Daynes Family

Here's the latest photos of the Daynes Fam. We had them taken at the Chinese Gardens...about 15 minutes drive from where we live. We saw 2 huge monitor lizards cruising around while at our photo shoot.

Luckily, you can't tell how much we were sweating from these photos. However, I think our hair tells all. I blow-dried straight my hair, Sammy & Bailey's hair right before we left the house to take the photos...so you can tell what the humidity does to our hair by looking at these photos!!!










(This monitor lizard had something stuck in its mouth.)



This is Jack-Jack. He's 4 years old. If you're trying to find this guy around our house you would look first by the computer, the Wii or an i-phone. He is all about electronics and loves figuring out how things work. He also really likes airplanes and anything construction-related.






This is Carson. He's 7 years old. If you're trying to find this guy you would just follow the noise of a ball bouncing or being thrown against a wall. His hands are always full b/c he's holding a basketball or football. You could also look outside by the basketball hoop. He could be there shooting baskets while also occasionally jumping into the pool. He is probably in the pool bugging Bailey and her friends which is one of his very favorite pasttimes.

He could also be up at SAS watching one of the high school football games or basketball games. Ask him what the score was of a game in the past two years or so and he will most likely tell you who was playing, what the score was and definitely who won.



This is Bailey. She's 10 years old. If you want to find her just call one of her 500 friends and they can tell you where she is. Most likely she can be found in our pool with at least 2 other friends. She could also be outside organizing a Capture the Flag game for all the neighbor kids for after dark.

If you can't find her in one of those places then she's probably trying out a new hairstyle or planning out her outfit for the next free dress day. She might also be listening to Taylor Swift or singing Justin Bieber songs with her girlfriends.

The last few places to look would be on a soccer pitch, softball field or in one of the SAS pools. This girl gets a ton of exercise and socializing while out playing one of her favorite sports.




This is Sammy. She's 13 years old. She can be found at the library or on her bed reading a book. The book she can be found reading is definitely from the Fantasy genre. It is most likely Percy Jackson related. Or if it's really late at night she may be sneaking a little Book of Mormon reading in before midnight (her beehive class has a goal of reading the Book of Mormon every day!)

If she's not reading a book then she's probably on the computer looking up information on Percy Jackson books or Percy Jackson movies. The music playing in the background would definitely be Taylor Swift, as Sammy is a big fan of hers and knows the words to every one of her songs.




Lastly, this is Mike and I. If you're looking for one of us we're probably asleep because we're so exhausted from running after these 5 all day. Mike is dreaming about when he can play golf next and I'm dreaming about relaxing on a beach in Maui.

Mike could also be found planning an amazing activity for our ward, stressing about work-related issues in China, coaching one of our kids sports teams or doing P90X.

I might be found taking care of Skylar, checking e-mail (never-ending), blogging, planning an activity for my activity-day girls or going on a walk with one of my girlfriends.

That's our fam in a big ole' nutshell! Now I don't have to do a Christmas card letter!





BTW, Skylar is almost 4 months old. She can be found sleeping, rolling from her back to her front, slobbering everywhere or receiving kisses and hugs from her older brothers and sisters!