It's a baby ....BOY for Christmas

The latest Guffey arrived today, and sure enough, he came on Christmas Day! He was born today at about 1pm. 8 lbs, 12 oz, 22 in., healthy and very handsome. Mother and baby are doing great. Check out the pictures below. More Pictures to come soon

In the Presence of a Prophet

We had a special  event this last weekend.  Elder Richard G Scott, an apostle in the quorum of the twelve apostles visited our stake for stake conference.  It was a rare opportunity to be taught by true apostle.  I have always been impressed by his genuine, sincere personality.  Many of his talks and teachings in general conference seem to be of a very personal perspective of the gospel.  He offered to be available to shake hands with everyone after the conference -- so both Spencer and Ben waited in line to shake hands with Elder Scott.  They both described the good feelings they at the chance to be in the presence of the apostle.

Check out this link to a biography of Elder Scott  :

Elder Richard G. Scott: "The Real Power Comes from the Lord"

Ben does Hockey

Ben has been enjoying some hockey practice on Saturdays with some of his good friends.  Here are some pictures - he is the one in the white shirt.

Spencer and Ben go on a Hike

Ben and Spencer love the outdoors.  They like to hike.  They love to identify the plants and animals.  On memorial day we took a day hike on the Hieroglyphic canyon trail in the Superstition Wilderness area.  Ben's favorite part was the colorful lizard we saw on the trail.  Take a look at the video we made. Ben specifically chose the music for the video, it is the theme to his favorite video game, "Smash Bros. Brawl" To make the video larger, click on the little button on he bottom right just to the left of the volume control.

Saturday Fun!

What did you do yesterday? did you go rock climbing? Did you play African drums on the street corner? Did you go to a professional hockey game? No.  Well .....  We did.

What the boys say about about the rock climbing--
-coming down was the best!
-It was kinda scary
-We almost go to the very top!

 

Drumming playing
-Easier than playing the piano
-Very hard to keep the beat.

 

 

About the hockey game--
-The best part was when they would slam each other into the side walls!
-The Roadrunners Won! by 1 point in overtime
-Ben says he wants to go ice skating now
-The nachos were the best.

Sam the acrobat

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I know you are all in shock that I would laugh at such unsafe behavior, but this is just one moment in the life of my toddler, professional climber. I had to share it with you. He never sits, only eats when moving-needless to stay-he doesn't stay in the high chair for long.

Christmas 2008

So, where did we go for Christmas this year? SeaWorld!! Santa came a day early, and brought us the tickets, and we left on the morning of the 24th to San Diego. We stayed in a cute motel right on the beach. Unfortunately, it was pretty cold and rainy for our stay. But that meant that Sea World wasn't very busy Christmas Day. We enjoyed so many fun shows, and exhibits. Sam's favorite were the big aquariums where he could stand right up to the glass and the fish would swim right by him- that's him and Shamu in the picture on left. My favorite was the Beluga Whales. Spencer liked the Atlantis Ride which he went on 5 times. Shayne liked the exhibits of interesting fish, and touching the Bat Rays. And Ben giggled throughout the Sea Lion show. We stayed half a day on the 26th, and drove home right when the park started to get really crowded. We love having this family time together and focusing on making special memories each Christmas.

A December Wedding

I know this is belated, but I wanted to post my Congratulations to my brother and new Sister-in-law. I am so happy for them! Tomorrow they celebrate 3 weeks together. They were married in the Mesa temple on December 18. They did it simple style with quick pictures after and a lunch at Montis for their closest friends and family. The ceremony and lunch were wonderful. I am truly blessed - I had no sisters growing up -now I have 5 that I love. Becca fits right into our family and brings out the best in my brother, Joey.