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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
