on the way out. And do stop by again. For your convenience I tried to obtain the rights to [...]
We discovered at our last visit to Hogle Zoo that Tuff, Cubby, and Dale had been moved to the Oregon Zoo. Construction is proceeding on the Rocky Shores Exhibit, an extensive multi-animal habitat featuring polar bears, sea lions, seals and possibly other bears. According to Hogle Zoo: Guests will experience unprecedented environmental immersion through realistic, [...]
These photographs have some real differences to reconcile.
Steven visited yesterday evening and with his brothers gave my tree a new look.
The women were safely occupied with General Relief Society Meeting so we wouldn’t be disturbed for two hours.
Last Wednesday, along with Adelaide and Jill, I took my three grandchildren to Hogle Zoo.
Bryson is learning to feed the ducks, or in this instance, geese. His coaches are Jill and Susan.
Last Wednesday Jill and I took Bryson to visit Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. The weather was cooler than normal, making the afternoon temperatures just right. We enjoyed seeing the animals with Bryson and took a few photographs and a video. Click on the images to enlarge. Merry Go Round Video
Last Sunday the family gathered to the Lakeview Ward for the blessing of Cassandra Willoughby.
I wanted to take my grandchildren camping so I made reservations for two campsites. I then invited the parents to go and before the day was out they were ready for the trip. So last weekend we went to Wasatch Mountain State Park. We camped overnight at Little Deer Creek Campground. Here are a few [...]
My grandchildren Aurora and Bryson never sit still for long, even when you give them both a chair.
This morning was the Independence Day Kaysville Rotary 12th Annual 10K and 5K Run / 5K Walk “Run for Reading” at the Davis High School Stadium.
Six pounds eleven ounces. Nineteen inches. Born at three twenty eight. We’re all doing well.
Just to put Sarah’s mind at ease I am showing these photographs and videos of Bryson playing in the driveway and rolling his truck into the street.
When Jill heard the news she was just ecstatic. Jill is not an emotional women (sounds contradictory, I know) but this once she was a whoopin’ and a hollerin’ all over the house.
My wife shot a brilliant sequence of five photographs of my granddaughter Aurora.
This photograph of Bryson was taken in March at the Fort Worth Zoo. I know it’s a jungle out there but don’t be timid — jump right in and see if your caption can captivate us.
Like magic you will have a sand castle. Make it as big as you want, there is plenty of building material. You can never use it all up. Building sand castles is very popular with more than 516 billion constructed every year around the world.
Tours of Cowboys Stadium allow fans behind-the-scenes access to several areas including the Cowboys Locker Room, Cheerleaders Locker Room, Playing Field, Private Clubs, Media Interview Room and other areas.
My granddaughter Aurora turned one this month and the family gathered for a celebration. Aurora very quickly demolished her birthday cake.
Test your caption writing skills on this photograph of me with my granddaughter Aurora.
I still haven’t learned to keep my distance when using my camera around Aurora. As you can see, she still knows how to take care of the grandpaparazzi.
With all the snow lately it has been a lot of work to keep the driveway and sidewalk clear. Fortunately there is still good help available. My grandson Bryson was happy to assist me in clearing the sidewalk.
This is the first in a series of caption competitions.
Aurora, my granddaughter, endures her grandparents taking photograph after photograph and the occasional video. Aurora finally got sick of me videoing her.
A photo slide video of Aurora to the tune of All Things Bright And Beautiful.
This evening 6 month old Aurora came to visit her grandparents. So we got out a few toys to occupy her.
Friday found me at the Davis County Fair with my two grandchildren Bryson and Aurora. Adelaide entered Aurora in the baby contest as did Sarah with Bryson. No winners there.
Today we saw Bryson crawling for the first time over the webcam. That was a marvelous sight. Jill heavily praised Bryson, which brings a smile to his face. This elicits more praise from Jill which brings forth another smile from Bryson. I rather think this would continue all day long if not for Sarah saying, “OK, time to go.”
Today family gathered to the Pleasant Valley 6th Ward for the blessing of Aurora Willoughby. With all the babies being blessed and extended family in attendance it was virtually standing room only in the chapel.
We are headed to the south end of downtown Fort Worth. Next to the Fort Worth Convention Center are the 4.3 acres of the Water Gardens, built in 1974.
Before Sarah left for Texas she fed cereal to Bryson for the first time. We sat him in his rickety stroller because his high chair was already in Texas.
Today at exactly 11am Adelaide gave birth to a 7lb 11oz, 21 inch baby girl. The new arrival hasn’t got a name yet (how rickety) so she is known as Baby 4110 for now, named after the number of the hospital room where Adelaide is recovering.
It was a sad day as Sarah and Bryson prepared to leave for Texas. Derek has found work there so it was necessary to move. With Bryson being our first grandchild, and just starting to smile, he will be especially missed.
Today we headed over to the Kaysville 12th. Ward for Bryson’s blessing. Bryson’s relatives were there in large numbers on this happy day.
This evening 24 days old Bryson came to visit his grandparents. So we got out a few rickety toys to occupy him.
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I'm Rick Willoughby. I live in Utah, working as a Software Engineer. I'm a Mormon, married with 5 children and 3 grandchildren.
I emigrated from England in my late twenties, bringing with me one small suitcase and $1,000. I appreciate the opportunities America gave me and the friendliness of the people to new citizens.
I blog about my family as well as politics, religion, finance, technology, and other topics.
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