The Truth About Santa, a book for our time
I enjoyed a report on National Public Radio today about the book The Truth About Santa: Wormholes, Robots and What Really Happens on Christmas Eve by author Gregory Mone. In the interview Mone explained...
Pete Codella's Family Blog
Codella family Thanksgiving spread in La Voce
This November my family was featured in the Las Vegas Italian-American community newspaper, La Voce. The center pages are ours, titled La Mia Famiglia, Past Present & Future — The Codella Family. My friend...
Aunt Sarah’s 80th birthday
The week after Ellie’s baptism we found ourselves at my Aunt Sarah’s 80th birthday party in Richfield. It has been years since we made it to my mom’s old stomping grounds in Richfield. It...
Eliana’s baptism
It’s been almost a month now since Eliana was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’ve got a handful of photos and some thoughts I’d like...
A review of Whitney Houston’s I LOOK TO YOU album
Whitney Houston’s new album was released on Aug. 31, just so it could qualify for this year’s Grammy Awards. (I blogged about it a couple weeks ago.) The album seems to have been rushed...
Back To School
Today was Eliana’s back-to-school day. There was a morning assembly and then a short meeting with her teacher. I went and picked up all the instructions and information from the school since Vickey also...
Summer Quest
At the beginning of the summer I set a goal for myself: To be able to run without stopping from our home up to the top of the street that runs into Bountiful Boulevard,...
Whitney’s back!
Many events have transpired the past few weeks and month. I won’t even pretend I could catch up on the family blog. But today marks a new chapter in my Whitney Houston experience. Her...
Our outing to Park City
We took the family to Park City Mountain Resort last week – part of the Social Media Club of Salt Lake City summer social – to enjoy some rides and the scenery. Here’s a...
Tank playing fetch at the cabin
This video is part of our Fourth of July weekend at the Snow’s Strawberry Reservoir cabin. We think Tank needs swimming lessons. Anyone want to teach him?