The Pete and Vickey Codella annual greeting Written by Vickey on January 1, 2012 2011 was a fantastic, crazy, and wonderful year for our family. We hope 2012 finds you all well and happy. Here is a short review of what we have been up to the last 12 months. Photos follow the text, if [...]
We are fortunate to live in northern Utah. There are many things we really like about our neighborhood and proximity to jobs and loved ones. Something we didn’t know when we purchased our home here last summer is that we’re in the over-the-mountain-down-the-valley wind tunnel. We have endured two very powerful windstorms here in the [...]
I wrote a couple articles for Father’s Day this year. You can check them out at Modern Mormon Men and Today’s Mama. I’m so grateful for the example of fathers in my life, thankful for all they’ve done and made possible for me in my life, and in the lives of my family members. Love [...]
On May 25 I accompanied Dominic and his kindergarten class on a field trip to Hogle Zoo. We left the school at 9 a.m. and stayed at the zoo till 1. Everyone brought a sack lunch for food. Each parent was assigned a few kids to chaperone. Dominic and I explored with his friend, Atiba. [...]
You may have noticed the long hiatus from publishing on my family blog. It’s not due to a lack of things to write about as much as it is the ease with which I can update family and friends on our happenings using Facebook. Isn’t it interesting how status updates and microblogging like Twitter, even [...]
For our annual update we’ll get right to it with the year’s highlights: Vickey received her master’s degree in education in May We purchased and moved into a home in Bountiful, Utah in June Eliana started third grade and Dominic began kindergarten in August Pete had deviated septum (July) and hernia surgery (April) and got [...]
We’ve had trouble this fall with Dominic getting warnings and sent to the think tank (time out) in his kindergarten class. The kid just likes to talk and has lots of energy – and no patience. So, he’s learning to respect others when they’re talking and his teacher when she’s teaching. (She’s so patient!) Last [...]
One of our new favorite Thanksgiving recipes is this cranberry relish. Vickey found it in a Thanksgiving Taste of Home magazine. It was delicious yesterday on our Thanksgiving turkey. Ingredients 1 ¼ cups sugar ½ cup water 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries 2 large tart apples, peeled and finely chopped 1 medium [...]
When I was a teenager my grandpa, Angelo Codella, taught me how to make a cheesecake. I’ve always had a sweet tooth and for some reason the experience of baking with my grandpa and the simply amazing taste of cheesecake has solidified it as one of my favorite desserts. Yes, I do enjoy eating at [...]
Last week Eliana’s school hosted a dance recital for the students who have participated in the after school dance program (that would be Ellie). She was so excited to show us what she has been working on every Monday after school. She even suggested one of the numbers, Popular, from the musical Wicked. Here’s a [...]
