The Mercer's

Big Move

2008-05-04T23:19:00.004-05:00

Hello Everyone! We have a new HOUSE!! Yes we are still in OKC, but we have a new house that God has blessed us with. I will post pics later. We moved April 30th! I can hardly believe we are here. Noel is doing great and growing. She is so fun and has about 25 signs that she uses! Bobby is doing great and about to have a birthday! He will be 30 this year! Nicole is still at Monroe Elementary School and loving her job.

This is Noel with her cousins at the Johnson Farm on Easter!

Noel and her Daddy!

This is the newly started "Cousin's Walk" to the pond

Noel LOVES to Swiffer! Hopefully the novelty will not wear off!!!

Noel's Chair at her Grandma's House

Noel LOVES to swing!

Noel and her Pops having Breakfast!

Happy Birthday and other happenings

2007-12-18T21:22:00.000-06:00

Noel's First Birthday Dinner at Lido's. She ate a whole orange at dinner! She also had some rice. She loves oranges!!

These are the kids that came to Noel's Party. We had about 50 family and friends in our house for her first birthday!!

This is Noel sitting by her cake. Bobby got the cake for her. He did a great job!!

This is our new children's Sunday School area. We have an airplane that takes the children to different countries to learn the lesson in five different ways. The kids love it! This is Noel in the back of her Pop's truck with her Uncle Jesse's Cowboy hat.

We are doing well. We are definitely excited about Noel turning 1. It is so amazing that she is One year old. We are truly blessed to have such an amazing and wonderful little one.

Happy Halloween

2007-11-01T22:08:00.000-05:00

Our Little Pumpkin!!

Noel enjoyed her first Halloween. We went to a Fall Festival at her school and at our church! She played a game and she actually wore her costume for about an hour each time!

Fun Times

2007-10-16T20:59:00.001-05:00

Noel is definitely developing her own personality! She recently took off her pants at Mother's Day Out and pulled one arm out of her shirt. She hates pants, long sleeves and socks. We hope she gets used to more clothes by the time the cold weather comes. She is also signing quite a bit. She signs more, thank you, bye, and she blows LOTS of kisses. She loves to laugh and loves to play. She is crawling all over the place and wants to walk so bad. Noel chases Haley around the room and it is so funny to watch a 100 pound dog run away from a 10 month old. Every day is a new adventure that we are so excited about!

Noel and her Daddy at Pops.

We love this picture! It is so funny. We could not believe we got her facial expression!

What are you looking at??

Noel loves the wind blowing in her hair. She also loves to eat leaves!

Noel and her pops hanging out in the grass. She is not sure about how the grass feels on her legs and feet. She would not put her feet down for a while!

This is a good picture, but about a minute after it was taken she tried to eat the leaf!

Fall is here!

2007-10-11T20:05:00.000-05:00

We are doing great!!!. Bobby is enjoying his job. Nicole started her 4th year with OKCPS and still thoroughly enjoys it. Noel started Mother's Day Out this year. She really enjoys it. She goes 4 days a week and stays with Nicole's mom on Friday. She will be 10 months old in 3 days! We cannot believe how fast time has gone.

Noel went to her first birthday party!

She was a good helper when it came to cleaning up the empty bags and boxes!

The party was for her cousin Emily.

Fortunately Emily was great at sharing her presents!

Granny and Aunt Mae were there too!

Noel loves her Great Grandpa!!

Tatum, Noel and Emily had a great time at Aunt Vicki's house!!

Thank you Aunt Vicki!

Our Trip

2007-08-28T23:08:00.000-05:00

We just got back from Botswana. It is a country in the Southern part of Africa. We were there for Nicole's brother's wedding. His wife is from there. We had a great time and Noel cut three teeth while we were there. In case you are wondering there is NO malaria in Botswana. We also spent a few days in Cape Town at Thaala's dad's house. We enjoyed our time immensly.

We had a 15 hour layover in Spain, so we went out to tour Madrid. This is a Cathedral we happened upon.

We had another stop in Joberg (as the locals call it) for wedding fittings and a little modeling!

We tried on the clothes at Sephale's (Thaala's sister) house in Joberg. She lives in a gorgeous house!

This is one of the places we ate called Primi's. The food was excellent everywhere we ate.This is Grandma holding Noel in the place we stayed. The place we stayed was a golf resort in Gabarone. It was an extravagant place to stay and we loved it. Our place was called a Villa. It had 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths! They also provided a crib for Noel!

We went on a game drive and it got very cold. Noel is keeping her daddy warm! We had a great time and saw lots of animals. This place does not have carivores, but we saw a momma and baby rhino, elephants, wart hogs and many other animals.

The elephants came right up to the truck we were in. The elephants have trainers with them that lead them to the trucks.

On Sunday August 12th we met for a time of sharing. We were given traditional dress to wear for this occasion. This is my whole family dressed in the traditional dress after the time of sharing was complete

These are just a few pictures and few things we did. We will post more online soon. The total trip lasted 2 weeks, so we have alot to go through to put on the computer. If you want to hear more give us an email.

Hello Again!

2007-07-31T23:27:00.000-05:00

This summer we have been busy! Noel met Aunt Betty for the first time, went swimming for the first time, and went to New York! We found out that Noel is a great traveler! Bobby went on a mission trip to Guadalajara, Mexico and had a great time!

Noel got to meet her Great Great Aunt Betty this summer!

This is Noel's First time in the pool! She loved the water!!

Noel and her Uncle Jesse took a nap in Battery Park.

We had such a great time hangin' out in New York!

Noel's Aunt Thaala and Uncle Jesse love her.

Uncle Jesse and Aunt Thaala want to look just like their "Marshmallow" niece!

