Pete Codella's Family Blog

The water park 0

The water park

Today was Vickey’s day off work and she spent some quality time with the kids at the water park — one of their favorite summer destinations.

EQ breakfast at Green Valley Park 0

EQ breakfast at Green Valley Park

Last Saturday I was in charge of a breakfast for families in our ward’s elders quorum. We had a great time and enjoyed almost perfect weather (it wasn’t too hot). Families stayed for a...

Eliana's first video scavenger hunt 0

Eliana's first video scavenger hunt

Tonight while Vickey worked I took the kids down to Fremont Street Experience to participate in my client’s video scavenger hunt. It’s called miniPAH:Vegas and is sponsored by PAH Nation, a nonprofit, educational organization...

A funeral and a baby blessing 0

A funeral and a baby blessing

We’re back safely in Henderson after a whirlwind few days. Friday morning Vickey flew to Utah for her Uncle Kenny’s funeral. I drove up that afternoon, after a presentation I gave for Codella Marketing,...

Kenneth Dodds, Grandma Snow’s brother 0

Kenneth Dodds, Grandma Snow’s brother

Uncle Kenny’s funeral is tomorrow. He will be missed by those who knew and loved him, especially his wife Cathy. His obituary is published in today’s Daily Herald. Till we meet again, Uncle Kenny.

Saying goodbye to Uncle Kenny 0

Saying goodbye to Uncle Kenny

We received word yesterday that Vickey’s uncle Kenny passed away. He was Murriel’s younger and only brother. He and his wife, Cathy, are from American Fork, Utah. I believe I’ve only met them once...

In memoriam: Faith Cronk 0

In memoriam: Faith Cronk

Our good friends and former neighbors are now living in Colorado. They reminded us that this past week was the birthday of their first daughter who was conceived and grew almost until birth but...

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies 2

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

One of my favorite treats is the chocolate chip cookie served by Great Harvest Bread Company. I love its whole-grain taste. I have experimented with a recipe to get just the right flavor and...

Change of referring domain name 0

Change of referring domain name

For those of you accustomed to accessing my family blog posts through PeteCodella.com, you’ll have to switch to http://petecodella.blog. I’m going to utilize the PeteCodella.com domain to publicize my consulting and speakers bureau service...

It’s way too hot for May 19… 0

It’s way too hot for May 19…

. . . that’s what I’ve been thinking all day today. From the get-go I was greeted with a most unpleasant odor when I entered my 87° office at 7:30 a.m. For some reason,...