#Loganstrong

Well we made it back from our 7 days at Walt Disney World! Logan & family had an amazing time. He went non-stop everyday from about 9:30am until about 11pm at night. He went on just about every ride in all 4 parks and saw just about every show. His favorite part of the whole vacation was meeting the Power Rangers. There was hundreds of kids waiting to see them and Logan was the only one selected out of everyone to stand w/ them in their Power Ranger Car. He was on cloud nine. He went swimming at our hotel almost everyday. We had a water slide there that he loved. We also spent the day in Daytona Beach and Logan learned to Boogie Board. He also drove dad around on a quad up and down the beach. Later that day at Daytona we had drinks w/ Kelly’s Aunt Cheryl & Uncle Art at Bubba Gumps restaurant. Logan was so exhausted he fell asleep on the bench for about 30 minutes. There is lots of pictures of our trip posted below on the right. Thank you Aunt Traci & Uncle Pat for watching Peyton while we were gone.

Logan does not get much time to rest. On Wednesday he starts first grade! He is so excited. Then on Saturday is the Husky game where he will get to help with the coin toss before the game with the captains.

Ben Towne goes in for his last antibody treatment tomorrow. Be sure to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Just wanted to update everyone down here in Disney World. We are having a blast! Logan is having so much fun. He has been going on every ride, eating really well, and enjoying swimming. When we get back we will update the blog with all our pictures.

As I type this Logan, his brother Josh, & Chloe are playing Rock Band on the Wii. Logan is on Guitar and rocking out. He ends every song w/ a high leg kick. Josh is on drums and Chloe is vocals. They actually sound really good. They all average about 80% of their notes hit. Logan continues to do great. He is getting so excited for Disney World. We leave at 6am Sunday morning.
Make-A-Wish called and asked if Logan would participate in the Washington Huskies home opener against BYU as a “little dawg”. He gets a tour of the locker room, special treatment on the field, and the thing he is most excited about is he gets to run onto the field with the players!

Logan continues to do great. Tonight Chloe & him built a fort in the family room and are watching a movie in it and going to have a sleepover in it. Logan loves not having his Hickman line in. He feels a sense of freedom not having those tubes constantly hanging down all the time. He is starting to get really excited about going to Disney World. We leave early Sunday morning and are there seven days. Logan is also staring to get excited about starting first grade. He already has his school clothes and backpack ready to go.

Moving story about two kids in Australia battling Neuroblastoma…

Logan’s minor surgery went perfect yesterday. What a brave boy! He was “put under” for only about 15 minutes & the procedure took less than 5 minutes. It was ironic that the Dr. that performed the procedure, Dr. Hawkins, was the same Dr. that was with us the day Logan was diagnosed. Everything has come full circle. Logan will be able to go swimming within 7 days! He is so excited because it is just in time for Disney World. Thank you all for your thoughts & prayers!

Logan is doing amazing. Everyday is spent playing in his new fort w/ Chloe, going on walks, & playing w/ little brother Peyton. Tomorrow morning Logan & I have to be at Seattle Children’s Hospital at 6:15am for a minor out patient surgery. Logan is getting his Hickman line removed! He has had this line sine July 27, 2007. We have to flush & clean it everyday, do painful patch changes at least once a week, and w/ every shower have to put a special plastic patch over the area to keep it dry. Logan then has to remove that patch & it is like ripping off a big band aid. He is so excited to be able to go swimming and not worry about it.

Wow! What an amazing day yesterday. Logan’s wish was granted. Above are just some pictures. Scroll down & look right to see many more. Logan arrived home from the hospital around 10am to see his dream fort being constructed. Usually after his treatments Logan is very tired and relaxes on the couch. Not yesterday. He was so excited about his fort he played w/ friends for about two hours. He then asked to have a chair put by his fort so he could rest and watch it be constructed. Local news media covered Logan’s wish both on T.V. and newspaper.