We drove into the mountains to celebrate the 4th of July this year. We spent a long, relaxing weekend at the Snow family cabin at Bryant’s Fork near Strawberry Reservoir. Going to the cabin more frequently is definitely one of the perks of once again living in Utah. We love it there. It’s a true […]

This father’s day I’m writing to say thanks to the fathers in my life, especially my dad and Vickey’s dad. We’re blessed by their love and support. I’m so fortunate to be Eliana and Dominic’s father. Watching them wrestle after dinner, and jump from couch to couch despite numerous and repeated requests to stop, and […]

Today we had a stake conference where we heard from our stake leaders and a couple LDS general authorities, including an apostle, Elder Ballard. He spoke for a few minutes about grandfathers and said he believed their mission is to create memories in the lives of their grandkids. My mind immediately went back to memories […]

We’re enjoying the four seasons again. We’re also enjoying participating in the neighborhood garden. Our backyard neighbors have a large plot of land next to their tennis court where a dozen or so families plant and nurture a row or two of vegetables. Vickey and the kids did the planting last Saturday and now, just […]

It’s 2009 and we’re doing just fine. It seems like the years go by faster and faster. Our family is in three states now, instead of four. Peter and Vickey moved their family back to Utah last fall. That puts them in the same state as Brian and Melissa. Angie and Vinny are still in […]

I have a whole ton of photos and stories to publish on the family blog. I’ll have to play catch up one of these days. We had a very fun week in southern Utah last week. I had a great birthday. We enjoyed spending time with family and friends. We even did an Easter egg […]

This week is spring break for Vickey and Eliana. We decided to take advantage of the opportunity to get away. We’re with Vickey’s brother, Matt and his family, in Hurricane, Utah. And Tank’s keeping Grandpa Snow company in Holladay while Grandma Snow is with Vickey’s sister, Rachel, in New Orleans this week. The weather’s beautiful […]

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 come in waves. Life is full of ups and downs. As I listened to the LDS general conference this weekend, it […]

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 home power was determined to be the culprit. It was reported to be around 100 years old (or something like that) […]