Kjirsten and Rob Mercer welcomed their newborn baby Franklin Miles Mercer in the world as the first baby of 2014 in Sanders County. His older sister Kaylie was at the hospital to greet her new brother. Franklin was named after his father (who goes by Rob) and his granddad. He also shares the same birthday as his mother. He was born on February 6, 2014 at 8:29 a.m. Miles weighed seven pounds and six ounces and was 19.5 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Kent and Sherie Neal from Noxon and Robin and Tina Green from Libby. His paternal grandparents are Scott and Tami Mercer of Noxon.