2007-04-12T09:23:00.000-05:00

Here is the most recent picture of Noel.
Yesterday she went to the zoo with her grandparents. They all had a great time.

Family Pictures

2007-02-02T08:52:00.000-06:00

Last Saturday we went to get our first family pictures. Below is the link to look at them. In the blank for Customer Name enter Bobby Mercer.

https://www.smilesbywire.com/home.asp?AC=LTP68401003006JCP

Noel's First Play Day

2007-01-12T23:02:00.000-06:00

After a long day of playing, It was time for a nap.

All the ladies better watch out, Eli is starting young.

2007-01-11T14:42:00.000-06:00

Noel's First Coloring Project

Noel Helping with PowerPoint at Church

Noel with Grandma Loper

2007-01-09T18:50:00.000-06:00

Noel at Christmas

Uncle Jesse & (soon-to-be) Aunt Thaala

Grandma "Mema" Mercer

Grandpa "Papa" Mercer

Great Grandpa Johnson

Great Grandma Johnson

Great Grandma Loper

Hospital Photos

2006-12-21T13:45:00.000-06:00

Click Here to view the photos that were taken at the hospital by the staff.

The password is: mercer

Noel Has Arrived

2006-12-18T21:30:00.000-06:00

Noel was born on Thursday, December 14th at 6:53 p.m. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19 inches long. I will post photos within the next couple of days.

One More Week

2006-12-08T16:26:00.000-06:00

We went to the doctor on Wednesday and the doctor said their had been little change since the previous week. So we scheduled to have Nicole induced on Thursday, December 14, which is one day after her due date. So unless something happens between now and then that is when we will be at the hospital. We will keep you posted on any changes.

Family Baby Shower

2006-10-31T12:02:00.000-06:00

This past Saturday we had a baby shower at Sharon's new house. Thank you Sharon, Randi, Kandi, and Valeri for hosting the baby shower and thanks to everyone that came. We are so blessed to have such a great family.

Trinity Baby Shower

2006-10-17T08:45:00.000-05:00

This past Sunday we had a baby shower at our church. Thank you Emily, Caroline and Kela for hosting the shower and thank you to everyone that attended. We are truely blessed to have such a great family, both by blood and from church. Below are some pictures from the shower.

This is Nicole at 31 weeks with her dad.

The Amazing Skidboot

2006-10-15T18:56:00.000-05:00

Baby Shower

2006-09-27T10:09:00.000-05:00

This past Sunday David & Janis and Ronda held a baby shower for baby Noel. Below are some pictures from the shower. Thank you to everyone that came and thank you David & Janis and Ronda for hosting the shower.

Baby Registries

2006-09-05T18:18:00.000-05:00

Yesterday Nicole & I spent the day registering at Target, Babies "R" Us & Wal-Mart for baby Noel. I know that she will be excited, as much as Nicole & I are, about the gifts that she will receive, but more important than the gifts are the family and friends that will be there to love and support her.

We have also been working on Noel's room. I have been painting the woodwork and ceiling and changing out the electrical outlets and installing mirrored sliding doors for the closet. Nicole has been working on the bumper for the baby bed that Grandma & Grandpa Johnson purchased for all the great grandkids to use.

Week 21

2006-08-02T21:02:00.000-05:00

Well baby Noel is continuing to grow. She is almost 1 pound. Nicole has felt her moving some. It seems like she is going to be a night owl because Nicole says she feels her moving around 9:00 p.m. I sure hope that she doesn't like to stay up too late when she arrives. I guess I will soon be on her schedule.

Halfway Point

2006-07-27T18:18:00.000-05:00

Nicole went to the doctor yesterday and he said everything looked fine from the ultasound and the baby had a strong heartbeat. She will go back to the doctor in a month for another check-up.

It's a Girl!!!

2006-07-20T01:48:00.000-05:00

We went to the doctor yesterday and had an ultrasound done and found out we are going to have a girl. Nicole is 19 weeks and is feeling much better.

You can see the baby yawning in this picture.

Week 12

2006-05-31T10:12:00.000-05:00

Yesterday we went to the doctor and they did a Doppler on the baby. No there were not any thunderstorms in Nicole's stomach, but we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat. Nicole will go back to the doctor in four weeks for a check-up.

On babycenter.com it says our baby hit the 2-inch mark (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce. The baby's face is beginning to look more human. The eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together on the baby's face, and the ears are near their final positions on the sides of the head.

Week 8

2006-05-06T21:53:00.000-05:00

Nicole has continued to have morning sickness. I'm not sure why they call it morning sickness because it seems to go on throughout the day. Well, towards the end of the week she seems to be doing better. I think part of it is she is just getting used to being sick. I am ready for her to start feeling better and I know that she is ready to be done with the morning sickness. On babycenter.com it says our baby's fingers and toes are growing longer, the baby's eyelids practically cover his/her eyes, and his/her embryonic tail is just about gone. Of course, it's still too early to tell whether our kidney-bean sized baby is a boy or a girl because the telltale parts aren't visible yet. We are excited about the baby coming and can't wait to find out the sex of our first child.

Week 7

2006-04-26T23:16:00.000-05:00

Nicole went to the doctor yesterday for a check up and the doctor said that everything looked good. Nicole has been having some trouble with morning sickness so the doctor gave her some medication for nausea. This week Nicole has been feeling tired all of the time which I guess is normal with something growing inside of you. We will go back to the doctor in 5 weeks and should be able to hear the baby's heartbeat.

Growing Family

2006-04-20T23:01:00.000-05:00

Nicole & I are expecting our first child. Nicole went to the doctor last week and they confirmed she was pregnant and we went to the doctor yesterday for our first picture of the baby and found out that she is 6 weeks along. I have posted a picture of the ultrasound but this early on it is very hard to see anything. As things continue to change we will continue to post more updates.