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Eliana’s Oak Hills dance recital

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 video from the [...]

Tank becomes a cone head

On Mother’s Day we enjoyed a perfect Sunday morning with a good cooked breakfast followed by church services. After lunch we decided to go for a family walk. The weather was just great but our walk became quite an adventure.
We had walked past a neighbor’s home around the block. The kids saw their horses and [...]

What to do while your kid’s unconscious?

Today Dominic, our four year-old, had to be put to sleep. No, like you put a pet to sleep, but sedated with anesthesia so some dental work could be done.
Vickey had him at the dentist in November/December for an exam and then an appointment to fill some cavities. But Dominic wouldn’t sit still for the [...]

My ticket for a cracked windshield

Did you know you can get a citation for having a cracked windshield?
I didn’t.
Yesterday I had a business meeting in West Valley City and on my way back to the office a motorcycle police officer pulled me over.
He said I was speeding and that the speed limit was 35 miles per hour.
I told him I [...]

Christmas vacation skiing

While my entire family was together for Christmas this year in Salt Lake, the siblings and spouses took a day to hit the Park City slopes.
This was probably one of the best Christmas gifts from our parents. They spent the entire day, from sun up to sun down, taking care of their grandchildren, all seven [...]

Pete and Vickey Codella Christmas Greeting 2009

This was a busy year for the Codella family, as it likely was for those of you reading our annual update. It’s simply amazing how quickly time passes and we find ourselves reflecting on the year, looking forward to holidays spent with family and friends, and the memories of another calendar year.
Highlights
We were so proud [...]

Codella family Thanksgiving spread in La Voce

This November my family was featured in the Las Vegas Italian-American community newspaper, La Voce.
The center pages are ours, titled La Mia Famiglia, Past Present & Future — The Codella Family.
My friend is the editor for La Voce and asked us in October if we would be willing to be the featured family for the [...]

Aunt Sarah’s 80th birthday

The week after Ellie’s baptism we found ourselves at my Aunt Sarah’s 80th birthday party in Richfield.
It has been years since we made it to my mom’s old stomping grounds in Richfield. It was nice to pay the little old town a visit.
We spent the day there, along with my folks who were visiting from [...]

Eliana’s baptism

It’s been almost a month now since Eliana was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I’ve got a handful of photos and some thoughts I’d like to share about the event.
Although we have moved out of the rental home in Bountiful, we choose to hold Ellie’s baptism in [...]

A review of Whitney Houston’s I LOOK TO YOU album

Whitney Houston’s new album was released on Aug. 31, just so it could qualify for this year’s Grammy Awards. (I blogged about it a couple weeks ago.) The album seems to have been rushed — they didn’t even manage to get track titles on the disc.
Those of you who have known me since the 80s [...]