Family Pics -- Nov. '08

Happy Thanksgiving to you all from the Merciers! We really enjoyed spending time with loved ones on both sides of the family today. We have much to be grateful for!! Here are some family photos that were taken recently at a cute little park nearby. :)

Halloween with our boys

Just hanging out at home. PT still seems to like having Shane around. :)

This year Patrick was a firefighter and Shane was wrapped up as a present. He certainly is our little "gift" from God. :) Our family enjoyed the carnival at church with friends and Grandma Cylene and Papa Pat. Patrick even won a prize! (A little orange monkey he calls the "bobo brother" from Go, Diego, Go!) Too cute...

October Fun!

Patrick got to visit our local firestation
with Daddy and boy, was he in heaven!

We enjoyed going to not 1, but 2 pumpkin patches this month! Here is Patrick having fun as the train conductor. We also went to Tanaka Farms in Irvine with some friends from Abiding Savior. It was fun!

Back to work and Shane's baptism

Okay, so I was hoping to update our blog every few weeks or so....well, then I began to work full-time again, and that all changed!! So now, 2 whole months have gone by since my last post. But I promise to do better....really, I promise.

So, what have we been up to lately? Enjoying my time off of work, we spent the month of September going to the park, Angels games (of course!), storytime at the library, and playdates with friends. Then chaos happened...I became a full-time working mommy. I officially reported back to work on October 13th. My first week back to work was awesome! Things at school were great, Shane adapted really well to being at "Miss Melanie's house"....all except for some pathetic guy deciding to hack into my hotmail account! That was sure annoying....so as you all know by now, no, I am NOT in Europe, and no, I do NOT need your money. :) So yeah, I am enjoying teaching computer skills to grades K-8, and the great thing is, it's allowing me to spend a lot more time with my boys. And I really love that! :)

Let's see, what else? Oh yes, our precious baby Shane was baptized on August 30th at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. His godparents are Nate's parents, Tom and Deb. Our family and friends gathered afterwards at Islands (a favorite dining spot) for some laughs and really good food. :)