Summer 2012, The First Half

We have had quite and exciting summer so far. We kicked it off by leaving Thomas to stay with his cousins, aunt and uncle and grandparents while we took to the skies and headed to California for the lovely wedding of Rusty and Ronnie. Fun was certainly had by all!

Once we came back to reality, we were saddened by the news of the passing of my grandmother, Mary LaRoche. After honoring and remembering her, we were back to normal, sort of.

Dan went back to working hard at both Hephzibah and his masters program. I took some professional development trainings and a class on technology (which is when I had the time to start this blog!). All the while Thomas was learning how to crawl! Our little baby isn't so little anymore and he is certainly on the move! Soon after he learned to crawl, he started pulling himself up onto his knees and and to a standing position!

Thomas and I have had the pleasure of spending lots of time with his cousins this summer, and most recently we made the most of a very hot summer day with a waterless pool. Ava and Ella had a blast while Thomas enjoyed watching their excitement from the side lines.

This past weekend we participated in the Kicks for a Cure kickball tournament where our team may not have won much (or at all as the case may be) but we raised some money for a good cause. Thomas came along for the day and was quite the trooper!

Thomas James Ligon

Here are a few pictures of Thomas over the last year. Look at how much he has changed in such a short amount of time! His 9 month picture will be taken in the next week so you can look forward to that update too!