Pete Codella's Family Blog

Happy birthday Dominic 0

Happy birthday Dominic

This morning we all got up and ready for the day while Dominic slept (he’s a late sleeper). Once we woke him up, we sang happy birthday and took him downstairs where a dozen...

Fourth of July weekend 0

Fourth of July weekend

We’ve had a fun, full Fourth of July weekend. Our friends and neighbors went out of town and offered to let us use their pool. Vickey and I took the kids over there Thursday...

Celebrity look-alikes for Pete the younger 2

Celebrity look-alikes for Pete the younger

A friend of mine posted a funny celebrity look-alike image of him and George Clooney. It sparked my interest so I checked out the site, MyHeritage. Here are my celebrity look-alikes, based on truly...

Two dead freezers in as many months 0

Two dead freezers in as many months

This summer has been particularly hard on our appliances. The beginning of May we had to replace our eight year-old Kenmore freezer, and this morning Vickey discovered that our Whirlpool Gladiator freezer (which we...

Vote for Eliana’s video 0

Vote for Eliana’s video

If you’re so inclined, Eliana’s Circus Vision video is now a part of the minPAH:Vegas entries. Go to PAHNation.com, click on Theater, then miniPAH:Vegas ’08. On the bottom navigation select Circus Vision and scroll...

Summer swimming 0

Summer swimming

Saturday afternoon Eliana and Dominic insisted on swimming. So, I filled up our little wading pool and let them have at it. They also both received hair cuts Saturday so Eliana wanted me to...

The kids got a hair cut 0

The kids got a hair cut

Yesterday, as the temperature in the Las Vegas Valley begins to exceed 105, both kids got their hair trimmed. Here’s a slide show with them sporting their new look.

To the fathers in my life 0

To the fathers in my life

In commemoration of father’s day I thought I’d take a few moments to jot down some memories of the fathers in my life. As a young boy I remember all the scout outings, meetings...

Kung Fu Panda outing 0

Kung Fu Panda outing

Thanks to Grandma Codella’s most recent package (which included some cash and the suggestion we use it to see Kung Fu Panda), we enjoyed a family afternoon at the movies today. Once the kids...