Author: Pete Codella II

Tuesday was a not-so-good news day for the Codella family. Several members of our family are dealing with really difficult situations that came to a head. It’s interesting, I think, how things seem to...

For a couple weeks we’ve encountered faltering power in our home. A couple electricians were dispatched by our landlord to check out the problem. The power switch from the city’s power line to the...

I just have to vent this morning . . . Last week there was a night when, according to Vickey, the lights in our home just kept flickering on and off. I was in...

Here’s a short video I posted on YouTube today of Eliana and her cousin, Carter, playing at the park yesterday.

Yesterday was crazy hair day at Oak Hills Elementary. Eliana was so excited to do something fun with her hair. Vickey was under the weather so it was up to me to come up...

Last week Vickey took the kids sledding after school at the hill next to Eliana’s school. They were the only ones around, so even Tank got in on the action. They all had a...

Yesterday was a big day in our home. For weeks Ellie has been working on her remaining top front tooth. She eagerly anticipated the day when both of her top front teeth were gone....

On Saturday we went out to breakfast with Vickey’s parents to celebrate Gordon’s birthday. It’s the first time we’ve been able to do that — a fun perk of living in Utah. We enjoyed...

A couple times during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays Eliana and Dominic were able to have a sleepover with their cousins — Carter, Luke, Anthony and Nick — known as my brother’s ‘CLAN.’...