It’s soo hard to believe that this will be our second Christmas without our sweet Logan.  It feels like just yesterday that we were sitting with him in the NSCU, rubbing his back & talking to him.  The holidays are always such a bittersweet time for us… we love spending time with our family & friends, but we just miss Logan soo much.  People always say that he’s with us in spirit, and we know that’s true… but we would give ANYTHING to really have him with us.

Like 2008, 2009 continued to be an emotionally challenging year for us.  We have high hopes that 2010 will bring us some peace.  Enjoy the holidays with your loved ones… be generous with the hugs & “I love you”s because life is much too short.  Please send a little love to our sweet angel Logan too!  Wishing you all LOVE, PEACE, & JOY this holiday season.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

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Kim says that I should be getting a pin… I think I’m going to put my pin in Logan’s little hidey-hole.  After all, he’s my inspiration for going to donate.

Another thing that I learned (the last time we went to donate blood) is that I’m CMV negative.  This means that my blood can be used in the NICU because they only give CMV negative blood in there.

I think that donating blood is the least that I can do to honor Logan.  I hope that everyone who reads this takes an hour out of their day to donate blood.  It really does make a difference…

Thank you baby for showing me how strong and brave I can be… I hope you’re proud of me.  Love you!

She knew that we were planning a small party for her, but she thought that it was going to be next week.  To get her to the restaurant for the surprise party, dad told her that Raymond (the owner) had invited them to dinner to taste the food and set a menu.

When she arrived, the expression on her face was priceless.  She was truly surprised.

The second surprise was revealed shortly after mom arrived.  Dad flew Aunty Mary (mom’s former principal and good friend from when she taught in California) down for the party and she stood in line to give mom a lei.  When mom realized it was Aunty Mary… another priceless moment!

Needless to say, the party was a success… mom was surprised, surrounded by 90+ or her friends and family, and the food was oh so ono.

HAPPY 70th Mom!!!

March of Dimes Hawaii Summer 2009 Newsletter

Look for the 2009 Walk for Babies article (on page 3)… Team Logan is mentioned at the end of the article and our team picture is on the next page.

Also, a very early “heads up”…  SAVE THE DATE…  Walk for Babies 2010 will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 starting at Kapiolani Park Bandstand at 7:30 am!!!

Team Logan raised over $6,000 for the 2009 Walk for Babies…  Let’s top that in 2010!!!  We want Team Logan to be the top family team again!!! 

Again, a HUGE thank you to everyone who supported Team Logan and the March of Dimes!!!

Much love…

Lance & Kim

A national candle lighting ceremony – A Wave of Light for October 15 – will be held tonight at 7 p.m. (in all time zones).

Tomorrow night at 7 pm, please light a candle for Logan & all of the babies that have left us too soon.  Keep the candle burning for an hour & join us in honoring Logan’s memory.

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Cast your vote for the Children’s Miracle Network hospital of your choice, each time you vote you will be entered to win an Xbox 360 – the more you vote, the better your chances of winning!