Time Flies By.....

We have been very busy at the Giese House. With three kids, it seems like one of them is always sick. We have been trying to keep the kids active by riding bikes, coasters, and scooters. Payton is growing fast. She will be three months on April 11th. She is cooing a bunch, smiling, and Dan even got her to laugh the other day. We are cherishing every moment of this baby stage, since we are pretty sure this will be our last baby. Dan leaves this Thursday to begin rehab in Arizona. We will be staying back until Dan is ready to play in games, but we will visit as much as possible. We are going to miss him a lot. I know I will be missing all the extra help with the kids.

Easter egg time with Daddy

Avery in her Charger gear

Gavin's favorite thing to wear

Daddy and Avery's fishing trip

Gavin and his buddy Bo

Avery and her good friend Taylor

Payton- 1 month old

We have been adjusting to life as a family of five. It has been going well. Payton is the easy one! The big kids are the ones that keep us on our toes. Avery and Gavin both love Payton very much. Avery is always a big help and Gavin loves to kiss Payton all the time. Payton is starting to smile at us and coo, which is such a fun part of having a baby. Everyone has been asking us who she looks like and I think I see a little of everyone in her. I am cherishing every moment of having a baby because I know this time will be gone in a blink of an eye.

Dan has signed back with Oakland and will start in Extended Spring Training on April 8th. His rehab is right where it needs to be so we will see where God takes us during another crazy year of baseball.

Payton's cousin Brooklyn Hope (my brother Luke's and his wife Heather's baby) that is just 17 days younger than Payton.

The big kids: Gavin, Bailey (Brooklyn's big sister) and Avery

Gavin trying to wear his stuffed monkey's football helmet.

Avery loves dressing herself. Notice she is even wearing a sweatband on her wrist.

Jan. 11th-Welcome Payton Faith Giese

On Jan. 11th I was induced at 7am. I was very happy to been done being pregnant. Though the day did not unfold like I would have liked (like an epidural that only worked on one side, a baby's heart beat that was not staying consistent, and an emergency C-section) we did end up with a healthy baby girl. Payton weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Payton is doing great and I am slowly recovering. Avery and Gavin are great with her and Avery is the best helper. We are so excited she is finally here and our family feels complete.

Avery's B-day/ Due Date-No Baby

Avery turned 4 on Jan. 7th, which was also my due date. I was very happy the baby was not born on this day. We had a fun family day with Avery. We took her to I-Hop for breakfast and she had chocolate chip pancakes then we were off to the park for a couple hours. Avery made her own Birthday cake. She thought it was a great day and told me that even though she was 4 she would still be my daughter.

Christmas-Things You can ride on

Christmas was a blast with the kids. We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house which was a lot of fun because all the grandkids can run around now. We had 5 kids under the age of 4 running through the house. Christmas morning we were at our house and we enjoyed some fun family time and spent the morning outside riding bikes, scooters, and coasters. Christmas afternoon we were off to Dan's parents' house. We enjoyed an awesome Christmas dinner and the kids got to ride their new John Deere truck. I think we will be spending a lot of time outside this year riding on all the new toys.

Flower Girl

Thanksgiving weekend Avery was a flower girl in my cousin Jeremy's wedding in San Diego. Avery and Kiana did a great job making it down the aisle and loved being dressed up with their hair done. She looked very grown up!

Visiting Uncle Brandon at the Fire Station

I have not posted in a while and I have a lot to catch up on. In Nov. we visited Uncle Brandon at his fire station. We think Gavin may have found his career. He had so much fun we had to pull him out of the truck kicking and screaming.